GIS Day at the State House Wednesday, November 17, 2004 10 AM - 2 PM    Massachusetts State House, Great Hall

 
In recognition of Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems), the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs’ (EOEA) Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS) will host its annual GIS Day on Wednesday, November 17th, 2004, from 10 AM to 2 PM in the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House.

This GIS Day event will feature:

• a map gallery
• ongoing GIS computer demonstrations by GIS professionals from various State agencies, academia and the Regional Planning Agencies. Presentations include:
  

• David DeGeorge of IsecureTrac will reveal the technology behind the Tracking of Level III Sex Offenders and Parolees.
• Brian Cummings from the Department of Social Services will demonstrate the uses of mapping technology in the ­Delivery of Human Services.
• James Benoit from the Town of Barnstable will show the importance of GIS to municipalities and ­Delivery of Municipal GIS Maps Over the Internet.
• Dr. Shirley Griffin and her students from Oakmont Regional High School in Ashburnham will cover GIS in Education.
• Dan Marrier from MassGIS will answer questions about Census Characteristics in Legislative Districts and take orders for Legislative District Maps.
• Rob Sousa at Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will demonstrate the Online Community Emergency Management Plans.
• Sylvia Hobbs from the Department of Public Health has been working on a Geographic Analysis of Obesity in Massachusetts.
• Bill Murray and John Gaviglio of the State Data Center (MISER) at the UMASS Donahue Institute, will be joined by Cesar Augusto Monzon from the US Census Bureau to demonstrate a product called LandView risk Management that uses Census, EPA and USGS information to model risks to populations and property.
• Dan Sampson of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management will display the online Massachusetts Ocean Resource Information System (MORIS).
• Dominique Pahlavan from MassGIS will demonstrate how GIS is being used to encourage municipalities to examine, protect and enhance their Water Assets.
• Steve McRae, Andy Petri, Dan Koch, and Kevin Robicheau from the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and the Environmental Police will present AreaNav, Real-time Mobile Mapping for Environmental Law Enforcement.
• Susan McGrath and Katie Moulding from the Old Colony Planning Council will discuss their Natural Hazards Mapping Project.
• Mark Berger from the Commonwealth’s Office of Transportation Planning will present Active Construction Maps and Multimodal Transportation Maps
• Brian Brodeur of the Department of Environmental Protection will update visitors on GIS activities at DEP.
• Laraine Hawkins, teacher at Franklin High School will bring her student, Spencer Waite, who has been assisting the local police with mapping projects.
• Kathy Jacob and Marc Desmaris from the Central Transportation Planning Staff will discuss GIS activities at CTPS.
• Dan Neville from The Finegold State House Library will be on hand to discuss Mapping Resources Available to The Legislature.
• Stephen Mabee is the Official State Geologist and will demonstrate the Usefulness of GIS to the Geologist

Please join us. If you have any questions about the event, which is free and wheelchair accessible, please contact paul.nutting@state.ma.us.

Review GIS Day 2003 events.

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A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system used by millions of people across the globe to visualize and analyze myriad spatial data related to geology, oceanography, demographics, resource protection, real estate, defense, emergency management, health, and many other disciplines. GIS Day is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of (GIS) users and vendors of opening their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology. The event is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, The Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, and ESRI. Colleges, universities, K-12 schools, cities, and private industries are participating in GIS Day, giving the general public an opportunity to see how GIS technology is applied in many interesting and exciting ways. EOEA and MassGIS are in good company as they join hundreds of GIS Day sites worldwide. For more information see http://www.gisday.com.