2012 - 2015 Secretary/Board Member/Advocacy Division Chair, Urban Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2008 - 2012 Board Member, NSGIC 2012 Member, Institute for Georgia Environmental Leaders (IGEL) 2012 - present Chair, Spatial Plexus Conference (www.SpatialPlexus.com) 2010 - 2011 Chair, Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council (GGAC) 2008 Chair, Georgia GIS Coordinating Committee 2007 President, Georgia URISA 2005 Volunteer, GISCorps
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2012 - 2015 Secretary/Board Member/Advocacy Division Chair, Urban Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2008 - 2012 Board Member, NSGIC 2012 Member, Institute for Georgia Environmental Leaders (IGEL) 2012 - present Chair, Spatial Plexus Conference (www.SpatialPlexus.com) 2010 - 2011 Chair, Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council (GGAC) 2008 Chair, Georgia GIS Coordinating Committee 2007 President, Georgia URISA 2005 Volunteer, GISCorps
Broad, high-level overview of today’s geospatial landscape
US DOI (Dept of Interior) GIO Jerry Johnston | interop across enterprise +
departmental and intra-dept place-based approaches USGS (United States Geological Suvey)
▪ National Geospatial Program (NGP) ▪ The National Map ▪ The National Atlas ▪ Geographic Names and Gazetteer ▪ National Elevation Dataset (NED) | raster ▪ Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Research (CEGIS)
NGAC (National Geospatial Advisory Committee) US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) National Geospatial Program
NGAC (National Geospatial Advisory Committee) “The Committee will provide advice and
recommendations related to management of Federal and national geospatial programs, the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16 and Executive Order 12906. The Committee will review and comment upon geospatial policy and management issues and will provide a forum to convey views representative of non-federal stakeholders in the geospatial community.”
“The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) is a group of the leading geospatial organizations. The stakeholder groups that make up COGO speak with one voice wherever possible on geospatial data and policy issues.”
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (2002): Geography is one of ten "core subjects," but the only one without federal funding
Geography Education National Implementation Project (GENIP) (1985): Consortium of geography associations committed to improving the status and quality of geography education in the U.S.
Geography for Life: National Geography Standards, Second Edition – 2nd edition of Geography for Life outlines geographic perspectives, content knowledge (illustrated by 18 Standards) and skills required for students to become geographically informed persons
NGS Road Map Project – 3 landmark reports focusing on key issues for educational improvement, including an agenda for educational research, lines of research, and recommendations to maintain the effectiveness of geography education research into the future