Moderator
Ivan B. DeLoatch
Executive Director
Federal Geographic Data Committee
U.S. Geological Survey
United States

Biography
Mr. Ivan B. DeLoatch serves as the Executive Director for the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Secretariat. The FGDC leads and supports the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Strategy and spatial data policy development in the United States. The FGDC also coordinates with international organizations having an interest in National or Global Spatial Data Infrastructures. Mr. DeLoatch has over thirty years of experience in environmental and geospatial program policy serving at all levels of government and the private sector. He has served in many leadership roles on interagency and international committees addressing geospatial and earth observation technical and policy issues.