California is making big strides on the Geospatial/GIS front. Just launched in January by California Natural Resources Secretary Chrisman and State Chief Information Officer Teri Takai the Cal-Atlas Geospatial Clearinghouse will allow the general public to access maps, data and information that has not previously been accessible on a single site or from a single source. The Cal-Atlas site, featured at the GIS Leadership Summit in May 2009, is a portal to help organizations work together on GIS data and share the costs of acquiring imagery and other kinds of geospastial data.
At our GIS Summit Steering Committee this last week, it was announced that Michael Byrne, GIS Architect with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, will be named California's first Chief Geographic Information Officer in early March.
The leaders to attend the GIS Leadership Summit during the Conference on California's Future will explore how GIS allows users to navigate mapping resources layered with data, in an environment where they can visualize scenarios in unlimited new ways to solve a multitude of challenges. Michael Byrne will serve as the host for this historic summit that is being planned by members of the California GIS Task Force and industry leaders ESRI and Google.
"The Governor recognizes the value of GIS to better serve our people and give policy makers and the public enhanced decision-making tools." --Teri Takai, State CIO
The summit audience will be comprised of agency secretaries, undersecretaries, department directors, elected officials and senior IT leaders. We look forward to seeing you there!
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