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Hot News Items - May 2006
FEATURE NEWS

Third FY2005-06 Policy Forum:
Friday, May 19, 2006, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Room 340 in the Library & Courts II Bldg, 900 N Street, Sacramento, CA
A Phone Bridge is available at 605-990-0100, code 1090016#.

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June 1, 2006: Third Outreach Workshop for the California Geospatial Framework Draft Data Plan

Come join us at the third California Geospatial Framework Data Workshop!

• Location: Borton-Petrini Building, 1600 Truxton Ave, 3rd Floor, Bakersfield, CA
  
• Time:June 1, 2006, 9: 00 AM - 11: 30 AM
• Informational flyer (PDF)
  

CGIA and Baker, on behalf of the USGS, California Resources Agency, and the California GIS Council, are excited to announce this opportunity for regional GIS interests to voice their geospatial framework data needs for regional and state collaboration. Baker will conduct the third of five State Outreach Workshops to reach the broad participant base who are within reach of Bakersfield. That's you!

Goals of Geospatial Framework Workshop:

1. Collect and document input from regional GIS collaboratives/ councils and the public on Geospatial framework datasets for California, including regional priorities;
   
2. Summarize existing geospatial initiatives such as Framework data definitions, Geospatial One- Stop, NSDI, Imagery for the Nation, NDEP & NDOP, California Spatial Information Library (CaSIL), and discuss regional GIS collaborative activities;
   
3. Identify and prioritize data themes based on statewide/ regional/ local use potential, availability relative to existing geographic coverage and distribution rights, estimated timeline to serve data; and
   
4. Capture knowledge on availability, custodians, maintenance, costs, and future hosting options of existing data sources.
   

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