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25-05-2010

Jack Dangermond to Showcase Community Maps at Gov 2.0 Expo
On Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 2:20 p.m., ESRI president Jack Dangermond will speak to government and technology enthusiasts at the Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, D.C., about using the power of geographic information system (GIS) technology to transform government. In his presentation GeoEnabling Gov 2.0, Dangermond will highlight the new Community Maps Program, which allows governments to contribute their authoritative data to online world basemaps while retaining ownership of the data.

The Community Maps Program has three basemaps: World Topographic Map, World Street Map, and World Imagery. Organizations that have contributed data include MassGIS, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; City of San Francisco, California; District of Columbia Geographic Information System; and Instituto Geográfico Português. The community basemaps are available on ArcGIS.com.

Conference attendees will also learn in-depth information about using geographic information for better analysis, visualization, and problem solving during the Wednesday, May 26, session The Geographic Advantage for Gov 2.0 to be held at 11:00 a.m. This presentation will show how Web developers and designers can create Web mapping solutions that harness the power of crowd-sourced and authoritative data, social media, and cloud technology.

Throughout the conference, ESRI staff will be available in the Expo Hall to talk about GIS in the cloud, crowd-sourced GIS data, and how the ArcGIS platform supports Gov 2.0 throughout all levels of government.

Internet: www.esri.com/gov20expo