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GIS Day Nov. 19-20, 2009 at UH Central Campus UC |
Nov 13th, 2009 |
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| Geography Touted at GIS Day 2009
NASA keynote speaker and Large GIS Exhibitor Showing Houston, Texas (Nov. 13, 2009) Don’t miss this year’s Houston Area’s GDC GIS Day 2009 on Nov. 19-20, hosted at the University of Houston - Central Campus, University Center, 2nd Floor, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77004, 9am-4pm. Entrance is free. Mary Gainer, keynote speaker on Nov. 19, presents “Preserving Rich History with GIS.” Mary Gainer has been working as a GIS Analyst and Project Manager for NASA Langley Research Center since May, 1998. Before coming to NASA, Gainer taught geography and geology at Valdosta State University in Georgia, and worked for the Environmental Office at Moody Air Force Base. Gainer's background is in biology and physical geography with an emphasis on GIS and wetlands. The opening address will be made by Dr. John Casey, Department Chairman, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department at the University of Houston. GIS Related Paper Presentations Include: Putting the World into the Computer Understanding and Drafting Metes and Bounds Descriptions in a GIS Integrated GIS Driven Portal for Local Government Solutions League City Stormwater GeoDatabase Design and Development Using Spatial Analysis for Transportation Corridor Selection What’s Left of Bolivar Island After Hurricane Ike Making ArcGIS Server Replication Work for Multi-Agency Address Editing Exhibitors Include: City of Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering Information Technology, City of Houston Department of Public Works and Engineering Public Utilities Division (PUD),City of Houston Houston Emergency Center, City of Houston Planning and Development, Civil Tech Engineering, Inc., Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center, ESRI, GITA, Harris County Appraisal District, Harris County Flood Control District, Harris County Information Technology Center, Houston-Galveston Area Council, Idea Integration, info USA,Lone Star College-Montgomery, Michael Baker Jr. Inc., Missouri City Hall, PennWell MAPSearch, St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, TeachMeGIS.com, Tessellations, Texas Department of Transportation, Tract Builder, and Western Data Systems. For more information please go to www.HoustonAreaGISDay.org Media Contact: Maria Vera, GIS Day Committee mvera@houstontranstar.org 713.881.3278 |
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