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Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Workshop

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

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On March 29th, 2006 the New York Metro InfraGard held a Geographic Information Systems And Remote Sensing Workshop at the Queens Museum of Art. The museum is home to the The Panorama of the City of New York thus making it a very appropriate location for the event.

Unisphere Sunrise
The Unisphere

Special thanks to the Queens Museum and especially to our board member and GIS Coordinator George Davis who performed an enormous amount of work putting this meeting together and getting the word out.

George Davis Introduction
GIS Coordinator George Davis’ Workshop Introduction

President Joe Concannon Discussion
President Joe Concannon Group Discussion

The workshop drew our highest registration to date – almost 250 people signed up for the event which was also attended by a few dozen vendors in our exhibition.

The event was recorded, so check back for an audio version of the meeting.

Meeting Attendees
Joe Concannon addresses meeting attendees.

== Agenda ==
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Introductions and Key Business Issues

Operators’ Perspective and Utility of GIS
James F. Cooper
General Manager, Security Systems & Capital Program
Port Authority of NY & NJ Office of Emergency Management

GIS Information Sharing
Council Member Gale A. Brewer
Committee on Technology in Government

From Geospatial Systems to the Location Aware Enterprise
Alan Leidner
Former NYC Citywide GIS Coordinator

Data Issues Lurking Behind Successful GIS Application
in Metropolitan Areas
Dr. Jack Eichenbaum
Founder of NYC GISMO Usergroup

New York City Area Earthquake Loss Estimation Study
Daniel O’Brien
NYS Emergency Management GIS Coordinator

NGA Geospatial-Intelligence Support to Federal Law Enforcement
Counter-Terrorism Security Operations

Chris Viselli
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Integrating GIS Technology with Law Enforcement:
The Key to Success
Wilson P. Dizard III
Senior Writer, Government Computer News