From west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Mar 23 09:20:00 2015 From: west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:20:00 -0700 Subject: [West Coast Ocean Data Network] US Senators Introduce Geospatial Data Act Message-ID: West Coast Ocean Data Network - I am pleased to share some important news coming out of Washington DC that U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch, R-UT, and Mark Warner, D-VA, have introduced a bill into the US Senate aimed at better coordination and access of geospatial data. This is an important piece of legislation that compliments the work the West Coast Ocean Data Network has been engaged in over the last two years. You can read full text of the bill at https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/740/text. Please send letters of support to your US Senators if you want to see this pass the Senate. Also, look out for the West Coast Ocean Data Portal at upcoming events like Coastal Geotools, CalGIS, and the Oregon Coastal and Ocean Data Network meeting next month. Todd R. Hallenbeck | Program Coordinator West Coast Ocean Data Portal West Coast Governors Alliance Cell: (408) 482-6807 todd.r.hallenbeck at westcoastoceans.org http://portal.westcoastoceans.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: