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Mapping the
Way to Healthy
Communities
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Ensure That You’re
Understood When
You Speak
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URISA Continues
to Grow the GIS
Profession
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URISA Leadership
Academy
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Five Days of
Targeted GIS
Leadership
Training...Taught
by GIS Leaders
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Caribbean GIS
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to Gather in
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GIS-Pro 2016 in Toronto… Have you
checked it out yet?
Did you Know? URISA
emanated from a conference
held on August 28, 1963 on
the campus of the University
of Southern California, organized by Edgar Horwood
and attended by 48 people
to trade information on
developments in regional information systems. This was
billed as the ‘First Annual
Conference on Urban Planning Information Systems
and Programs.’ Additional
annual conferences were
held from 1964 through
1966 in Pittsburgh, Chicago,
and Berkeley. At the 1966
Berkeley Conference, attendees approved a Constitution
establishing the Urban and
Regional Information Systems Association (URISA). If
our math is correct… 2016
is URISA’s 50th anniversary!
Time Flies! The last time,
URISA’s annual conference
was in Canada was ten years
ago, in 2006. In Vancouver,
British Columbia (another
welcoming and beautiful
global city) more than 700
geospatial professionals
joined us for important
discussions and education.
Trivia: In what year
did URISA last host its
annual conference in
Toronto? 1997!
• With a population of
5.5 million, Toronto
is Canada’s largest
city
• Toronto is the
fourth-largest city
in North America,
after Mexico City,
New York, and Los
Angeles
• More than 60% of
the population of
the United States is
within a 90-minute
flight
The venue for GISPro 2016 in Toronto is the
Westin Harbour Castle and
it is perfect. Located on
the shores of Lake Ontario,
the hotel is steps from
recreation, sports arenas,
shopping, restaurants, and
an abundance of attractions.
Getting to Toronto is a
breeze. Toronto Pearson
International Airport (YYZ) is
convenient from almost anywhere. And we’ll have a deal
for discounted tickets on the
UPExpress train from Pearson to Union Station which
is just a couple of blocks
from the Westin Harbour
Castle. Billy Bishop Airport
(YTZ) is a smaller airport
a short ferry ride from the
Westin. You can even walk,
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ride a bike or take a shuttle! Both Air Canada and Porter airlines fly in/out of Billy Bishop.
United States Citizens: Remember you need a
valid passport to enter Canada! Don’t wait until the
last minute.
Non-US citizens coming to GIS-Pro in Toronto will
need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). The policy
goes into effect on September 29. http://www.cic.gc.ca/
english/visit/eta.asp
Getting around Toronto is a piece of cake! Ample public
transit, a bicycle friendly and extremely walkable city! Photo credit:
Tourism Toronto Agenda - https://gispro2016.sched.org/
Sunday, October 30
8:00am URISA Board of Directors Meeting
1:00pm URISA Committee Coordination Meeting
7:00pm Evening Social Activity
Monday, October 31
8:30am Workshops (one included with full registration)
Space is limited; register early to make sure you are able to
attend your first choice!
• Emergency Preparedness for GIS (Half day)
• GIS Capability Maturity Model (Half day)
• An Overview of Open Source GIS Software (Full
day)
• Asset Management: Planning, Strategy and
Implementation (Full day)
• GIS Program Management (Full day)
• GIS Supporting Community Resiliency (Full day)
1:00pm Afternoon Workshops
• Cybersecurity Awareness for GIS Professionals (Half
day)
• GISP Exam Preparation Workshop (Half day)
5:30pm Attendee Speed Networking
7:00pm Evening Social Activity - Halloween Creepathon
Tourism Toronto
Tuesday, November 1
7:00am URISA Past Presidents’ Breakfast Meeting
8:30am Welcome & Keynote Address
10:30amBreakout Sessions
• Becoming a Geospatial Leader
• Count Me In! - How Census Data and GIS are
Critical to Elections…..Next Week and Beyond
• GIS and Urban Planning
• GIS Program Capabilities: Where will YOU be in the
next 5 years?
