WIMS 3 Download Files--Now available!
Below are all of the files that you need to download and unzip, in order to run WIMS 3!!

To install WIMS 3 for the Access desktop interface only, download the WIMS 3 Desktop Access (compatable with Access 2000, 2002 & 2003), the Baseline data .xls file and the State/County files for populating your pull-down menus. If you are interested in using WIMS 3 with a handheld unit, you also need to download the WIMS 3 ArcPad interface files.

WIMS 3 Desktop Access File (.zip, Mar-2008)
Baseline Data--WIMS 3 (.xls, Dec-2007)
State/County--WIMS 3 (.zip, Dec-2007)
WIMS 3 ArcPad interface (.zip, Feb-2008)
WIMS 3 Updates & Changes (.doc, Dec-2007)

Detailed instructions for installing WIMS 3 are available in the WIMS 3 Installation Guide & Checklist.

IMPORTANT! Let us know if you are using WIMS 3! Please let us know if you are using WIMS 3, because this helps to justify the time and resources we spend to maintain the Access files, create support documents and make WIMS 3 available for everyone. If you download and use WIMS 3, please send a short message to wims(at)tnc.org indicating: Your name, affiliation and contact information; If you are a past WIMS user or if you are trying-out WIMS 3 for the first time; If you are only using the WIMS 3 Desktop interface or with a handheld unit; How many acres (or hectares) you manage; and If you would like to be added to an electronic WIMS 3 Newsletter digest, which should only clutter your inbox with an email message when new updates are released or other WIMS 3-related information (not more than 4 emails per year!).

Upgrade and Update information for WIMS 3
WIMS 3 is now available, and is compatible with either ArcPad 6.0.3, ArcPad 7.0.1, or ArcPad 7.1. ArcPad 7.1 registration licenses are now available for TNC staff.

Previous problems with the Dell Axim X51/X51v and CF GPS cards appear to have been solved with a ROM update. If you have one of these handheld units, be sure to do this ROM update. The ROM updates are available here:
X51 ROM update
X51v ROM update

TNC no longer has ArcPad 6.0.3 registration licenses available for staff, but does have ArcPad 7.1 licenses. Ask your state/operating unit GIS or TIS Specialist (TISOM) about obtaining ArcPad 7.1 if you are interested in using WIMS 3.

Upgrading from WIMS 2.1 to WIMS 3
Notes on upgrading from WIMS 2.1 to WIMS 3 (.doc, Feb-2008)
WIMS 2.2b Access file (.zip, Jul-2006)

System File upload/update histories
12/5/2007: Uploaded WIMS 3 files.
10/13/2006: Uploaded new v2.2b interface, which updated the ArcPad Assessment Forms, and retired v2.1b links.
8/3/2006: Updated WY County list in Baseline Data folder
6/29/2006: Uploaded v2.2b, updating code to GIS import
5/18/2006: Uploaded v2.2a, which updated "Mass Import of Areas" and "GIS Export."
1/5/2006: v2.2 files uploaded.
7/11/2005: Desktop files updated (correcting Treatment record bug).
5/6/2005: Desktop files updated (correcting GIS export process).
3/2/2005: Desktop files updated (correcting GIS import bug).
2/14/2005: Interface updated.
2/6/2005: All files uploaded.

Note to Southwestern USA Users
SWEPIC (the Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse) has slightly different reporting requirements/standards for weed information! To find out what reporting information they require for their SWEMP (Southwest Exotic Mapping Program) project, visit their website.

Technical Difficulties?
All Users--there is a web-based WIMS 3 Message Board designed to support all WIMS 3 users at http://ice.ucdavis.edu/wimsnew/. At this site, you can post questions, suggest programming updates/changes, find out who else is using WIMS 3, and check for training opportunities and updates. As the WIMS 3 usership grows, we anticipate that more people will be able to share their experiences, and a support network will develop.

TNC Staff Only--As of February 1, 2005, we have established technical support for all TNC staff at the Enterprise Help Desk. If you have any technical and/or installation difficulties, please call them. They are trained in WIMS 3 and should be able to answer your questions.