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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Karen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Let’s hope this is a super boost, giving new life to good ol’ NSDI.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi/nsdi.html">https://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi/nsdi.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Some cities like Springfield Oregon are already leading the charge!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.nsdinow.org/SDI_Now_02/Technical_Support.html">http://www.nsdinow.org/SDI_Now_02/Technical_Support.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">OSGeo is already pressing to make more of this as well,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_UrbanScience_CityAnalytics">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoForAll_UrbanScience_CityAnalytics</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-Patrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Patrick.Hogan@nasa.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">NASA World Wind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(650) 604-5656 (office)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">(650) 269-2788 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ca.gis.council-request@ucdavis.edu [mailto:ca.gis.council-request@ucdavis.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Beardsley, Karen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2015 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ca.gis.council@ucdavis.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ca.gis.council] FW: National Geospatial Data Act Introduced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">See below for news from NSGIC about the National Geospatial Data Act.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Member [<a href="mailto:member-bounces@nsgic.org">mailto:member-bounces@nsgic.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelby Johnson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 17, 2015 3:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NSGIC (<a href="mailto:member@nsgic.org">member@nsgic.org</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NSGIC Member] National Geospatial Data Act Introduced<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">I have some exciting news that I know many of you are probably already aware.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">On Monday, Senator Orin Hatch (UT) and Mark Warner (VA) introduced the National Geospatial Data Act Senate Bill 740 (S740).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ID=701e18d2-6581-4a76-92b2-7d87599479cf">http://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ID=701e18d2-6581-4a76-92b2-7d87599479cf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">They were gracious to include NSGIC in their press release about the legislation and this speaks to the strong national perspective that NSGIC as an organization is important in shaping national
geospatial policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">I had hoped by now the printing would be complete so the full text of the Bill could be presented but it is my understanding the full text may not be online until tomorrow. Watch here to
find the text.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/740/all-info">https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/740/all-info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">I have a very special request to all our members. I’m asking you to do this as soon as possible. Please share the news of the legislation through all of your communication options, your
websites, state email lists, newsletters, list servers and all of your social media channels.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">At our Mid-Year meeting I said there would be epic news coming. Now it is here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Shelby D Johnson - Geographic Information Officer</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">
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Arkansas GIS Office<br>
1 Capitol Mall Ste 6D<br>
Little Rock, AR 72201 <br>
501.682.2943 Tel <br>
501.682.6077 Fax <span style="color:blue"><br>
</span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:shelby.johnson@arkansas.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">shelby.johnson@arkansas.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue">
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<a href="http://www.gis.arkansas.gov/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.gis.arkansas.gov</span></a>
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