Are you 35 or younger or do you have young staff who are emerging GIS leaders? Apply for a position on the 2017 URISA Vanguard Cabinet. Applications are due by November 15.
Proceed to VC webpage and application
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Learn about the VC's
Mentoring Program and sign up to be a Mentor or a Mentee.
Hear from a recent mentee about her experience:
"The expertise my mentor shared with me through the URISA mentoring program played a significant role in my career path. I gained beneficial information about the field I was entering into and because of the support from my mentor, I was exceptionally prepared for an interview. I would recommend this program, without a doubt, to anyone looking to gain some insight into a new industry or for help just out of college."
Sarah Love-Martin, Geospatial Analyst, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc., St Louis, Missouri
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TIDBITS...
Submit abstracts
for ICC2017
by October 26
(ICC2017 is in Washington DC
July 2-7, 2017)
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March 6-9, 2017
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Abstract submissions due
September 21!
URISA Leadership Academy
July 24-28, 2017
Providence, RI
(Note that a 2nd ULA will likely be hosted in Southern California in April... details coming soon!)
2017 GIS in Transit Conference
September 6-8, 2017
Washington, DC
GIS-Pro 2017
October 23-26, 2017
Jacksonville, Florida
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Write an article, submit a case study or write a book review for THE GIS PROFESSIONAL
Share your successes and lessons learned with your peers and earn Contributions Points!
Call for Authors!
IAAO, URISA and ESRI are collaborating to create a
"GIS for Assessors" book and are looking for assistance from the industry. The book will provide an easy to understand roadmap for the use of GIS in all aspects of assessment operations.
For details on how you can contribute,
click here.
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URISA Announces GIS Hall of Fame Inductees
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URISA is pleased to announce the induction of Alex Miller, Mark Monmonier and Waldo Tobler into its GIS Hall of Fame. URISA's GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and original contributions to the development and application of GIS concepts, tools, or resources, or to the GIS profession.
Alex Miller
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Mark Monmonier
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Waldo Tobler
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Alex Miller, President of Esri Canada;
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University; and
Waldo Tobler, Professor Emeritus at the University of California in Santa Barbara will be officially recognized during GIS-Pro 2016: URISA's 54th Annual Conference in Toronto.
Learn more about their contributions
here.
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Join Us at GIS-Pro 2016 in Toronto
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October 31-November 3, 2016
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Less than 50 days until GIS-Pro 2016!
Our great URISA room rate at the Westin Harbour Castle is only available until September 29. Don't pay a higher rate later! Book your room today:
Click on each banner below for details about the educational program, registration and venue, and exhibitor and sponsor participation options:
Interested in presenting? We're inviting additional luncheon presentations. Informal small-group presentations done during lunch on Tuesday. Great opportunity to present to a small group of your peers (earn GISP points and generate feedback about your project or research). Submit your idea today.
We're honored to host
GeoAlliance Canada, the national umbrella organization for the Canadian geo community, and its first Annual General Meeting at GIS-Pro!
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URISA Board of Directors Election Results Announced
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Teresa Townsend will serve in the position of President-Elect and James Armstrong, Brent Jones and Robert Kirkman will serve as Directors. They will all begin their three-year terms at the conclusion of
GIS-Pro 2016
in Toronto this November.
 President-Elect: Teresa Townsend, AICP, Planning Communities, Raleigh, North Carolina
Teresa Townsend will serve as President-Elect for one year and her term as President will begin at the conclusion of GIS-Pro 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Teresa has previously served on the board (2011-2014) and is excited to rejoin the board in her new role. "I am very honored to have been elected to this position and excited to join my friends and colleagues on the Board and throughout the organization to continue to grow and strengthen URISA as the great organization that it already is! This is an exciting time for URISA and the GIS profession. I encourage you all to participate and share your ideas, challenges and opportunities to make URISA a stronger and better organization for our members and the community. Thank you very much for the opportunity and I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon!"
URISA Board of Directors:
 James Armstrong, GISP, MGIST, Partner, Spatial Relationships LLC, Boston, Massachusetts  Brent Jones, PE, PLS, Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre, Esri, Vienna, Virginia  Robert Kirkman, GISP, Enterprise Services Manager, Portland Metro, Portland, Oregon
Tripp Corbin, GISP
was elected by the membership as President-Elect last year and will begin his term as President of the association at the conclusion of the Toronto conference.
At the close of GIS-Pro 2016 in Toronto, the terms of service for these URISA Board members will conclude and we thank them all, in advance, for their amazing dedication and service to URISA:
- Immediate Past-President: Carl Anderson, GISP, Create I.O, Brandenton, Florida
- Secretary: Ashley Hitt, GISP, Connected Nation, Louisville, Kentucky
- Jochen Albrecht, GISP, Hunter College Department of Geography, New York, NY
- Amy Esnard, GISP, Elevon Solutions, Hood River, Oregon
Thanks to all of the candidates and to all of the members who voted in this year's election!
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URISA Chapter Events & Workshops
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We partnered with the Caribbean Chapter for the
8th URISA Caribbean GIS Conference in Barbados just over a week ago. Individuals from 33 countries were in attendance to take advantage of a packed educational program, fantastic networking and beautiful views. We were proud to host a Missing Maps mapathon (might try to recreate it at GIS-Pro in Toronto!) and hosted the UN-GGIM International Forum on Geospatial Information & Services for Disasters during the conference. We'll include an extensive write-up in the next issue of THE GIS PROFESSIONAL.
Several URISA Chapters have upcoming events with many hosting URISA Certified Workshops:
GIS in the Rockies 2016
September 20-22
Denver, Colorado
URISA Workshop: Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and Implementation
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October 12-14
Atlantic City, New Jersey
URISA Workshop:
NG9-1-1 and the GIS Workflow
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October 3-5
Athens, Georgia
URISA Workshops:
Introduction to GNSS
Emergency Preparedness for GIS
NG9-1-1 and the GIS Workflow
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URISA Workshop:
Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and Implementation
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URISA Workshop: An Overview of Open Source GIS Software
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FGDC Announces New Address Theme
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The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has announced the establishment of New National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) Address Theme. The FGDC Steering Committee, in concurrence with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approved the creation of a NGDA Address Theme on August 8, 2016. The addition of the new theme represents an official change to the list of NGDA Data Themes established as part of previous updates to OMB Circular A-16, Appendix E.
The Lead Agencies of the newly created Address Theme are the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. The new Address Theme will be supported by a subcommittee and will support the ongoing work to develop a National Address Database.
The NGDA Theme list and associated documents and web pages are being updated to reflect this change. The current list of NGDA Themes is available from the
FGDC website
Wendy Nelson
URISA Executive Director
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