I’m off to the GITA Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Seattle tomorrow morning. I’m looking forward to the infrastructure focus, and quite a few specific presentations and sessions.
The Monday afternoon keynote by Tom Murphy, former mayor of Pittsburgh, and senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute ties beautifully with our focus at V1 Magazine. I look forward to hearing this talk and reporting on it.
I’m moderating one of two panels on Tuesday, March 11.
The Ties that Bind: GIS Technology for “the Greater Good”
9:45–11:15 a.m., Room 620
Panelists: Dr. Robert Austin, City of Tampa; Ron Langhelm, Booz, Allen & Hamilton;Tom Nolan, Seattle Public Utilities;Timothy Nyerges, University of WashingtonThis panel discussion is intended to address the following issues, among others, in order to put a human face on the critical intersection of geospatial technology and the myriad infrastructure issues that confront us today.
I’m also looking forward to the afternoon panel session that will be moderated by Peter Batty.
Mashups—Consumer Toy or Enterprise Tool?
Tuesday, March 11 • 2:30–4:00 p.m., Room 620
Panel Moderator: Peter Batty, Spatial Networking
Panelists: Bryan Atwood, Google; Bill Gail, Microsoft; Kirk Suscella, FPL; Chad Swenka, iFactorConsumers have taken advantage of new GIS mashup tools to mix their location-based data with existing online maps to create exciting new applications. Panelists will explore whether or not GIS mashups are ready to move beyond social networking mapping to enterprise GIS infrastructure tools.
Expect to see some updates from the event next week, and look me up if you want to chat in person.