• GIS & Surveying - Professional Collaboration
• Supporting Vulnerable Populations and Mitigating
Risk
• Geosolutions Demo Room
12:00pmHosted Lunch, Vendor Spark & Lunch Presentations
2:00pm Breakout Sessions
• Cover your Assets
• Disaster Protection Utilizing Emerging Technologies
• Clear Weather Ahead! - Field Data Collection with
GIS and the Cloud
• GISP: The Road To and Through an Exam
• Planning for Population and Social Sustainability
• GIS in Transit - Accessibility, Planning
• Geosolutions Demo Room
4:00pm
• IGNITE Session / Mappy Hour • Geosolutions Demo Room
5:00pm Exhibit Hall Networking Reception
8:00pm Evening Networking Events
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Wednesday, November 2
8:00am Awards Breakfast
10:30amBreakout Sessions
• Utilizing GIS to Respond to Disasters – Preparation,
Planning and Implementation
• 2016 Geospatial Student Research Competition • All About Those Big Data Problems • There’s Technology in the Building - BIM and
Campus GIS • URISA Chapter Advisory Board Town Hall Meeting • Working Together: Collaborative Approach to
Building Solutions • Geosolutions Demo Room
1:30pm Breakout Sessions
• Managing Large Volumes of Inventory: An Asset
Management Approach • Community Mapping and Public Participation • GIS – Making the Picture Worth A Million Words
- Integrating Disparate Data to Manage Utility
Infrastructure • Group Discussion on Bridging the Gap Between
University and Career • It’s All Business: Small, Medium, and Large Local • Leveraging Open Data
• Geosolutions Demo Room
3:00pm Dessert Break & Raffle Drawing in the Exhibit Hall
4:00pm Breakout Sessions
• The Where of It All…
• Economic Development and Analysis - Web App
Builders and Big Data Converge • From Land to Sea From Street to Satellite - Leverage
Your Imagery Investment • Giving Back with GIS • Going Mobile! GIS
Provides Field Efficiency • Emergency Response and
GIS • Geosolutions Demo Room
5:00pm Special Receptions
6:00pm Conference Social Event
at the Hockey Hall of Fame
• URISA Chapter Leaders Forum • Geosolutions Demo Room
10:30amClosing Keynote & URISA Annual Business Meeting
Canada: Where U.S. Dollar is Strong
In addition to the easy transportation, amazing hospitality
and perfect conference venues, URISA as an organization
will benefit from a strong US dollar. The Canadian dollar —
known as the Loonie — hit its lowest value in a decade earlier this year. It continues to hover around 75 cents to the U.S.
dollar. Yet another compelling reason for US members to
join us in Toronto and enjoy the roughly 25 percent discount
your U.S. dollars will secure. Canadian attendees won’t be
faced with inflated U.S. travel and hotel costs, and we’ll all
support the Canadian economy!
Make your hotel reservation soon: The conference
negotiated a $199 CDN (currently $155 US) room rate for
conference attendees. For US attendees who need to meet
US government per diem rates, see the 2016 rate schedules,
the maximum lodging rate in Toronto is $193 US (our hotel
rate at the Westin Harbour Castle is well under that amount,
$155 US currently). Group rate available until September 29,
2016. Subject to Availability.
REGISTER BY AUGUST 1 for substantial discounts!
www.gis-pro.org
Thursday, November 3
7:30am GIS-Pro Conference Committee Meeting
8:30am Breakout Sessions:
• Free Puppies and Solutions - Open Source and
Commercial Software • Mapping Your Future: Tools and Techniques for
Young Professionals • The Public Eye: Ensuring we have the Right Policies
and Programs for a Connected World • The State of Our Industry - GeoAlliance Canada The GIS Professional
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URISA’s 2016 GIS and Health Symposium
Mapping the Way to Healthy Communities
June 1-3, 2016
Hamilton Crowne Plaza
– Washington, DC
URISA and the American
Public Health Association
(APHA) were pleased to
welcome more than 100
attendees to the 2016
GIS and Health Symposium. The theme for this year’s Symposium was “Mapping
the Way to Healthy Communities”. An abundance of information was shared about the important topics impacting
the health of our communities worldwide and how GIS is
being used as to facilitate decisions and action.
