Don Beesing
Senior Programmer/Analyst, Alion Science and Technology

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Don Beesing is a Senior Programmer for Alion Science and Technology. He has six years experience in the fields of database administration, database programming, and web development.

Don has also co-authored a paper titled “Simulation vs. Stimulation” that was presented at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (IITSEC) in December of 2008 and has spoken at the 2009 MySQL users’ conference.

Don graduated from Hiram College (Hiram, OH) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science. He currently resides in Suffolk, VA with his wife and two sons.

Sessions

2:00pm Wednesday, 04/14/2010
Where It's At: GeoSpatial MySQL - Part 1
Tutorial, Web 2.0, Ajax, and Emerging Technologies
 Location: Ballroom G
Don Beesing (Alion Science and Technology), John Powell (eMapSite)
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Not primarily thought of as a geospatial data store, MySQL is making huge strides in this field. A branch is being developed on MySQL forge that is implementing all functionality defined by the Open GeoSpatial Consortium(OGC). This tutorial will combine a geospatial programming crash course with real world examples integrating MySQL geospatial storage and functionality into existing applications. Read more.
3:05pm Wednesday, 04/14/2010
Where It's At: GeoSpatial MySQL - Part 2
Web 2.0, Ajax, and Emerging Technologies
 Location: Ballroom G
Don Beesing (Alion Science and Technology), John Powell (eMapSite)
Not primarily thought of as a geospatial data store, MySQL is making huge strides in this field. A branch is being developed on MySQL forge that is implementing all functionality defined by the Open GeoSpatial Consortium(OGC). This tutorial will combine a geospatial programming crash course with real world examples integrating MySQL geospatial storage and functionality into existing applications. Read more.
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