Eric Jespersen

With over 30 years of experience, Eric is broadly knowledgeable in land surveying, forestry and natural resources, and geospatial technologies. He was instrumental in the founding of PaMAGIC in 1996 and has served six terms as a MAGIC Board Member including five years as President, many years as ad hoc liaison to NSGIC, a long stint as subject matter expert on Political Boundaries for PGDSS, and organizer of the annual InfoSwap party. In 2005 Eric initiated the multi-agency effort for improving FEMA MapMod in Pennsylvania, and is active in that effort’s successor, the PA Association of Flood Plain Managers. He authored the 2005 Strategic Plan for the PA Geospatial Technologies Office, and managed two countywide and many smaller projects that researched and inventoried municipal and County boundaries in PA. 

As co-owner of Planned Dynamics, Inc.in the early 1990’s, he developed a reputation for innovative GPS field practice and trained hundreds of GPS users.

He is known for his ability to analyze and explain complex situations and markets, and for his candor in public service. Mr. Jespersen is fluent in Spanish as a result of his time in Ecuador for the US Peace Corps and land reform work in El Salvador.