NOVA-Reston Center to host GIS Day speakers

Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA) Reston Center will
host International Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on Nov. 20. The event
is open to current NOVA students and anyone interested in learning more about
GIS applications.

NOVA-Reston Center recently hosted a
two-day workshop to identify the core duties and tasks of geospatial analysts
in the Northern Virginia region. GIS skills are in demand by government
agencies, non-profit groups and private companies.

NOVA offers an associate of science
degree program and a certificate program in GIS studies. Students in these
programs develop a framework of knowledge in spatial analysis, cartography,
information technology, database management and other disciplines supporting
GIS.

GIS Day is sponsored by NOVA’s Geography
and Geospatial Technology program.

When

This event will be held Wednesday,
Nov. 20, 2013.

6:30 p.m. to 6:35 p.m.  Introductions and Welcome

6:35 p.m. to 7 p.m.  GIS
290 Internship Project: Weather Balloon, Gustavo Zastrow, GIS CSC Graduate

7 p.m. to 7:25 p.m. Arc10.2 and Remote Sensing Tools, Gerald Kinn,
senior imagery specialist, ESRI

7:25 p.m. to 8 p.m. GIS
and Remote Sensing Integration, Greg Bacon, GIS analyst, Fairfax County
Government



8 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.  Employment roundtable

8:15 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.  ASPRS chapter minute

8:20 p.m.    Refreshments

Where

NOVA-Reston Center is located at
1831 Wiehle Ave., Reston, VA. (Third floor, Room #307).

Cost

This event is free and open to the
public.

Contact

For more information on the NOVA-Reston Center GIS programs or this event, contact
Janice Ouellette at jouellette@nvcc.edu.