Nick Palatiello

MAPPS, the national association for geospatial firms, will host a series of four webinars to educate the membership and the geospatial community on issues that MAPPS members will discuss with their Congressmen and Senators during the MAPPS Federal Programs Conference April 1-2, 2014.

Over the past few months, the FAA has made it increasingly difficult for operators to perform aerial LiDAR missions by classifying mapping LiDAR as a harmful laser. The FAA is missing some fundamental details in its classification that should be re-examined.

Legislation recently passed by Congress and signed by President Obama will result in hundreds of millions of dollars a year in geospatial activities. How will the bill impact your firm?

MAPPS is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the founding of the association. This video was shown at keynote address of the 2012 Summer Conference, which is being held this week in Snowmass (Aspen), Colo.

State-level activities demanding the policy attention of the member firms of MAPPS have increased in recent years. As a result, new state chapters are being formed to provide strength and unity on matters affecting geospatial professionals.

A bill introduced by Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO-05) launches a new discussion: What is the best way to deploy geospatial data, services, products and technologies in the federal government and with non-federal stakeholders?