Some of the post-Symposium reviews included:
• The perfect niche for GIS and Health people.
• I couldn’t have asked for a more authentic, innovative,
and knowledgeable group of interdisciplinary GIS
professionals. It’s so incredibly unique to find the
nexus of grounded academic research and realworld applications. I left feeling inspired, driven, and
supported by a close community that treats me like
family!
• It is my favorite conference - everyone who attends
understands the importance of spatial approaches to
health -- so less time is needed to justify our methods,
and more spent on sharing our ideas. It is an intimate
setting where you really connect with fellow presenters
and the audience. I always leave with new contacts and
potential collaborators.
• The URISA GIS and Health Symposium is a great
opportunity to network with GIS and health experts
across the country. As we all know, GIS is a specialized
field and having the opportunity to learn and network
from experts is invaluable to professionals and students!
• Networking with agency individuals and other
researchers was the main benefit of this conference.
I enjoyed the small sizes of the presentations which
allowed for attendees to socialize and network.
• It was excellent hearing about how other people are
implementing GIS. Some of the speakers gave me
insight on new ways to use it in my own research area.
We welcomed Carrie Stokes, the first
Geographer of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as
our esteemed keynote speaker. Her
talk on “Health is Wealth: Reducing
Poverty Through a Geographic Approach” was very well-received.
Approximately 75 presenters
were featured in eighteen (18)
breakout sessions discussing topics
ranging from mental health and the
Carrie Stokes, USAID
Zika virus to the Ebola response and
active lifestyles:
• Using GIS to Fight Dengue and Zika
• Who’s Getting Served?
• Creating New Directions in Health for Vulnerable
Populations
• The ABCs of Health Disparities
• Breaking Out GIS to Enhance Understanding of Disease
Risks
• Assessing the Impact of GIS in Planning for Health
• Active Pathways to Health
• GIS and Health Go Global
• Using Social Media in Health
• Power Tools for Community Health
• The Effects of Crime and Place
• Patterns of Community Health and Wellbeing
• Exposing Community Health Risks through GIS
• At the Intersection of Transportation and Health
• Geospatial-based Health Advocacy, Education, and
Interventions
• GIS and Cancer: Research, Surveillance & Patient
Outcomes
• Making Health Measures Count
• Protecting the Health of Mother and Baby
The online program is still available if you’d like to
review any of the presentation details.
One of our presenters, Caitlin Gormley, was a high
school junior in New York. She was introduced to GIS
through the Stony Brook University Accelerated College
Education Program under the guidance of her amazing
teacher, Maria Brown, GISP. She presented a very well
thought out research project, about whether proximity to
hydrofracturing activities may be associated with increases
in breast cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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incidence rates in selected regions of the USA. She analyzed
trends using spatial statistics and geostatistical tools for the
period 2008-2012 on human health outcomes in geographic
locations where hydrofracturing activities occur (PA, OH,
WV). The results suggest that all cancers showed increases in
areas where hydrofracturing is occurring, specifically within
the simulated area for wastewater pits suggesting that
the pits may be a contributing factor to increased rates of
disease. If this is what she’s presenting now, as a high school
junior… what does the future hold? It’s incredible.
The Symposium wrapped up with an important
conversation about GIS and Mapping Support for the
Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, which was one of the most
challenging and acute public health crises of modern time.
Mapping and spatial intelligence were critical to meeting
the objective of responding to and halting the spread of
Ebola. Unfortunately, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the
countries with the most severe outbreaks, also suffered from
both a lack of public health and information technology
infrastructure. Support for these nations came from many
groups, including the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, United Nations emergency health mission, the
World Health Organization and many other governmental
and non-governmental agencies, including URISA’s
GISCorps. It was truly inspiring to hear about the intense
collaboration and effectiveness of the groups involved in the
response.
