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WITC June Meeting - GIS
6/12/2003
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has uses beyond just mapmaking; the systems can help in development planning, aid in emergency response planning, assist in scientific investigations and simulate environmental effects. Its multi-layered file storage structure allows for complex analyses that have changed the way geographical data can be investigated. Join us as we explore GIS; its advances and benefits!
Federal
John Reitsma - GIS Specialist / Spatial Evangelist: BLM Land & Resources Project Office
John began his career with BLM 18 years ago as cartographic intern while majoring in Land Use Techniques at Metropolitan State College. He has a passion for cartography and digital information dissemination. Working for the BLM's Lands and Resources Project Office in Denver, he coordinates with industry and end users to ensure that spatial technology is made widely available and easy to use. He has an unusual passion for metadata and encourages others to learn to love it as well.
Industry
Jason Thomas - Senior Manager, customer information management: Qwest
Jason has spent 7 years in the telecommunications industry (Qwest and MCI) building
datawarehouses, reporting environments, campaign management systems and geo
marketing systems. He worked for two years in the e-commerce space designing site personalization and online marketing systems for a major e-commerce company (that still
exists) and has two patents pending for marketing automation processes and software.
Most recently, Jason built a geo-based competitive intelligence system in support
of Qwest's consumer competitive response room. Jason is currently working on a
similar business competitive response room and turning both into interactive online tools.
Federal
Priscilla FitzMaurice - GIS Specialist, USDA:APHIS: Veterinary Services
Priscilla FitzMaurice is a GIS Specialist with the USDA's Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health in Fort Collins, Colorado where she utilizes GIS and remote sensing methods to determine the spatial distribution and predict the spread of livestock diseases. She also works to establish areas of disease risk and develop spatial data reporting methods for use in emergency outbreaks and disease surveillance.
A continental breakfast will be served.
Date:Thursday, June 12
Time: 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: Building 810 Auditorium, Denver Federal Center
Our Mission: WITC strives to improve cooperation, operations and delivery of services at all levels of government by promoting: increased knowledge, improved management methods and more efficient use of information and telecommunications resources, services, and technologies. Through our affiliation with the Western Governor's Association we serve IT professionals throughout the 21 Western states and US-Flag Pacific Islands.
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