The U.S. Geological Survey's National Geospatial Program (NGP) was a significant participant in this year's International Map and Trade Association (IMTA) Conference, September 12-14, 2010. Among the presentations and events was the USGS presentation titled: "USGS Store-Delivering USGS Science".

Jeanelle Leyba, Operations Manager for the USGS Information Program gave a presentation discussing the USGS business model and USGS Store website for creating and maintaining business partnerships and also for delivering maps to customers more quickly and efficiently.

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The intent of this session was to focus on changing government business models related to geospatial information in the areas of publishing, information access, and dissemination.

The Panel was moderated by Kari Craun of the USGS and included representatives from the following Federal agencies: FEMA, USGS (Mike McDermott) USFS, NOAA, and BLM.

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• personal background and information on the USGS mapping program ("What We Do"),
• an update on the USGS mapping program (the new National Map Viewer and the US Topo)
• Federal mapping programs and environmental response ("Why Our Data Matters")
• Future directions of the USGS mapping program

Mark DeMulder, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geospatial Program (NGP) is featured as part of a panel discussion at the annual Association of American Geographers' conference in Washington DC, mid-April 2010. The presentation includes:

• a brief introduction to the USGS and its mapping program,
• a history of topographic mapping
• a video highlighting The National Map
• and a summary of new mapping products and services from the NGP

Full length video: http://gallery.usgs.gov/videos/244

National Geospatial Program Director Mark DeMulder was recently a keynote presenter at the 2010 O–Reilly Where2.0 Conference, March 30 April 1, in San Jose. The Where2.0 Conference and following "camp" is billed as a gathering where leading edge developers building location-aware technology can interact with businesses and organizations seeking location apps, platforms and hardware. DeMulder's presentation, titled "The Digital National Map of the United States of America", along with other keynotes, can be found on YouTube.