Thank you to the Symposium Sponsors:
Symposium Chair:
Teresa Townsend, AICP (Planning Communities, Raleigh,
NC)
Committee Volunteers:
Andrew Curtis, PhD (Kent State University)
Bernadette deLeon, PhDc (Indiana University)
Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, CPH, FACP, GISP (Esri, Redlands, CA)
Timothy E. Gibbs, MPH (Delaware Academy of Medicine and
the Delaware Public Health Association)
Wansoo Im, PhD (Meharry Medical College)
Carl Kinkade, GISP (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA)
Russell Kirby, PhD, MS (University of South Florida)
Imelda Moise, PhD, MPH (University of Miami, FL)
Marilyn O’Hara Ruiz, PhD (University of Illinois)
Alyssa Randall (Planning Communities, Raleigh, NC)
Kate Robb (American Public Health Association, Washington,
DC)
Liora Sahar, PhD, GISP (American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA)
Ann Steedly, P.E. (Planning Communities, Raleigh, NC)
Jim Tobias, MSc, GISP (Northrup Grumman/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA)
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The 2016 GIS and Health Symposium was organized
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The deadline is approaching faster than a speeding locomotive!
Get on the right track and submit your abstract today.
GIS/CAMA Call for Papers Due September 21, 2016
Suggested Categories:
The 2017 Conference Planning Committee is
accepting abstract submissions for individual
papers, complete sessions, panels, and lightning
talks. All abstracts will be reviewed and considered.
Suggested topics are provided for reference only.
Topics at all levels of expertise, from beginner to
expert. are welcome
For more information, go to www.urisa.org and
click on the GIS/CAMA conference logo.
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GIS and CAMA Technologies—Practical Solutions
Parcel/Cadastral Mapping
Using GIS for Subparcel Inventory and Analysis
Using Assessor’s CAMA Data and GIS for Emergency Planning
Personal Development and Leadership Growth Tied to Technology
Integrating GIS and CAMA Data—Technical Topics
Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Mine CAMA and GIS Data
Valuation and Analysis
Administrative Assessment Tasks Incorporating CAMA and GIS
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Ensure That You’re Understood When You Speak
Seven Listening Styles and How to Approach Them
The new manager walks into the conference room. The several staff members turn and look at each other expressing
obvious shock over his youthfulness. He begins to tell the
staff that he is only instituting one new change: they are going to begin online marketing using LinkedIn.
He explains to the staff that they are to update their
resumes, and they are to encourage their customers
to provide positive feedback, commentary and peer
endorsements. The small group begins to whisper among
themselves.
“What do you mean by peer endorsements?”
”Why are we updating our resumes?” another asks.
And finally, a third simply asks, “What do you mean
’linked in?’”
Those who have developed or grown up in an
environment where a specific concept is the norm must
remember that communication fails without a base
understanding. Effective communication requires that one
never assumes that the listener listens from the same mental
place from which the speaker speaks.
Get Ready! There’s a series of events that takes place internally before you even utter a word. Pay attention to
your internal process. What do you think about before you
speak? Are you considering who you are speaking to? Do
not change who you are, but allow your thought process to
engage and develop.
Get Set! As you prepare to communicate, educate yourself
about the listener. Begin by sizing them up. Prioritize your
audience and customize your message and delivery. Take a
look at the individual or the audience and ask yourself if they
fit into one of the several categories of listener. Then: stop,
think, and formulate a message to strike the heart of the individual listener. If there is more than one person in the audience, then your message will have to be delivered to reach
each person as you speak to them all. Take a look around the
crowd; observe the various people and how they are acting.
As you consider the following list, think of people in
your life. Who do you know that fits most often into one of
the categories? Start communicating by thinking about how
that individual is best addressed.
The Active Listener. This individual will listen to you and
hang on your every word. They will take in your message
and listen attentively. They often show signs of response—
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either physically or verbally—to reassure you they are
listening. The active listener will also be the first person to
verbally give you feedback to assure you they understand.
