The Urban & Regional Information Systems Association «Serving Washington's GIS Community»
Workshops
We will be having 2 full day URISA workshops on Monday May 5th, 2008 on Open Source Software and GIS Program Management.An Overview of Open Source GIS Software
Free and open source software (FOSS) has been offering choices to computer users for a number of years. Over the past few years the open source choices in GIS have been broader and more capable than ever before. This workshop will focus on GIS open source software. It will give an overview of current developments from technical and management perspectives. Selected packages and their applications in various projects will be demonstrated and discussed.Specific topics include:
Intended Audience: Anyone interested in free and open source geographic information system software. The workshop will suit both managerial and technical needs and it does not require any prerequisites.
Instructor: Carl Anderson
GIS Manager, Fulton County Georgia
Bio: Carl started out on the database centric side of GIS projects with the
precursor to modern SQL databases, and later progressed to the fully
geospatial analytical side. He develops and directs the implementation of
enterprise-centric GIS applications for decision support of all County
departments. He has initiated web based and desktop GIS applications using
both Open Source and proprietary software. He has to contributed to and
utilized Open Source projects over the past 17+ years, his contributions
cover GIS/remote sensing, database, web scripting, web hosting projects.
He has worked for Fulton County for the past 20 years, serves on the
Georgia URISA chapter's board, is a fellow of the National Spelological
Society, serves on the Georgia Speleological Survey's executive committee,
has been involved with Southeastern Cave Surveys in both cartographic and
archival roles for the past 23 years and has been the primary cartographer
for several speleological projects.
GIS Program Management
Today, most government organizations have some type of GIS programs in place. These programs vary from developing entirely new systems, rebuilding or tuning up existing systems, to completely overhauling with new or emerging technologies and applications. This workshop is designed to provide guidelines for managing your GIS program. It will look at the various organizational and technical issues program managers must address to develop a successful GIS program. Discussions will include managing all aspects of a GIS program from staffing and budgeting to procuring technology and working with vendors. A variety of real world examples will be presented showing a range of GIS programs and their implementations. This workshop presents an overview of successful and unsuccessful techniques for implementing GIS.Specific topics include:
Intended Audience: GIS Program Management is a must for anyone embarking upon a GIS program, involved with a less-than-successful GIS, or who is seeking ways to improve a successful implementation.
Instructor: Susan Johnson
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
URISA President