GIS After Dark - Infrastructure and Utilities Management at JHU

Join host Cassandra Hansen for a discussion with JHU staff members Mark Washington (IT) and Jonathan Dandois (Real Estate) about how JHU is using GIS technology for infrastructure and utilities management.

Mark Washington is the Director of Information Systems for Johns Hopkins 555 Penn IT/AV department in Washington D.C. and architect of the Johns Hopkins Geographic Information System for infrastructure and utility management, supporting all university constituents. Washington is also an adjunct instructor for Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, Advanced Academic Programs for the Master of Science in GIS Program, teaching GIS for Infrastructure Management. Washington has a B.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, and an M.S. from Rutgers University. He previously instructed students as an adjunct faculty member at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey, teaching core courses in the Information Technology Department for more than 6 years. Washington has previously led enterprise information technology initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University and Princeton University.

Jonathan Dandois PhD, GISP is the GIS Manager for Johns Hopkins Facilities and Real Estate (JHFRE) where he manages an Esri Enterprise GIS system to track all exterior (and some interior) assets of Johns Hopkins business in Baltimore and the surrounding areas. Jonathan has worked with GIS and geospatial technology for over 20 years, including in academic, research, non-profit, government, and commercial sectors. He received a BS and PhD in Geography and Environmental Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a focus on GIS, drone remote sensing, forest ecology, and computer vision. Jonathan is an FAA Part 107 UAS pilot and is growing the JHFRE drone program for facilities management. In his spare time, Jonathan is an advocate for the OpenStreetMap project and is co-organizer of MaptimeBaltimore, a local social meetup group for geospatial nerds in Baltimore.

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