1. Tech Stack Work Group Update September 14, 2011

2. Main Group Workshop Proposals Coordination – Talks – Crossover other WGs outside groups – Wiki content improvement – Wiki system improvement Conferences

3. Focus Groups Cloud Computing Scientific Computing & Analysis – Lots of Python activity of late National Map – Save Map As – Web Map Contexts – Web Service Contexts (https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/Web+Service+Contexts+- +Standards+and+Options) Mobile Applications Development (MAD)

4. Cloud Computing Represented at Workshop Focused on GIS on Amazon Cloud (currently)

5. Scientific Computing & Analysis

6. National Map – Save Map As Web Service Contexts https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/Web+Service+Contexts+- +Standards+and+Options https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/Web+Service+Contexts+- +Standards+and+Options Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Discussions – USGIN/Steve Richards – ESIP

7. Mobile Applications Development (MAD) Long term goals: – Provide a learning environment and a forum discuss technical and design issues training best practices for coding and design. Results of these interactions (articles, reviews, presentations, tech trend watches) will be captured in the Confluence Wiki. – facilitate collaboration & promote joint projects Fish Passage Data Collection Application Augmented Reality Platform Project – Submitted as a proposal to CDI in Aug 2011 – Collaboration already initiated – Work with vendors to keep up on new technologies

8. Mobile Applications Development (MAD) Short term goals – Hackathon: vote on a mobile application idea that would be coded during or code sprint at the next CDI workshop – Mobile Apps Policy Elevated to higher level MAD participation Wiki page: https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/USGS+Mob ile+Environment+-+Developing+a+USGS+Framework https://my.usgs.gov/confluence/display/cdi/USGS+Mob ile+Environment+-+Developing+a+USGS+Framework