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COGO Update Coalition of Geospatial Organizations. Tony Spicci State of Missouri NGAC Meeting, March 18, 2011. Organizations. Member American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
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COGO UpdateCoalition of Geospatial Organizations Tony Spicci State of Missouri NGAC Meeting, March 18, 2011
Organizations • Member • American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) • Association of American Geographers (AAG)Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CAGIS) • GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)
Organizations • Member • International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) • Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) • National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) • University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
Organizations • Member • University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) • United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) • Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
Organizations • Advisory • National Association of Counties (NACo) • National Emergency Number Association (NENA) • Western Governors Association (WGA) • American Planning Association (APA)
News • COGO Comments to FTC on Consumer Privacy - February, 2011 • COGO Urges Obama Administration to Support STEM Education for Geospatial - February, 2011 • Geospatial Subcommittee In Congress Urged by COGO - December, 2010
Geospatial Report Card Create a report card of the geospatial infrastructure similar to the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card • Working on finalizing the panel of experts • First Step will be creating evaluation criteria • Focus on National infrastructure, not Federal
Geospatial Subcommittee Encourage Congress to establish a subcommittee concerned with oversight of geospatial technologies • COGO made a request to the 111th & 112th Congress • No action by Congress • Might be potential interest from the Energy and Minerals Subcommittee • Senate HS committee expressed interest and is asking the GAO to do a report on the OMB A-16 document
FTC Privacy Report • Legislation introduced; asks the FTC to define ‘precise geolocation data’ • Organizations are struggling to define. • Privacy vs. anonymity • COGO is asking NGAC to help Request FGDC work with COGO (and others) to formally define what ‘precise geolocation data’ is
Biting Around the Edges • Lightsquared/GPS issue • Legislation making pointing a laser at a pilot or airplane it a criminal offense. • LIDAR issue • Comments on geospatial certification (GISCI)
For more information about COGO… COGO Website: http://www.cogo.pro Tony Spicci Tony.Spicci@mdc.mo.gov