Several national geospatial organizations have recently come
together to create the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO).
The Coalition evolved after several “Stakeholder” meetings that took
place on an irregular basis since 2003. In August 2007, several of
these organizations met to discuss areas of mutual concern and
interest.
In order to promote openness and effective collaboration, it
was decided that the group should become a more formal organization.
COGO was developed to provide a forum for organizations concerned
with national geospatial issues that will 1) improve communications
among the member organizations (and others), 2) provide educational
information on relevant issues for their respective memberships, 3)
align and strengthen their respective policy agendas, and 4) facilitate
development of strategies to address national issues.
COGO participants have met regularly in 2008 to draft the COGO Rules
of Operation and Procedure which follow the Council on Federal
Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES) Model
of organization, whereby COGO will undertake legal or advocacy action
only through unanimous agreement of all of the Member Organizations.
Current COGO Member Organization Participants are:
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
- Curt Sumner
• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
- Jim Plasker
• Association of American Geographers (AAG)
- Doug Richardson
• Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
- Aileen Buckley
• Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA)
- Bob Samborski
• GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)
- Email
• Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS)
- John Palatiello
• National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
- Fred Stringfellow
• University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
- Jack Sanders
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
- Wendy Nelson
Current COGO Advisory Organization Participants are:
• National Association of Counties (NACo)
• National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
• Western Governors Association (WGA)
• American Planning Association (APA)
In the spirit of openness and collaboration, COGO extends a Call for
Interest to any organization with a desire to participate in this forum
and meets the qualifications set forth in the Rules of Operation and
Procedure document (PDF).
All interested organizations should contact any of the Executive Directors of the Member Organizations listed above.
The next meeting of the COGO Member and Advisory Organizations is
scheduled on Monday, August 4, 2008 from 4:00-5:30 PM at the San Diego
Convention Center. The Rules of Operation and Procedure document is
expected to be finalized during the August meeting at which time the
organizations will determine if they will join COGO.
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