(PRWEB) November 06, 2012
The Centre for Spatial Law and Policy is pleased to announce the formation of its Board of Advisors. The function of this advisory board is to consult with the Executive Director on the key legal and policy challenges and opportunities that are arising due to advancements in geospatial technology and the increased uses of location-enabled information. Such insight will further the Centres mission to educate industry, government agencies and policymakers on better understanding where geospatial technology is influencing the law and the need for nations to develop transparent and consistent legal and policy frameworks that will result in location-enabled societies. The advisory board consists of experts from around the world on the collection, use and distribution of location and other types of geospatial data.
Geospatial technology and the power of location are becoming key drivers in addressing many of the major challenges facing society, including economic growth, transparent and effective governance and critical transnational matters, said Kevin Pomfret, the Centres Executive Director. Increasingly, issues such as privacy, intellectual property rights and data sharing policies are impacting the ability for governments and businesses to effectively collect and use geospatial information. The goal of the Centre is to help facilitate the use of these important tools consistent with addressing concerns regarding civil liberties and national security as these norms continue to evolve.
The advisory board is reflective of the both the scope and breadth of geospatial technology and its growing uses across the globe. Mr. Pomfret added. The members of the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy advisory board are:
Laila Aslesen, Norwegian Mapping Authority
Mark Brender, GeoEye Foundation
Joel Campbell, GIS Enterprise Consulting
Kate Chapman, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
Dr. George Cho, University of Canberra
Thomas Gay, FM Global
Jeffrey Harris, JKH Consulting, Open Geospatial Consortium
Jeff Jonas, IBM
Kipp Jones, Skyhook
Peter Large, Trimble
Gary Maguire, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute
Rob van de Velde, Geonovum
Geoff Zeiss, Beyond the Poles
Mr. Pomfret stated, [t]he Centre is very fortunate to have such a well-respected group of advisors, with valuable perspectives and a broad range of international experience. Their support of the Centre is further evidence of the important role law, regulations and policy will have on the geospatial industry going forward. The Centre plans future additions to its advisory board as technology evolves and new issues arise.
About the Centre
The Centre for Spatial Law and Policy is a membership-based, non-profit organization working to create consistent and transparent legal and policy frameworks with regards to location and other types of geospatial data. The Centres mission is to help further the development of this framework through education on both the issues and the technology and to promote constructive and informed dialogue between the various stakeholders. The Centre hosts the largest on-line repository of Spatial Law and Policy documents and publishes the weekly Spatial Law and Policy Update for its members. For more information, visit the Centres Web site (http://www.spatiallaw.com).
Contact Kevin Pomfret at 804.928.5870
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