1. COGO Update COGO Update Coalition of Geospatial Organizations Tony Spicci State of Missouri NGAC Meeting, March 18, 2011

2. Organizations MemberMember –American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) –American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) –Association of American Geographers (AAG) Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CAGIS)Association of American Geographers (AAG) Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CAGIS) –GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)

3. Organizations MemberMember –International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO)International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) –Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS)Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) –National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) –University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)

4. Organizations MemberMember –University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) –United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) –Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)

5. Organizations AdvisoryAdvisory –National Association of Counties (NACo)National Association of Counties (NACo) –National Emergency Number Association (NENA)National Emergency Number Association (NENA) –Western Governors Association (WGA)Western Governors Association (WGA) –American Planning Association (APA)American Planning Association (APA)

6. News COGO Comments to FTC on Consumer Privacy - February, 2011COGO Comments to FTC on Consumer Privacy COGO Urges Obama Administration to Support STEM Education for Geospatial - February, 2011COGO Urges Obama Administration to Support STEM Education for Geospatial Geospatial Subcommittee In Congress Urged by COGO - December, 2010Geospatial Subcommittee In Congress Urged by COGO

7. Geospatial Report Card Working on finalizing the panel of experts First Step will be creating evaluation criteria Focus on National infrastructure, not Federal Create a report card of the geospatial infrastructure similar to the ASCE Infrastructure Report Card

8. Geospatial Subcommittee COGO made a request to the 111 th & 112 th Congress –No action by Congress Might be potential interest from the Energy and Minerals Subcommittee Senate HS committee expressed interest and is asking the GAO to do a report on the OMB A-16 document Encourage Congress to establish a subcommittee concerned with oversight of geospatial technologies

9. FTC Privacy Report Legislation introduced; asks the FTC to define ‘precise geolocation data’ Organizations are struggling to define. Privacy vs. anonymity COGO is asking NGAC to help Request FGDC work with COGO (and others) to formally define what ‘precise geolocation data’ is

10. Biting Around the Edges Lightsquared/GPS issueLightsquared/GPS issue Legislation making pointing a laser at a pilot or airplane it a criminal offense. –LIDAR issue Comments on geospatial certification (GISCI)Comments on geospatial certification (GISCI)

11. For more information about COGO… COGO Website: http://www.cogo.pro Tony Spicci Tony.Spicci@mdc.mo.gov