Date: February 5, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Arthur Mendonsa Room SAGIS
100 E. State Street
Savannah GA
State GIO Initiative
Georgia has 159 counties. The Peach State is also home to 536 cities. While the diversity of communities creates a lot of advantages, it also can create massive headaches for the state. Why? Each of the different communities classifies and categorizes data differently.
The need for uniform and standardized data is especially important in the world of geospatial information systems (GIS). So the state decided to tackle the problem head on by creating the Geospatial Information Office (GIO) to help normalize data sets and set statewide standards.
In September 2014, Georgia formally launched the Geospatial Information Office. The overall vision of the GIO in Georgia is to serve as a centralized platform to promote, coordinate and leverage GIS data and solutions statewide.
Biography: Hunter Key, GIS Manager, Coastal Regional Commission
Hunter Key is currently the GIS Manger for the Coastal Regional Commission with 10 years of coastal Georgia local government GIS experience. As the project manager for the Georgia Geographic Information Office, he has been tasked with the initial logistics of establishing the GIO office. Hunter’s role as GIO project manager seeks to advertise and hire a GIO in late February to early March of 2015, while laying the ground work for data normalization routines. A Temple University and Yellowstone National Park Ranger alumni, Hunter is still not completely sure how he came to call McIntosh County home.
Agenda: Meetings are orchestrated according to the following agenda:
11:00 – 11:30 Registration / Networking
11:30 Lunch
12:15 – Presentation
1:30 – Post Sub Chapter Coastal URISA Organization Meeting
2:30 Wrap Up
Lunch Options and Registration
Pre-Order Lunches Must Be Paid for in advance. There will be no payments at door. You can pay via PayPal or credit/debit card using the pre-order lunch options below. No refunds for cancellations.
