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During Weir’s opening speech, an audience member who says he is ESRI customer No. 552 and has been in attendance at ESRI conferences for 14 years and counting asked how many GIS people were at the conference to learn the survey end of things, indicating his concern for a reciprocal effort on the part of GIS-ers. Weir said the conference—and the integration—are to be entrusted to both groups 50/50. And although Survey Analyst, the software program three years in the making, seems to be a good solution to bridging this gap, and providing clients and the public with complete and accurate maps, some attendees at the conference said the program has its kinks. The concept exists, however, and the promise from nearly three years ago has flourished into a workable solution. And if these two groups of professionals sail on the efforts of others, perhaps cooperation will be evident and perhaps seamless. The National Map, NSDI’s Geospatial One Stop and homeland security programs are examples of collaborative efforts that have come to fruition. As Eric Anderson, current ACSM president noted in his presentation at the summit, “People are starting to get over the technology problems and asking about how the data will be used, how it is acquired, who owns it and what standards apply.”