This is the Holy Grail audience.
The Inactive Listener. This is the speaker’s worst nightmare. The listener truly allows the words to flow in one ear
and out the other. Commonly, the inactive listener is far
away in another place daydreaming or solving other problems. This listener is not really listening, they are not present.
They may merely be waiting to speak to state their position
without hearing yours.
The Selective Listener. As the name implies, this listener
is waiting to hear what they expect to hear, or hear what
they want to hear. A selective listener hears only information
needed to formulate a counter argument, or may filter your
words until he feels like he has achieved base comprehension to his satisfaction.
The Rushed Listener. Much like an inactive listener, a
rushed listener will listen only as far as is needed to get the
gist of what is being said. Then, they can transition comfortably into an inactive listener.
The Scared Listener. This is really a subcategory of the
selective listener, but this listener is focused on avoiding
harm. Someone who is fearful of being criticized or rejected
may only hear those words and phrases they feel they must
defend against. Thus, you will be speaking to a selective listener in self-defense mode.
The Thoughtful Listener. This is a person who would
otherwise be an active listener, and they will give you signs
of a concurrence and support, but their only goal is to
please you. Accordingly, they become a selective listener
who filters out those things they must do in order to make
you happy. The message gets lost in their thoughtfulness.
The “Uneducated” Listener. This is not a listener who
was uneducated in an academic sense. This is a listener who
is uneducated as to the arena in which you are speaking.
Go! It is time for you to deliver your message. You have considered who you are, what you have to communicate, and
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the type of listener or listeners who will hear you speak. It is
go time. How will you keep the listener’s attention?
Use all the tools at your disposal:
Vocal. By using tone and volume, we avoid monotony and
rhythmically keep them listening.
Remaining Stationary v. Moving About. In a longer
presentation, controlled movement may aid in keeping attention. In short presentations, keeping focus as you stand
firmly, may add to the importance of the message.
Demonstrative items. If you hold up a report, use slides
or display the new product, it becomes eye candy to make
your presentation more attractive. Everyone has had an experience where someone tries to explain a situation using
the salt-and-pepper shakers as people. Using props such as
these allows your audience to visualize your example.
URISA Joins NG911 Now Coalition
URISA is pleased to announce it has recently joined the
NG911 NOW Coalition and its other partner organizations
around a unified goal of deploying Next Generation 911
(NG911) services by the end of 2020. NG911 is a nationwide, standards-based, all-IP emergency communications
infrastructure enabling voice and multimedia communications between a 9-1-1 caller and a 911 center (known
as “Public Safety Answering Points” or PSAPs) and on to
responders in the field.
When deployed, 911 centers will have enhanced tools
at their disposal for more effective and efficient response,
and increased ability to interoperate with other PSAPs or
transfer all functionality in the event of a major disaster.
Accurate geospatial data that crosses jurisdictional
boundaries is essential to this effort. URISA recognizes the
growing importance of the GIS community in supporting
NG911 implementation. This recognition recently led
URISA to form the URISA NextGen911 Task Force to
educate and support GIS professionals in their work on
NextGen 911. For more information about the Coalition, visit http://
www.ng911now.org/
(You may recall reading an article in the March/April issue
of The GIS Professional, “Deadline Set for NextGen911
Upgrade and How that Impacts the GIS Community”. It’s
a great overview on the task ahead.) Feed their heads. Use vocabulary that they can understand. Give them something their minds can digest and
remember. In the boardroom, you will keep their concentration and focus by referring to income trends and future
projections. On the sales floor, you will keep their attention
by providing positive customer feedback and acknowledging
the salespeople who lead the field. On the factory floor, you
will build a better relationship by telling them that they have
greater production and teamwork than anyone else in the
business.
Give them something to remember. Relate what you
have to say to an anchor that exists in the listeners mind. It
may be a comparison to a past experience or a past success.
