URISA Digest
January 21, 2014 
Tidbits...

URISA Past President Gil Castle's wants your input for Cities Beautiful. Gil is adding Chicago, Athens, Istanbul and Jerusalem to the site and would like your recommendations for more beautiful cities. Send to Gil at MyCitiesBeautiful@gmail.com

Aerial Survey to Count Africa's Elephants (livescience)

Mapping Zombies (AnyGeo Blog)

What you get when 30 people draw a world map from memory (Atlantic Cities)

If countries' populations matched their size.

Before and after the November tornadoes in Illinois (Esri)
 
MORE EVENTS

St Maarten
February 12-14, 2014

Celebrating 20 years...
CalGIS 2014
April 14-16, 2014 in Monterey, California

URISA Past President, Greg Babinski, will be speaking at the Geospatial World Forum, May 5-9 in Switzerland.


ULA - May 5-9 in Calgary

ULA - October 13-17 in Louisville

And...watch for an upcoming  announcement about the 2014 URISA Caribbean GIS Conference - likely Curacao in November!

Read the Current URISA Journal
  
Are you one of the over 2,000 GISPs who are up for renewal soon? Check out the renewal process and get your paperwork in early!   

giscorps  Consider a 2014 donation plan to support GISCorps and receive acknowledgement for your tax-deductible contribution.  

January 27 Deadline for GIS-Pro 2014 Presentations & New Workshop Proposals


Leveraging Spatial Technology to Support Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Submissions are due by January 27 (next Monday).
 
Why should you present at GIS-Pro?
  • Get recognized for your achievements and enhance your professional profile.
  • Increase the visibility of your organization. 
  • Help somebody else who is facing similar challenges.  
  • Receive valuable points toward your GISP certification or renewal.
  • Practice your presentation skills to discuss your work in a meaningful way to a variety of individuals.
  • Receive valuable feedback from your peers. Are you on the right track?
Take some time to review the details and prepare your submission by January 27.

2014 URISA Workshop Proposals 
Proposals for the development of new educational courses on a wide range of topics are also due by January 27. Workshops will be developed for both in-person and virtual delivery and are being solicited for GIS-Pro 2014 and numerous stand-alone and chapter events. For details and the proposal form,  click here.    
See you in JAX!

The 18th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference is taking place in Jacksonville, Florida, February 24-27. Don't miss the opportunity to improve your operations in Property Assessment, Tax Administration, Mapping and Information Technology! 
 

Don't forget to include a full-day workshop: GIS Strategic Planning; Introduction to Valuation & Spatial Analysis; and Interpretation of Real Property Descriptions will be presented on Monday, February 24.  

 

Just added: Esri will host a Hands-On Learning Lab during the conference.  

 

See you in JAX! Click here for info and be aware of the January 31 hotel reservation deadline date!  
Exemplary Systems in Government Awards Process Opens

ESIG Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services.
Submissions are due by April 11.

"By participating in the ESIG process we are able to demonstrate how GIS technology benefits the whole organization in a very broad scope. Winning the award also greatly increased  "GIS awareness" in the organization. The project eventually received an internal City Manager Award, boosting the importance of GIS in the organization's technology environment." - Nianwei Liu, GISP, City of Charlotte, NC - 2009 ESIG Enterprise Systems Category Winner

For details and the application form, click here.   
URISA 2014 Membership Dues

Haven't had a chance yet to renew your membership? Renew online or contact Verlanda McBride for assistance or renewal over the phone.

Consider updating your membership to one of the new categories: Young Professional, Government Agency, and Educational Institution categories detailed here.  
Welcome Loqate - New Corporate Partner

Loqate, Inc.   Accurately Capture, Verify, and Geocode Any Address Worldwide


Almost all data has locations, and accurate locations power a wealth of business processes: Customer Relationship Management, data quality, delivery of materials, goods or services, fraud detection, insurance risk assessment, data analytics, store and territory planning, and much more. New applications that harness the information in Big Data, location based services, customer analytics, and market intelligence need the accuracy and intelligence that only comes from great address quality. Loqate, the definitive source of everything location can power your applications with a combination of address capture, verification, and geocoding - all for 240+ countries. Loqate becomes the single global source for high quality, accurate location information.

Watch for a case study and webinar in the near future to learn more about Loqate!

Wendy Nelson

(847) 824-6300 

Executive Director, URISA    

 

    

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