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Meeting Minutes > December 2005
Date: December 14, 2005
Location:
Thank you all for attending the Green Infrastructure Mapping
Partnership Meeting on Wednesday. It looks like we are really moving
forward in establishing a collaborative to discuss, present and
share ideas, information and data for the DC Metro region.
Please mark you calendars for the next meeting Wednesday January
11, 2005th at 1pm.
Introductions
Tammy Stidham (NPS); Ed Wells (OCTO-GIS); Chris Niewold (NPS);
Lito Tongson (DCBID); Dennis McCarthy(DCBID); David Lutz (DCBID);
Christine Conn (MD DNR) Cassandra Ladino (USGS); Steven Stichter
(DC); Jeff Hinkle (NCPC); Lisa Tilney (NTT); Lisa Pelstring (NOAA);
Kristin Rusello (NOAA); MonaCheri McCoy (DCOP) Sally Boasberg (Greenspaces
for DC); David Myers (UMD); Dan Smith, Jim Lyons, Holli Howard
(Casey Trees);
During the introductions the following were described as key reasons
for being a part of a green infrastructure mapping collaborative:
- Outreach
- Data sharing
- Partnerships
- Education
- Mapping the urban forest
- Making connections
- How to use/ how are we using open space
- Collaboration
- Queries and research
- Communications
- Planning
- Setting standards
It was agreed by everyone in attendance that there is a need and
we establish the collaborative.
To jump start the initative we are starting immediately with data
sharing. Those in attendance with receive a follow up email with
instructions on how to link the public to your data including a
brief description of the data. We will also follow up with Teddy
Eisenman on the Green Infrastruction Mapping Assessment to be sure
all of this information is included.
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