GIO Revisited - Statewide Coordination Of Geospatial Information

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The annual meeting of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is next week, so our editors consider the role of the Geographic Information Officer, GIO. Is it necessary? Will it have the visibility and authority necessary to compete for funding and to control the "fiefdoms" of state and local governments? How will we train such leaders? The podcast is 12 minutes long and was recorded on September 17, 2007.

• NSGIC website
• Indiana GIO Job Description (pdf)
• URISA Leadership Academy
• Placing the Geographic Information Officer Within an Organization (ArcNews)
• A GIOï¿1⁄2s Story (Directions Magazine)
• NSGIC: Recruiting a GIO (All Points Blog)
• USGS Reorganizes Geospatial Technology Programs ...Is This Reorganization Focused on the Right Things (Directions Magazine)
• SIM: Fitting in With Everything Else (Directions Magazine)
• Case for a Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) in Georgia (PDF)

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