The Geographic Information Officer (GIO) simplifies graphic relationships of information using advanced spatial data analyses, creates business intelligence for programs so they can know where their business is...resources, workforce, facilities…in terms of jurisdictions, markets, partners…and explain why outcomes vary…or could be changed. The GIO improves government’s ability to detect, plan, prepare, and respond. The common data is graphical depictions of natural or manmade physical features, phenomena, or earth boundaries. The GIO develops geospatial business cases with customers. plans and coordinates geospatial information capacity, assist in geo-enabled data and decision structuring, reports and publishes geographic products and analyses, creates interagency geospatial collaboration, supports the OMB Geospatial LOB development, and aligns with the Federal Enterprise Architecture.

David Paschane