The Ohio Grape Industries Committee (OGIC) was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1981 through ORC 924.51 to ORC 924.56 in order to create viable, income-producing grape enterprises in the state of Ohio by providing marketing and promotion efforts to generate and expand new markets for grapes and grape products and research to improve the quality of grapes and profitability of grape growing as an agri-business. OGIC is a quasi-state agency whose mission is to improve the profitability of grape growing as an economic agribusiness throughout Ohio by engaging wine-drinking audiences through the state's abundance of unique winery experiences. With 280+ wineries across the state, they passionately celebrate Ohio wine and wine country as a unique experience and travel destination for wine drinkers.

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Virginia Tech's Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) collaborates across academic, government, and private sectors in the development of innovative geospatial solutions. CGIT contributes to Virginia Tech’s tripartite research, educational, and outreach mission by generating scientific knowledge, educating graduate and undergraduate students, and helping to solve societal problems through the application of geospatial science across a broad spectrum of problem domains.

CGIT is a soft funded research center within the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Geography.