Abstract
Security, Privacy, and GIS: Changing Perspectives in a Changing World Track: GIS Organization, Management and Implementation Author(s): Erich Seamon The changing perspectives of geospatial technology are dramatic in the world around us--how we communicate, travel, interact, and govern all are using geography and GIS in a more prominent fashion. In particular, issues around homeland security and terrorism have been thrust up against concerns of privacy and freedom of information--with GIS playing a prominent technological role. This presentation will review the broader context of geospatial information and the security vs. privacy issue including review of key court cases and research that support differing perspectives (i.e., Greenwich CT v. FOI Commission 2004, RAND report on geospatial usage) as well as zero in on tangible approaches that local government technologists can use to guide their counsels and politicians. Topics of discussion will include understanding your political environment with regards to public data access, as well as educating your attorney on how geospatial information and your jurisdiction's public records laws interact. Erich Seamon City and County of San Francisco Telecommunications and Information Services 875 Stevenson, 5th floor San Francisco, CA , CA 94103 US Phone: 415 554 0808 E-mail: erich.seamon@sfgov.org |
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