Abstract
The Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center Track: GIS Organization, Management, and Implementation Author(s): PR Blackwell, Lucia Barbato, Kevin Mulligan, Raed Aldouri The Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center System is a federally funded initiative to develop a network of regional geospatial service centers across Texas. The purpose of the system is to provide support for economic development, resource management, and emergency preparedness and response. The system currently consists of three centers: Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, The University of Texas at El Paso, and Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The Texas Natural Resources Information System serves as the hub of the system and as a conduit for geospatial data flow. The Centers are connected via Abilene, Internet2s high-speed experimental network. Each center operates independently, and the system works together, leveraging strengths of each, particularly in time of emergency. The panel, consisting of representatives from each of the Centers and TNRIS, will discuss the organization and activities of the centers and the system, and outline plans for future development. PR Blackwell Stephen F. Austin State University Columbia Center P. O. Box 13074, SFA Station Nacogdoches , TX 75962-3074 US Phone: 936-468-1199 Fax: 936-569-0701 E-mail: prblackwell@sfasu.edu Lucia Barbato Texas Tech University Geography Experimental Sciences Building Texas Tech University Lubbock , TX 79409 US Phone: (806) 742-3722 Fax: 806) 742-3788 E-mail: kevin.mulligan@ttu.edu Kevin Mulligan Texas Tech University Geography MS 43132 Experimental Sciences Building Lubbock , TX 79409 US Phone: (806) 742-2466 Fax: 806) 742-1137 E-mail: kevin.mulligan@ttu.edu Raed Aldouri The University of Texas at El Paso Information Resources & Planning Information Resources & Planning University of Texas at El Paso El Paso , TX 79968-0555 US Phone: (915)747-801 E-mail: raeda@utep.edu |
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