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SpatialNews.com Press Release
URISA Welcomed as an FGDC Partner
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January 7, 2005 (Park Ridge, IL) - The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association was recently accepted as a stakeholder on the Steering Committee of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), a long-standing national consortium working to advance policy and standards for the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Building the NSDI requires partnerships to facilitate the development of technologies, policies, and the sharing of geospatial data throughout all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and the academic community.
"We welcome URISA in this national effort to improve coordination of geospatial data and information," said J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary of the FGDC steering committee, "Coordination and effective partnerships are key to the development of the NSDI and the sharing of geospatial information. URISA's unique role as the premier professional association for those involved in geospatial technology in urban and regional environments enhances the work of the FGDC as a coordinating body and adds a critical local voice to FGDC's partnership efforts."
URISA represents nearly 8,000 urban and regional professionals using information technology to improve their communities. Urban areas, State and local governments need accurate data to provide public services and emergency response. URISA, through it's professional membership and their activities, supports development of local and regional data access points, which provides a greater opportunity for smaller local governments to network and become data providers in the NSDI. Without that regional support and coordination their participation may otherwise be too costly.
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is an interagency committee, which was organized in 1990. The FGDC is composed of representatives from nineteen Cabinet level and independent federal agencies in addition to state and local governments. For more information, visit www.fgdc.gov
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is a non-profit association of professionals using Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) and other information technologies to solve challenges in all state/provincial and local government agencies and departments. URISA promotes the effective and ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the understanding and management of urban and regional systems. For more information, visit www.urisa.org
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