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Good morning Dean,
On Friday afternoon, I posted the update below about the Geospatial Data Act of 2017 on the GISNY-L. Could you kindly share the note below with your colleagues on the NEARC-L as well to keep them in the loop? I think most people will be pleased with the new proposed legislation. The text is not yet available on the provided links but I would expect it to be posted soon. Thank you!
Cheryl Benjamin
Street and Address Maintenance Program
Office of Information Technology Services
10B Airline Drive, Albany NY 12235
From: Benjamin, Cheryl (ITS)
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 12:40 PM
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Subject: Geospatial Data Act of 2017 - UPDATE
Greetings NYS GIS Community,
Earlier this summer I provided an update on the Geospatial Data Act, noting that work was underway regarding language changes and clarifications. The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) worked through the summer and into late October
on the language and came up with a version of draft language which most COGO members (http://cogo.pro/
On Wednesday - GIS Day - this new version of the Geospatial Data Act was introduced in both the Senate (as S.2128) and House (as H.R.4395) with bipartisan support. There has been positive response from many organizations and companies regarding
the introduction of the legislation. I encourage people to read the new bills as soon as Congress and the Senate release the text on their bill tracking sites (see
https://www.congress.gov/bill/
Great news for GIS Day 2017 and Geography Week 2017!
Cheryl Benjamin
Street and Address Maintenance Program
Office of Information Technology Services
10B Airline Drive, Albany NY 12235
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