GIO Office Update
Susan Miller & Natalie Lee
Overview
Seeing is believing. That’s why visualization technologies – particularly geospatial, or mapping tools – are indispensable components of Government Services. As the Georgia Geospatial Association (GGA) Community knows so well, leveraging these technologies makes government more efficient and effective – it saves tax-payer dollars and makes it possible to have better accountability, be more effective in planning, and make better decisions. It also opens the door to better economic development, storytelling, citizen services and enhanced public safety – improving the overall prosperity of the state of Georgia and its citizens.
For the December GGA Lunch & Learn, please join us as the Georgia Geospatial Information Office reports on their activities in 2022 including efforts to:
- Organize/establish the Programs & Technology Ecosystems necessary to develop statewide framework data – the foundation for Georgia’s Common Operating Picture
- Strengthen the voice of Georgia’s data-focused community — both the creators and the users — empowering the work of groups like the GGA and the GIO, and bringing geospatial issues to the forefront with State leadership
We’ll hear from them about the vital role GGA plays in ensuring all voices are heard and needs are identified on statewide geospatial issues, and how they hope that role will expand in the coming year.
Presenter Bio
Susan Miller, Georgia’s Geospatial Information Officer (or GIO), leads the state’s Geospatial Information Office (Office/Team), whose role is to orchestrate bringing geospatial resources to bear for every level of government throughout the state. To do this, the Office strives to build programs and lead collaboration efforts to develop and maintain critical geospatial data and applications for all, including the design and implementation of supporting legislation, policies, standards, best practices, business process and change management required for success.
The Office partners with local, regional, and state level government, along with federal agencies, universities, and the private sector to facilitate its cross-cutting, interdisciplinary work. They strive to instill the value of data throughout Georgia government as the mission critical asset it is, and to successfully facilitate connections between people, organizations, data, and systems across multiple sectors, resulting in greater returns on any single investment in data and technologies.
Prior to joining the team in Georgia, Susan was the Director of a global GIS program for The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest conservation organization, where she led the design and implementation of organizational-wide geospatial strategies in support of approximately 3,500 GIS practitioners in 48 countries and all US States.
Susan’s undergrad and graduate degrees focus on the application of geospatial sciences to solve complex problems facing our world today. She has served on many Boards, including Georgia Tech’s Centre for GIS, the Society for Conservation GIS, as well as the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), a group which advocates state interests on national geospatial policy and initiatives.
She has received distinguished honors for her work in Georgia, including: a Special Achievement Award from Esri in 2021 for advancing geospatial sciences and technology as a leader in the states data response efforts surrounding Covid-19; named one of the nation’s Top 50 Leaders in State Government and Information Technology in 2019 for making state government more efficient and effective through the implementation of new technologies, as well as one of the Top 50 Women in Technology in the United States in 2018 for her dedication, excellence, and successful promotion of the use of technology from StateScoop; in 2017 she shared an Innovation Award for using technology to streamline the workflow of administering the US Federal Transportation Bill in Georgia from the National Association of Development Organizations; and in 2016 was awarded the Outstanding Service Award for advancing state and national geospatial technologies from NSGIC.
Natalie Lee, GISP, joined the Georgia Geospatial Information Office in 2020. As the Geospatial Data Programs Manager, she oversees projects that build critical data at the State scale. These datasets serve the mission of the Office to empower all levels of government to higher effectiveness, efficiency, and innovation through the coordination and use of geospatial data, standards, and technologies.
Natalie has enjoyed 14 years working with GIS in a variety of disciplines including floodplain mapping, conservation, transportation, and 911.
As an active member of the GIS community in Georgia, Natalie has served in the Georgia Geospatial Technology Advisory Committee (GeoTAC, formerly GISCC) as Data Frameworks Chair and lead of the NG9-1-1 Working Group and enjoys participation in organizations like GA Geospatial Association and NSGIC.
In 2022 she was elected to serve on the board of the National States Geographic Information Council. She lives in a small Atlanta neighborhood called Kirkwood where she and her husband raise three rambunctious children.
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