Show them the big picture. In the boardroom, stock charts,
predictions, projections and sales trend analysis may do the
trick. On the production floor, a simple banner with the percentage increase in production blown up as large as possible
will tell the widget assemblyman exactly what they need to
remember.
By weaving together all of these considerations you will
create a tapestry that will cover a larger range of listeners. In
the event of a one-on-one conversation, a few moments of
observation will tell you who you are speaking to, and what
you need to say to get them to understand.
Take time to pay attention to your communication
process, and then, listen to your listener before you speak.
You will hear volumes that allow you to communicate much
more successfully.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Joe Curcillo, The Mindshark, is a speaker, entertainer, lawyer and communications expert. As an Adjunct Professor at
Widener University School of Law, Mr. Curcillo developed
a hands-on course, based on the use of storytelling as a
persuasive weapon. He has been a professional entertainer
helping corporations and associations improve their communication techniques since 1979. For more information
on bringing Joe Curcillo in for your next event, please visit
www.TheMindShark.com.
URISA Urges Support for the Development of the
National Address Database in the U.S.
URISA recently urged the Federal Geographic Data Committee to support the development of the National Address Database, most particularly by advocating the use
of its own address data standard as the basis for the NAD
data model. To read the recommendation, click here.
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Pres i d en t’s Colu m n
URISA Continues to Grow the GIS Profession
Rebecca Somers, GISP, URISA President
URISA’s ongoing mission is
to foster excellence in GIS
by growing and sustaining
the GIS profession through
the continued collaboration
of diverse GIS professional
talent. The URISA board
conducted its annual strategic planning activities in
May and refined the organization’s current directions.
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Our key focus areas and goals are:
• Personal and career development: Provide professional
educational and networking resources for GIS
professionals throughout their careers.
• Collaborate with other organizations to provide
access to professional educational materials.
• Encourage publication and information sharing.
• Mentor URISA and GIS leaders.
• Sustaining and supporting the progress of the GIS
profession: Develop best practices and thought
leadership.
• Develop best practice guidelines for GIS
professional practice, particularly GIS management.
• Collaborate with other organizations on initiatives
that advance the profession.
• Foster professionalism.
• Engaging and mentoring young and new professionals:
Provide early career support for young professionals and
others entering the GIS field.
• Focus on the needs of different age groups and
backgrounds.
• Work with other organizations that involve new GIS
professionals.
• Foster the development of GIS management and
non-technical skills.
• Incubating and innovating ideas: Foster the adoption of
new technology.
• Maintain strong ties with the industry.
• Connect people with technology news and events.
• Influencing policy: Continue and grow URISA’s
recognized role in bringing together different groups
and interests to develop valuable geospatial policy
advice.
• Continue work on current policy development areas
including the National Address Database, Parcels
for the Nation, and NextGen911.
• Identify important emerging policy issues.
Promoting, encouraging, and practicing social
responsibility. Continue and expand URISA’s leadership
role in addressing social responsibility in geospatial
practice.
• Build awareness of the links between social
responsibility and spatial practice, particularly
among young and new professionals.
• Promote application of professional ethics.
• Promote the value of volunteerism.
As with any effective strategic plan, there are common
threads that run through it. In URISA’s case, they are connections, collaboration, synergy, and promoting the growth of
the GIS profession. These themes correlate to URISA’s vision to
connect people and resources in the geospatial community.
All of these goals and activities provide excellent opportunities for URISA members to get involved and make valuable
contributions. For example:
• Best Practice guides are being developed by the
Professional Practice Committee and will provide
information on a number of important issues, such as
strategic planning, GIS and surveying, and promoting
GIS to elected officials. The development of these
guides requires expertise and contributions in various
types and levels of expertise.
• The Professional Educational Materials Committee
is looking for ideas for new topics and methods for
professional education, including workshops, webinars,
and other instructional and informational resources. In
addition, they are developing a workshop to help GISP
certification candidates prepare for the GISCI Core
Technical Knowledge exam.
There are volunteer opportunities that fit a variety
of types and depths of expertise and time commitments.
