SPEAKERS

The 2009 FME International User Conference will feature engaging and informative plenary and keynote presentations.

Plenary Sessions

Discover the latest developments and future plans for FME from Safe Software co-founders Don Murray and Dale Lutz.

** View Don & Dale's two plenary sessions in the 2009 Archive.

Keynote Presentation

Keynote presentation by James Fee, a widely recognized leader in the field of geospatial and web-based mapping technologies.

Geospatial Technology Manager and Associate of RSP Architects, James Fee, GISP, is widely regarded as a leader in the field of geospatial and web-based mapping technologies. A certified GIS professional since 2004, Fee has extensive experience in GIS Development (ESRI, Autodesk, OSGeo) as well as developing GIS implementation plans. He was instrumental in enabling the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center to track the recovery of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina and previous clients span the Department of Defense (Navy, USMC, Army, and Air Force), Department of Interior, State and Local Governments, Private Sector and Non-Profits.

Fee is responsible for creating tools and integration technology to help visualize data using existing web technologies such as Google Maps, Google Earth, and Microsoft Virtual Earth.  Fee blogs about geospatial technology at http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/ and has helped develop an online GIS community culminating in Planet Geospatial (http://www.planetgs.com). He is a frequent presenter at GIS conferences around the world and has led user group discussions at the ESRI User Conference the past 5 years. He also is a regular columnist for GeoInformatics Magazine.

**View James Fee's Keynote in the 2009 Archive.

Keynote Presentation Abstract

Removing Barriers to Data Sharing

With the convergence of geographic information and the Internet, organizations are attempting to find better ways to share and store data as well as collaborate with others.  James Fee will be discussing how organizations can become more agile with their geospatial business processes to ensure that their data is discoverable as well as accessible to users who wish to interact with it. Listen to James describe how changes with workflows brought on by disruptive technologies such as web services and cloud computing can improve users' abilities to solve complex problems and expose those results to consumers who will then be able to use them. There are huge challenges to overcome, but with the right tools and services, success can be in hand. James will share concepts that have helped his clients improve their data sharing and collaborative efforts by using those same disruptive technologies to eliminate barriers between users and data.

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