VAMLIS Mission The Virginia Association for Mapping and Land Information Systems is a professional association in Virginia designed to provide educational and networking opportunities for professionals who have an interest in the mapping sciences in Virginia.
In this session, William & Mary’s Center for Geospatial Analysis (CGA) Associate Director and one of the CGA Fellows will share strategies for interdisciplinary collaborative efforts between higher education and partners from various sectors, both public and private. The CGA’s community outreach provides partners with geospatial technical assistance with projects of all sizes, topic areas. The partnership also provides students the opportunity to enhance their geospatial skills with real-world applications. Past projects have been focused on a local spatial data problems; with a state and/or Federal agencies and even tackle larger global research problems. Come learn about the projects and the framework we use for mentorship, project life cycle and collaboration between students and professionals.