Hank Garie is the Executive Director of Geospatial One Stop, one of 24 e-government initiatives sponsored by the Federal Office of Management and Budget, as part of President Bush.s Management Agenda to enhance government efficiency and improve citizen services.

With the support of all levels of government working together, Geospatial One Stop:

• makes it easier to access existing geospatial information across the nation;
• facilitates sharing of information and planning for future investments in geospatial data;
• expands collaborative partnerships to help leverage investments and reduce duplication of data;
• works collaboratively to develop and implement standards to facilitate sharing and use of best practices.

The centerpiece of Geospatial One Stop is the Portal, found at www.geodata.gov. Geodata.gov is a web-based portal for one-stop access to maps, data and other geospatial services that simplifies the ability of all levels of government and citizens to find geospatial data and learn more about geospatial activities.

Prior to accepting the Geospatial One Stop position in January, 2003, Hank served as the GIS coordinator for the State of New Jersey where he directed the Office of GIS, which is responsible for coordinating the development and use of GIS tools and spatial data. In 2001, he was appointed to the NJ Geographic Information Council. He led a State agency GIS partnership that included membership of all seventeen cabinet-level agencies and served as Chair of the New Jersey State Mapping Advisory Committee.

Hank directed the GIS Program in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from 1986 through September 1999.

Mr. Garie is a past president of the National States Geographic Information Council (1997.98) and served on the Mapping Sciences Committee of the National Research Council (1998.2000). He was a member of the Steering Committee for the 1999 National Geo-Data Forum and has served on numerous national advisory groups.

He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science.