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John M. Palatiello

John M. Palatiello

John M. Palatiello is president of John M. Palatiello & Associates, a public affairs consulting firm based in Reston, Virginia. JMP&A has provided public relations, government relations, association management, strategic planning, marketing, and consulting services to private firms, associations, and government agencies with an emphasis on the architectural, engineering, geospatial, surveying, mapping, GIS, information technology, construction, transportation and infrastructure sectors since 1987. For more information, visit www.jmpa.us.

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Subsidence Survey Would Aid in Climate Controversy

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John M. Palatiello
January 14, 2019
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Having won control of the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), will ask the Democrat caucus to create a select committee on climate change similar to a former panel behind the failed effort to pass cap-and-trade legislation when her party last held a Congressional majority in 2009-2010.
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The Surveyor and Data Privacy

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John M. Palatiello
August 28, 2018
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There has long been an intersection between GIS data and privacy, but recent revelations about Facebook, the work the firm Cambridge Analytics did for the 2016 Trump campaign, and other news reports about data disclosures involving large numbers of individuals should cause surveyors and other geospatial professionals to evaluate their data policies.
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Executive Order Will Drive Demand for Surveying and Mapping

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John M. Palatiello
January 4, 2018
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Lost among many pre-holiday activities, including President Trump signing the tax bill into law, was the President's issuance of an Executive Order on Critical Minerals on December 21.
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Guest Column: Why Surveying Businesses Must Join MAPPS

To truly get ahead today, surveyors need the networking and other opportunities that MAPPS membership provides
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John M. Palatiello
July 30, 2015
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Surveyors who are principals, owners or partners in private-practice firms wear two hats — professional and business executive.


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Another View: It's Time Our Nation Wakes Up!

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John M. Palatiello
May 25, 2015
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The United States is a world economic power in spite of its surveying and mapping, not because of it. That's the conclusion of former Wyoming governor Jim Geringer.


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Funding Bills Highlight Need for Data Sharing

Congress should focus on geospatial data sharing between federal, state and local governments and the private sector to save money.
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John M. Palatiello
July 1, 2013
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Over the summer, the U.S. Congress will be feverishly working on appropriations bills for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. Appropriations bills are the funding sources for the government and provide the money for agencies to execute programs and contracts.


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The Business of MAPPS: The Broad View

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John M. Palatiello
June 1, 2012
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H.R. 4233, the Map It Once, Use It Many Times Act, is a bill before Congress that would restore the USGS to its position as the pre-eminent civil federal mapping agency. 
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The Business of MAPPS: The Broad View

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John M. Palatiello
January 3, 2012
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Words Matter: A Primer for Geospatial Professionals
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MAPPS Broad View: What Is the 'Gas Tax' for Geospatial Programs?

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John M. Palatiello
August 31, 2011
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At the 2011 Esri International User Conference in July, the Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Mapping was presented an award for building a national cadastral layer.
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MAPPS Summer Meeting Tackles Tough Topics

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John M. Palatiello
July 7, 2011
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MAPPS, and its meetings, is like a Jimmy Buffett concert. If you’re not a member, you don’t know what you’re missing. Once you go, you won’t ever want to miss one. The MAPPS 2011 Summer Meeting, held June 26-30 at the Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, N.Y., on Lake George was no exception.
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