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Subject:        UCGIS President Named to National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Date:   Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:52:59 -0500
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Sean Ahearn, President of UCGIS, has been appointed to the National
Geospatial Advisory Committee by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne . A
portion of the Interior Department press release, including the names of
other members, follows:

Secretary Kempthorne Names Members of National Geospatial Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today
named 28 individuals to serve on the new National Geospatial Advisory
Committee. The Committee will provide advice and recommendations on
federal geospatial policy and management issues and provide a forum to
convey views representative of partners in the geospatial community.

“Geospatial information and technology help many programs ranging from
wildlife conservation to weather prediction to national security,” said
Secretary Kempthorne. “This committee will help provide advice and
perspectives from a broad range of our partner organizations as we
continue to develop new ways to utilize geospatial information for the
benefit of the public.”

Geospatial data and products, including maps, simulations, and
databases, are invaluable tools in the effective management of utility
infrastructures, transportation, energy, emergency management and
response, natural resource management, climate analysis, disaster
recovery, homeland defense, law enforcement, protection planning and
other civilian or military strategic issues.

Members of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee named today
represent the varied interests associated with geospatial programs and
technology.

*THE NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE*

*Members representing Private Sector, Nonprofits, and Academia:*

Sean Ahearn, Hunter College, City University of New York;
Allen Carroll, National Geographic Society;
David Cowen, University of South Carolina;
Jack Dangermond, Environmental Systems Research Institute;
Kass Green, The Alta Vista Company;
David Maune, Dewberry;
Anne Hale Miglarese, Fugro EarthData, Inc.;
Charles Mondello, Pictometry International;
Kim Nelson, Microsoft Corporation;
Matthew O’Connell, GeoEye;
John Palatiello; Management Association for Private Photogrammetric
Surveyors;
G. Michael Ritchie, Photo Science;
David Schell, Open Geospatial Consortium; and
Christopher Tucker, IONIC Enterprise.

*Members Representing Governmental Agencies:*
Rizwan Ahmed, State of Louisiana;
Timothy M. Bennett, NativeView;
Michael Byrne, State of California;
Donald Dittmar, Waukesha County, WI;
Dennis Goreham, State of Utah;
Randall L. Johnson, Metropolitan Council, St. Paul, MN;
Randy Johnson, Hennepin County, MN;
Jerry Johnston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
Barney Krucoff, District of Columbia;
Timothy Loewenstein, Buffalo County, NE;
Zsolt Nagy, State of North Carolina;
Jay Parrish; State of Pennsylvania;
Gene Schiller, Southwest Florida Water Management District; and
Steven Wallach, U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

The members of the new committee will report to the chair of the Federal
Geographic Data Committee, which is the Federal interagency executive
group responsible for providing leadership and direction in Federal
geospatial programs. It is chaired by the Secretary of the Interior or
the Secretary’s designee.

The National Geospatial Advisory Committee, formed under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, will function solely as an advisory body,
providing recommendations on effective management of Federal geospatial
programs. In particular, it will provide advice on the development of
the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which promotes sharing
of geospatial data throughout all levels of government, the private and
nonprofit sectors and the academic community. . . .