CGIA Brown Bag Web Speaker Series #3 – How the Geospatial Data Act Impacts GIS at Federal, State, and Local Levels

Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 12 noon - 1 pm Pacific Standard Time

Join CGIA in this third webinar in our web speaker series on The Role of GIS in Organizations and Strategic Planning. Learn about how the Geospatial Data Act (GDA) have been implemented and how it affects GIS work at federal, state and local levels from this panel discussion.

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Cy Smith, Geospatial Information Officer, State of Oregon

Cy Smith has been the State GIO in Oregon since 2000. He is a past President of the Urban Regional Information Systems Association and the National States Geographic Information Council, and was the founding Chair of the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations. Cy has been a member of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee since 2016. He was the State GIS Coordinator in Kansas in the early 1990s. He worked closely with Senator Hatch’s office to draft and enact the Geospatial Data Act of 2018. Geographic Information Council, Urban Regional Information Systems Association, Oregon Geographic Information Systems Association

Amy Nelson, Deputy Geospatial Information Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)

Amy Nelson is the Deputy GIO at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She manages US DOT’s geospatial response during disasters, leads DOT’s implementation of federal geospatial regulations and guidance including the Geospatial Data Act, is the lead author of US DOT’s GIS Strategic Plan, manages US DOT’s geospatial community, and assists with the National Address Database and Work Zone Data Exchange projects.

Ms. Nelson has fifteen years of service in the federal government, including thirteen years as the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration’s GIS Manager. She holds a B.A. in Geography from the University of Mary Washington and an M.A. in GIS from Clark University.

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Topic: CGIA Web Speaker Series #3 - How the Geospatial Data Act Impacts GIS at Federal, State, and Local Levels
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 12 noon - 1 pm Pacific Daylight Time

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Meeting ID: 995 7995 7609

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