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first published week of: 03/02/2020
2020 Esri Federal GIS Conference Highlights
by Esri Press Release
The 2020 Esri Federal GIS Conference focused on how GIS is evolving to become a smart, connected global geospatial infrastructure—one that allows the planet to react, respond, and grow intelligently. Over two days at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, thousands of attendees came together to discover the ways GIS can enable federal users to be an integral part of this new “intelligent nervous system” for the world.
GIS integrates geographic data into the decision-making process, turning it into a valuable tool for understanding the world and creating a sustainable future. Data sharing is key to effective global and national collaboration, and federal organizations are in a unique position to facilitate this transformation at scale.
Keynotes Discuss Location Intelligence for Conservation and Defense
Dr. Healy Hamilton, Chief Scientist at NatureServe, a nonprofit provider of western hemisphere biodiversity information and tools, shared the Map of Biodiversity Importance in her Keynote Address. The Map of Biodiversity Importance uses big data, GIS, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence to help scientists predict and share fine resolution maps of the most likely places where species will exist and where they most need protecting based on their location. Dr. Hamilton discussed how federal agencies can use this geospatial analysis of suitable habitat for over 2200 species at risk in the continental US—identifying opportunities for sustaining biodiversity in the years to come.
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