Thursday, March 08, 2012

NGS Director Presents Keynote at Hawaii Pacific GIS Conference 2012

From March 5-9, NGS staff attended the Hawaii Pacific Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference 2012 held in Honolulu, HI. National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Director Juliana Blackwell presented the keynote, "Positioning for the Pacific," highlighting NGS' and NOAA's geospatial activities in the Pacific region. In addition, NGS' Pacific Region Geodetic Advisor presented "Geodesy in Hawaii-Now and in the Future-for the GIS User." Topics covered included an overview of NOAA geospatial data and services supporting mapping and charting; comprehensive ocean and coastal planning; new approaches for visualizing and using NOAA data (including the latest mobile applications); and the development of a new NOAA Geospatial Platform for access to the breadth of NOAA's geospatial data, services, and applications. For more information, contact Juliana Blackwell or Ed Carlson.