Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
URISA is looking forward to its Sixth Caribbean GIS Conference taking place during the week of November 12, 2012 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. GIS professionals from across the region are taking advantage of early registration discounted rates which are only available through Monday, September 10.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) established the GIS Hall of Fame in 2005 to recognize and honor the most esteemed leaders of the geospatial community. To be considered for the GIS Hall of Fame, an individual’s or an organization’s record of contribution to the advancement of the industry demonstrates creative thinking and
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) has incorporated URISA’s Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM) in its Competency Model Clearinghouse (http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel/). This endorsement follows a year-long effort to draft the GMCM by a task force of 18 contributors and a public review process that attracted 100 comments. Of the 20 industries that
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
URISA is pleased to announce the recipients of 2012 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA congratulates all of the participants in the 2012 Exemplary Systems in Government Award
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
URISA, The Association for GIS Professionals, is pleased to announce the results of its 2012 Board of Directors’ Election. Allen Ibaugh will become President-Elect of the association and Doug Adams, Danielle Ayan and Claudia Paskauskas will begin their terms as members of the Board of Directors, at the close of GIS-Pro 2012: URISA’s 50th Annual
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
URISA’s GISCorps is pleased to announce its milestone 100th mission. Since GISCorps was founded in 2003, 362 GISCorps volunteers have been deployed to 100 projects in 46 countries. They have collectively contributed over 11,500 hours to these projects. The deployed volunteers come from 35 countries.
Monday, July 16th, 2012
URISA has announced an extension of the discounted early registration rate to August 1 for GIS-Pro 2012: URISA’s 50th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals. GIS-Pro 2012 is taking place September 30-October 4, 2012 in Portland, Oregon.
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
GIS-Pro 2012: URISA’s 50th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals will take place September 30 – October 4, 2012 in Portland, Oregon. As this milestone conference approaches, URISA is pleased that both attendance and reservation numbers are tracking significantly ahead of recent years. URISA emanated from conferences held from 1963 through 1966. These events were known
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
URISA, the Association for GIS Professionals, is offering the full-day certified workshop, An Overview of Open Source GIS Software, at its headquarters office in Des Plaines, IL on Thursday, June 21, 2012.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
URISA, the Association for GIS Professionals, is offering a three part LiDAR webinar series for all members of the geospatial community. Part two of the series, Project Planning, is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23rd. Part three, Data Quality Control, will take place on Wednesday, June 27th.
