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URISA Digest
August 6, 2015
Recent URISA Publications
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Have you checked out Volume 26, Number 2 of the URISA Journal? Click on the cover image above.



Looking for articles for the next issue. Have an idea? 
More Professional Education...


 GIS/CAMA Conference

February 22-25, 2016 Savannah, GA

Abstracts due September 21 

 

URISA 2016 Caribbean GIS Conference 
September 5-8, 2016 
Barbados (contract pending)

GIS-Pro 2016: URISA's 54th Annual Conference
Oct 31-Nov 3, 2016 
Toronto, Ontario Canada

The URISA Leadership Academy was a resounding success in Denver in June. We're considering two ULA's in 2016. Stay tuned! 
Congratulations to URISA's GISCorps on their Special Achievement in GIS Award from Esri!
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Write an Article or Submit a Case Study for THE GIS PROFESSIONAL
Share your successes and lessons learned with your peers and earn Contributions Points!

Articles are typically 1,500-3,500 words in length and high-resolution images/graphics are encouraged. Interested? Email Wendy.

FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan to Address GIS in Transit Conference Next Month in DC

In addition to Ms. McMillan, Paige Fitzgerald, Connected Citizens Program Manager at Waze will talk about an ongoing partnership between Waze and government agencies to share publicly-available incident and road closure data. Waze is the world's largest community-based traffic and navigation app. Check it out... it's very popular and useful:

  

Attention Planners: The conference expects approval for more than 45 AICP CM Credits. That's a huge number of credits at a considerable value! 

 

The Online Conference Program details the workshops, educational sessions, and keynote addresses. Review the abstract submissions and speaker biographies. Connect with your fellow attendees!

 
Conference Registration is open and the Hamilton Crowne Plaza is taking reservations for sleeping rooms until August 17. Don't miss out!

Sponsorship opportunities are detailed and available.
Welcome Esri, our Gold Conference sponsor!
Make your Plans for Spokane!

GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015
October 18-22, 2015

Spokane, Washington

 

The Online Conference Program details the workshops, educational sessions, meetings, networking events and keynote addresses. Review the abstract submissions and speaker biographies. Connect with your fellow attendees! We'll soon have additional sessions detailed on the program. The conference committee is busy crafting descriptions now.

 
Conference Registration is open and the Grand Hotel (a Marriott property) is taking reservations for sleeping rooms. Don't miss out!


Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are detailed and available. 

Just in: Esri will be bringing their Hands-On Learning Lab to Spokane. The Lab offers self-paced training sessions (approximately 45 minutes each) featuring a recorded presentation and an interactive exercise. Esri instructors will be available to answer your questions. 
Diamond Conference Sponsor

Bronze Conference Sponsor
Exemplary Systems in Government Award Winners Announced
Since 1980, URISA's ESIG Awards have recognized extraordinary achievements in the use of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. 

Enterprise System Category Winner:
Boldly Know: York Region's Enterprise GIS
John Houweling, Director, Geographic Information Services Branch, Corporate Services Department of the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario Canada

Distinguished Enterprise Systems:
  • Transportation Information Mapping System (TIMS)
    Ian Kidner, GISP, GIMS Systems Administrator, Ohio Department of Transportation
  • NPMap Builder
    Nate Irwin, Web Mapping Coordinator, US National Park Service
Single Process System Category Winner:
Next Generation Permitting System
Dennis Hanberg, Planning and Land Services Director, Pierce County, Tacoma, Washington

Distinguished Single Process Systems:
  • Calgary Automated Survey Plan Verification and Reporting (CASPER)
    Arne Svedahl, Leader, Cadastral GeoSpatial Asset Management, City of Calgary , Alberta Canada
  • Mobile Voter Line Wait Application
    Tim Nolan, GISP, Senior Applications Manager, Collin County, Texas
Congratulations to all participants! Awardees will be recognized at GIS-Pro.

 
Have you Voted Yet?
URISA members received an email invitation (dated July 20) with voting instructions for the 2015 Election. These URISA leaders are on the ballot:

FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT:
Tripp Corbin, GISP (eGIS Associates, Inc - Dacula, Georgia)
Kim McDonough, GISP (Tennessee Department of Transportation - Nashville, Tennessee)

FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS-(to fill 3 positions):
Stephen Berry, GISP (Clark County Consortium for GIS - Winchester, KY)
Keri Brennan, GISP (The Schneider Corporation - Indianapolis, Indiana)
Corey Halford, GISP (City of Airdrie - Alberta Canada)
Alex Hepp (EagleView/Pictometry - Rochester, New York)
Brent Jones (Esri - Vienna, Virginia)
Donna Phillips, GISP (City of Hayden, Idaho)

The ballot will be open until August 20, two weeks from now. The race is close. So please consider this member responsibility and vote! (If you haven't voted... you will receive another reminder next week.)

 
URISA Works

From the amazing contributions of GISCorps to conference program development, URISA members regularly volunteer their time and expertise to move the organization forward. 

Soon, the URISA Board will present a new, more streamlined, organizational structure that will make volunteering easier with detailed opportunities to contribute and make an impact. From devoting an hour to review an article to major committee leadership positions, we value each and every volunteer! Stay tuned...

Wendy Nelson
URISA Executive Director