SPEAKERS PANEL: CONFERENCE DEBRIEF
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2008 GIS SEMINAR2008 GIS SEMINARNashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee - April 22-23 - April 22-23
GITA’s 2008 ITAG ReportIndustry Trends Analysis Groups
ElectricGasTelecommunicationsWater/WastewaterPipelinesLocal Government/Public WorksTransportation (New!)
“Top 10” Technologies and Applications
“Top 10” ApplicationsLocal Government
Asset ManagementOne CallCritical InfrastructureRight of Way ManagementSub-Surface Utility EngineeringWork Order ManagementEconomic Development Land Use DevelopmentPlanning/ZoningPermitsLand developmentInspections
“Top 10” ApplicationsLocal Government
Airport ManagementAssessment of TaxesResource Planning-Financial Planning,
Conditioning PlanningEmergency Management
Police, fire, EMS, 911Payment Management (PCI) = Logo on
payment records and so on
“Top 10 Technologies”Local Government
Enterprise ArchitectureWork Management System911-311Web Internet/Intranet- E-GovernmentGISAsset Trading- GPSWireless SolutionsSCADAMobile ComputingIntelligent Transportation Systems
2008 ITAG REPORTAvailable at: http://www.gita.org/about-gita/committees/ITAG/itag.asp
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhy did you come? What did you hope to
take back?To discover low cost solutions for getting more
and better dataBuild an appreciation of GIS as a tool for
policy/decision makersHands-on exercises are valuableInformation about what other similar
organizations are doing
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhat are the problems and impediments to
increasing GIS in your organization?There are differences in the needs of smaller
organizations with respect to large onesFinancial resources are much less in smaller
organizationsDDO clients are often elected or appointed
officials, so in many cases there is no long-term interest
Maintaining support for GIS is a problem
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhat are the positive attributes of this
conference?Regional natureVariety of organizations and peopleWide variety of topics – federal, state and local
How would you define success for this conference? What about the size and scope?Large number of attendees doesn’t ensure quality
and relevanceSmaller size offers more opportunity to interactSubject matter scope this year was good!
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSHow can DDAA expand GIS education?
Through the region? Through NADO?Include more “success stories”Market the solutions aspect of GIS and the
conferenceHow can FGDC and NADO work together? Are
there natural ties?There is a common interest at the federal levelCreate and develop dialog at the national level
through NADO headquarters in Washington, DC
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhere would you like to see the conference
go?Emphasize solutions not just technologyHow does GIS as a tool help achieve a goalMore case studies – seeing is believing!Get more DDL executive directors to the
conference Emphasize solutions!
Increase information exchange between techies and executives
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSSharpen focus of this conference –
deemphasize the GIS labelFocus program on “regionally significant
investments” in infrastructureInclude “return on investment” sessions in
program – that will attract executives and managers
Invite state GIS directors within region to participate on the program (ie: panel discussion)