Towards Uncharted Ground Accessing and Preserving Geospatial Data into the Future Geographic information systems have become pervasive across academia, government, and industry. Much GIS data have long-term or permanent value, but little has been done to assure their longevity. Compared to traditional cartography, geographic data can encode more complex spatial information and are more accessible. But data are also far more mutable and subject to loss. This meeting brings together a panel of experts for an informal discussion of the problem of managing the persistence of geographic information. John Radke, Geographic Information Science Center, UC Berkeley Richard Marciano, San Diego Supercomputer Center Dyung Le, National Archives and Records Administration And presenters from: U.S. Forest Service California Statial Information Library (CaSil) UC Berkeley Natural History Museum When: Friday, September 29, 2006, 9:00 a.m. to Noon Where: 112 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley Campus Presented by: National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Region Geographic Information Science Center, University of California For more information contact: [log in to unmask] (650) 238-3463 A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>