This GIS Day event was held on Wednesday, November 17, 2009. The agenda included speakers, exhibits, activities, and geocaching. Speakers were from these organizations: Medford Township Police Department, US Census Bureau – Philadelphia, ESRI – Philadelphia, and NJIT. This year was the first time students could geocache –navigate using a Garmin handheld to find hidden treasures outdoors.
Some of the organizations represented:
Atlantic Cape Community College
- Atlantic County Training Center
- ESRI - Philadelphia
- FAA Technical Center
- Keystone Precision Instruments
- Leica Geosystems
- Medford Township Police Department
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of GIS
- NJDEP New Jersey Geological Survey
- NJIT Center for Science and Technology
- The Greater Egg Harbor Watershed Association
- Rutgers University John J. Heldrich Center
- South Jersey Gas
- South Jersey Geocaching
- US Census Bureau Office - Philadelphia
Agenda |
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Before 9:00am |
Theatre Lobby, C-Building All Day Registration |
9:00am - 9:15am |
Walter Edge Theatre, C-Building Introduction (What is GIS? What is GIS Day?) Welcome by Dr. Peter Mora, President Bill Carson, Field Director for US Congressman Frank LoBiondo *All presentations were simulcasted to the Atlantic City and Cape May campuses |
9:15am-9:45am |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Laramie Potts, Specialist in Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), geodesy Assistant Professor for the Department of Engineering Technology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Center for Science and Technology, and Atlantic Cape’s Beacons by the Sea Visiting Professor for the 2009-2010 Academic Year |
9:45am-10:15am |
Matt Martini, Senior Account Representative, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Philadelphia Region |
10:15am-10:25am |
BREAK |
10:25am-10:55am |
Ann Jeffers, Geographic Coordinator, US Census Bureau Philadelphia Region |
10:55am-11:25am |
Officer Joseph Latigona, Medford Township Police Department |
11:40am-12:25pm |
Cafeteria A, C-Building – Lunch; Campus Quad – Geocaching Lunch and Geocaching *Lunch provided for exhibitors and participating school students by prior invitation only |
1:10pm-4:00pm |
J-Building Hallway and Cafeteria A Activities and Exhibitions |
See Cape May Herald’s news article here
View photos from this event at Geowep at Atlantic Cape’s Facebook page!