2011 PA-MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards

• BAE Systems Wins Grand Award in Inaugural PA-MAPPS Geospatial Excellence Awards Competition
• Competition Rules and Submission Information

Current Activity in Pennsylvania and Our Involvement

• PA-MAPPS and PaMAGIC Joint White Paper "Need for Geospatial Coordination" to Governor-Elect Tom Corbett Transition Team
• PA-MAPPS Team to Launch High Performing Communities Proposal in Keynote Address at PA GIS Conference
• Stimulus & Governance: Geospatial Activities at the Federal, State and Local Levels Presentation by John Palatiello, MAPPS Executive Director May 19, 2009 at PA GIS Conference

Statewide Geospatial Council

Current Activity

• Geospatial Coalition Letter to Pennsylvania House Representatives Supporting HB 1701 December 13, 2011
• PA-MAPPS Letter to Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Majority Chairman Hon. Stephen Barrar, supporting H.B. 1701 December 5, 2011
• PA-MAPPS Letter to Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee Minority Chairman Hon. Chris Sainato, supporting H.B. 1701 December 5, 2011
• Legislation to Establish a Pennsylvania Geospatial Coordination Council Introduced
• HB 2300 Introduced June 8, 2010 - State Geospatial Coordinating Council
• Co-Sponsorship list for HB2300 (May 19, 2010)
• Map of Pennsylvania State Representatives Co-Sponsoring HB2300 (Courtesy of PaMAGIC)
• Rep. Fairchild Seeks Co-Sponsors for Legislation Creating Pennsylvania Geospatial Coordination Council
• PA GIS Congress Consensus Letter to Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
• PA GIS Congress Meeting Notes: 01/21/10 and 01/27/10
• A Strategy & Report on establishment of a Pennsylvania Geospatial Council
• New Draft Legislation for GIS Council Formation January 2010
• Geospatial Coordination Strategic Plan for Pennsylvania
• Letter from Represenative Russ Fairchild to Ashis Pal, PA-MAPPS President, Updating House Bill Status
• Pennsylvania GIS Stakeholder Workshops Sponsored by CCAAP, FGDC, USGS
• Information from Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists Regarding PAMAP Program Importance to Commonwealth

PA-MAPPS News

• PA-MAPPS Elects Officers, Creates Committees September 27, 2011
• Pennsylvania GIS Hill Day Yields 55 Co-Sponsors for Statewide Geospatial Council Legislation
• PA-MAPPS Team to Launch High Performing Communities Proposal in Keynote Address at PA GIS Conference
• Greater Utilization of Geospatial Technology is Theme of Gubernatorial Roundtable Hosted by PA-MAPPS
• VIDEO: PA-MAPPS Candidate Forum April 6, 2010 with Auditor General Jack Wagner and Nick DiFrancesco, Campaign Representative for Tom Corbett for Governor
• PA-MAPPS Endorses Geospatial Coordination Strategic Plan for Pennsylvania President Calls for .mini-COGO. to Push for Council, Implementation
• PA-MAPPS Elects New Officers, Adopts Strategic Plan
• PA-MAPPS Strategic Plan Adopted June 11, 2009
• PA-MAPPS Meeting Minutes May 20, 2009
• 2008 PA-MAPPS Membership Survey Draft Questions
• PA-MAPPS Testifies Before Pennsylvania Legislature on Geospatial Coordination Bill
• PA-MAPPS Testimony on HB 1304
• PA-MAPPS Feature Article in Directions Magazine
• PA-MAPPS Elects First Board of Directors, Adopts By-Laws

Pennsylvania Geospatial News

• Gov. Rendell Announces More Than $1 Million to Protect, Enhance Pa's Coastal Zones, Shorelines, and Develop GIS Maps