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connecting people who need GIS with those who
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EDUCATIONAL MEETING TODAY

• Spatial Analysis
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• Colin Hobson - Munsys Inc.
• Integrating Infrastructure Network Features with
  Polygon Features to Optimize Maintenance
  Operations
• Bernard Catalinotto - Data Enhancement Services,
  Gaithersburg MD
• Spatial Analysis to Expedite Data Conflation and
  Feature Extraction
• Dr. Richard Taketa - San Jose State University
  Geography Department, San Jose CA
• Survey of Advanced Spatial Analysis Techniques

www.baama.org
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BAAMA
BAY AREA AUTOMATED MAPPING ASSOCIATION
EDUCATIONAL MEETING TODAY

• Spatial Analysis
•   
• Colin Hobson - Munsys Inc.
• Integrating Infrastructure Network Features with
  Polygon Features to Optimize Maintenance
  Operations
• Bernard Catalinotto - Data Enhancement Services,
  Gaithersburg MD
• Spatial Analysis to Expedite Data Conflation and
  Feature Extraction
• Dr. Richard Taketa - San Jose State University
  Geography Department, San Jose CA
• Survey of Advanced Spatial Analysis Techniques

www.baama.org
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BAAMA
BAY AREA AUTOMATED MAPPING ASSOCIATION
EDUCATIONAL MEETING TODAY

• Spatial Analysis
•   
• Colin Hobson - Munsys Inc.
• Integrating Infrastructure Network Features with
  Polygon Features to Optimize Maintenance
  Operations
• Bernard Catalinotto - Data Enhancement Services,
  Gaithersburg MD
• Spatial Analysis to Expedite Data Conflation and
  Feature Extraction
• Dr. Richard Taketa - San Jose State University
  Geography Department, San Jose CA
• Survey of Advanced Spatial Analysis Techniques

www.baama.org
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BAAMA
BAY AREA AUTOMATED MAPPING ASSOCIATION
EDUCATIONAL MEETING TODAY

• Spatial Analysis
•   
• Colin Hobson - Munsys Inc.
• Integrating Infrastructure Network Features with
  Polygon Features to Optimize Maintenance
  Operations
• Bernard Catalinotto - Data Enhancement Services,
  Gaithersburg MD
• Spatial Analysis to Expedite Data Conflation and
  Feature Extraction
• Dr. Richard Taketa - San Jose State University
  Geography Department, San Jose CA
• Survey of Advanced Spatial Analysis Techniques

www.baama.org
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CalGIS 2009

• Attend
• Network
• Speak
• Sponsor

www.calgis.org
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URISA ANNUAL CONFERENCES
Breaking News 2009 Annual Conference in
SoCal September 29 - October 2, 2009 at the
Anaheim Marriott
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GIS Day

• GIS Day
• Wednesday November 19
• UC Berkeley
• Details to come

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connecting people who need GIS with those who
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CURRENT JOURNAL ISSUE
Download atwww.BAAMA.org
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BAAMA JOURNAL

• Seeking Volunteers
• Suggest an article
• Write an article
• Be interviewed
• Start a column
• Contact Journal Editors
• Stella Wotherspoon
• swotherspoon_at_gmail.com
• Karin Tuxen-Bettman
• karintuxen_at_gmail.com

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connecting people who need GIS with those who
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OCTOBER BOARD MEETING

• Youre Invited
• Tuesday October 14
• BAAMA Board Meeting
• You are always welcome as a member.
• This is our personal invitation.
• Contact a board member.
• Visit for Interest
• Offer Suggestions
• Help organize an Educational Meeting
• Join our Advisory Council

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MEMBER SERVICE

• BAAMA Connections
• Forum for those new to GIS to meet with
  experienced GIS professionals

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MEMBER SERVICE

• BAAMA Jobs
• Resource for both employers and job seekers.

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GIS CERTIFICATION

• Professional GIS Certification
• GISCIs GISP Program
• The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) awards
  credit for BAAMA
• conferences, workshops, committees, and general
  membership. All
• are worth points towards GISCI certification.
• For example
• A three day conference 0.3 education points or
  0.1 points per day.
• An 8-hour workshop 0.2 education points or 8
  hours / 40
• BAAMA Membership 1 point per year
• BAAMA Committee involvement 2 points per year
• Further information about the GISP program along
  with application materials are available at
  www.GISCI.org

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PODCASTS
Did you know we are now streaming BAAMA
Educational Meetings as Podcasts?
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