Monday, February 2. 2009

Podcast: Spatial Infrastructure-A Critical Part of Stimulating the Economy and Protecting the Nation's Assets

Last week, The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) announced the release of Spatial Infrastructures, [PDF] the second white paper to be published in the Geospatial Dimensions of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Response (CIP-ER) white paper series, which will include at least six more white papers published into the spring of 2009.


In this interview, Directions Magazine Editor in Chief Joe Francica speaks with John Moeller of Northrop Grumman, the paper's author, and Bob Samborski, executive director of GITA. The discussion focuses on driving awareness of geospatial technology to a broader audience as well as sustainable development, geospatial standards and the recent initiatives of the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) to bring awareness of geospatial technology to our nation's policy makers.

The paper comes at a critical time for the geospatial community as COGO, GITA and others attempt to push Congress to support better oversight of government geospatial initiatives, especially in light of the economic stimulus package being sought by the Obama administration. [Also in this interview you will hear reference to the American Society of Civil Engineers, which recently issued its 2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure.]

The interview lasts for approximately 25 minutes.

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Posted by Joe Francica in Podcasts, Special Topics Podcast, Infrastructure at 06:02 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0) |

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I have been discussing these same issues on my blog as well - with discussion of HR1 and infrastructure investment, it is crucial that we plan and make informed, appropriate decisions on how best to triage, assess and address current infrastructure needs - for which adequate geospatial and analytical data and tools are needed (not just on a local, project-by-project level, but in an integrated, national fashion, incorporating local data). It also makes considerable sense to integrate IT infrastructure for monitoring and managing critical infrastructure with the bricks-and-mortar infrastructure, e.g. technologies such as Intelligent Transportation Systems.

#1 Dave Smith (Link) on 2009-02-02 07:37 (Reply)

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