Thursday, October 13th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce that two of its Certified Workshops being presented on November 1, 2011 during GIS-Pro 2011 in Indianapolis have each been approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) for Certification Maintenance credit.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce the first of three URISA Connect virtual events focusing on Asset Management. This series is based on the popular URISA Certified Workshop, Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and Implementation. The first event, presented by Allen Ibaugh, AICP, GISP and Jason Amadori, GISP, will be presented on Wednesday, October 19.
Monday, October 10th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce that nineteen GISCorps volunteers have recently been deployed to three new missions and one existing mission.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The 2012 URISA Leadership Academy (ULA) will take place June 11-15, 2012 at the Hilton Savannah Desoto in Savannah, Georgia. The ULA is a unique opportunity to enhance GIS leadership skills while learning and working with established instructors and professionals in the field. ULA instructors bring extensive knowledge and experience to each session and use
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2011 URISA Student Competition. Submissions were received in both Paper and Poster categories. The evaluation criteria and submissions are posted online, http://www.urisa.org/StudentComp2011
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
A number of events will be featured at GIS-Pro 2011: URISA’s 49th Annual Conference taking place November 1-4, 2011 in Indianapolis. An “All Things Geospatial” evening Ignite session, Lightning Talks, an OpenStreetMap Lab, Esri Technical Workshops and User Group Meeting, and a DevMeetUp are all on the program this year. In addition to full-day URISA
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2011 Board of Directors Election. J. Allison (Al) Butler will become President-Elect of the association and Tripp Corbin, Cindy Post and Teresa Townsend will begin their terms as members of the Board of Directors at the close of GIS-Pro 2011: URISA’s 49th Annual Conference in Indianapolis,
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
URISA’s Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards recognize exceptional achievements in the application of information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. URISA is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s ESIG Awards.
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
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 17th, 2011
URISA and the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) are pleased to feature two keynote speakers for the 2011 GIS in Public Transportation Conference, which will take place at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg, Florida, September 13-15, 2011.
