Somewhat related to the portal/sharing idea:<div><br></div><div>The USGS had a strong (20 people) presence at where2.0 and wherecamp. They're very interested in using a system like OpenStreetMap to store and share their data. More importantly, they want to use it for sharing data to and from local and state governments.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It was pretty exciting (as a citizen interested in data) to see them so excited to share so much data.</div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Brian Fischer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bfischer@houstoneng.com">bfischer@houstoneng.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Just and FYI...The State of ND just got done implementing GeoNetwork <a href="http://web.apps.state.nd.us/hubdataportal/srv/en/main.home" target="_blank">http://web.apps.state.nd.us/hubdataportal/srv/en/main.home</a>. I know they evaluated ESRI geo portal as well. Bob Nutsch is the guy to talk to if anyone wants to know their experience with it and why they choose GeoNetwork over Geoportal.<br>
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Brian Fischer, CFM GIS Project Manager<br>
Houston Engineering, Inc.<br>
Phone: Direct: 763-493-6664 / W: 763.493.4522 / M: 763.229.2734<br></blockquote></div></div></div>