About me
Frank J. Conkling owns Panda Consulting, a GIS Professional Services company that has existed since 1998. Frank is a recognized authority on GIS and Surveying and Mapping technology, including mapping various types of ownership interest in land. Panda Consulting was the first Esri Business Partner in the nation to receive the Parcel Management Specialty designation.
Frank has been involved in GIS and Parcel Mapping since 1974 and has enjoyed studying and guiding the creation, implementation, and maintenance of some of the country's most effective GIS systems and most accurate land ownership databases.
Frank is a licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper in Florida and a licensed GIS Surveyor in South Carolina. He is a Past President of the Florida Association of Cadastral Mappers, an organization focused on cadastral mapping throughout the State of Florida, and a Member Emeritus of the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers, the regulatory Board for all Surveyors and Mappers in the State.