Anyone can get involved in ongoing activities or provide
expertise or input on a limited basis. URISA committees and
leaders actively seek out volunteers for their specific needs as
well as general input. In addition to contacting individuals
directly, leaders and volunteers rely on the membership
directory, so please update your directory entry, indicating
your areas of expertise and interest.
URISA has been a leader in shaping the GIS profession
and will continue make advances and provide valuable
professional practice resources, with the participation of
everyone.
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Call for abstracts and paper submissions to ICC 2017.
Abstracts and full papers for review for presentation at ICC 2017 are now being accepted. To begin your
submission click here.
The world of cartography and GIS comes to Washington, DC, July 2 to 7, 2017 for the 28th International
Cartographic Conference (ICC) of the International Cartographic Association. This call is your opportunity
to submit your paper or poster abstract and join other cartographers and geographic information
scientists from across the globe. Participate and see the latest innovations and developments in
mapping techniques, technological advancements, and current research in cartography and GIScience—
conference themes are listed below. The ICC is a unique experience to exchange ideas and encourage
collaboration with colleagues from academia, government and industry. This event is a once in a
generation opportunity in Washington, D.C., and will not be in the United States again for many years.
Submissions
Submissions are due October 26, 2016.
There are two submission tracks: 1) a full paper that includes a short abstract, or 2) a long abstract only
for presentation.
There are two presentation formats: an oral paper or a poster.
A collection of refereed conference papers will be published in a Springer book. These full papers are
due October 26, 2016.
Long abstracts will be refereed to decide acceptance of presentations. Authors who submit a long
abstract have the option to submit a paper for the online conference proceedings. These papers, which
will not be refereed, are due later.
After the conference, selected papers will also be invited for submission to the official ICA journals: The
International Journal of Cartography, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Cartographica,
and The Cartographic Journal.
ICC 2017 Website: http://icc2017.org/
Submission site: http://icc2017.org/abstracts-full-papers-and-posters/
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FROM EVERY ANGLE
Iconic views you won’t forget await around every corner. Whether you’re
seeing it for the first time or the one-hundredth, you’ve never seen
anywhere quite like it.
It all happens in Canada’s Downtown.
MyTorontoMeeting.com
Royal Ontario Museum
Join us in Toronto for GIS-Pro 2016.
Be dazzled by the skyline; be inspired by the conversation!
Registration and exhibit discounts through August 1: www.gis-pro.org
URISA Leadership Academy
Five Days of Targeted GIS Leadership Training...
Taught by GIS Leaders
ULA 2016 | August 1-5, 2016 | Chicago, Illinois
“I would highly recommend the ULA
event; it helped to broaden my organizational awareness and perspective regarding leadership roles within a GIS context. I
walked away from this experience feeling
invigorated and, thanks to a daily learning journal, empowered to implement
tailor-made action items within my daily
work routine. After almost a year I still
find myself referencing the material and
my course notes. The ULA team-based
exercises allowed participants to learn
from each other, to analyze their own issues and challenges, and to thoroughly
explore leadership strategies throughout
the five day event.”
- Laura Holmes B.Sc., GISP, GIS Lead - Associate, TERA Environmental Consultants,
Calgary, Alberta (ULA 2012 Graduate Savannah, Georgia)
In today’s work environment, it doesn’t pay to sit still. Keeping your skills sharp
can make the difference between moving ahead and becoming stale or even
obsolete. Learn from the best minds in the profession and take your skills to the
next level by attending the URISA Leadership Academy.
The entire five day program, the only leadership training program of its type,
is tailored to industry leaders and practitioners faced with unique challenges of
GIS leadership and management and who want to make an impact leveraging
the power of GIS.
Creating Great Leaders To Build Greater Organizations: Leaders are in
short supply, and Leadership is a necessity for all organizations to thrive and
prosper. The URISA Leadership Academy trains future leaders to create winning
organizations. ULA Graduates have the knowledge and skills they need to navigate the challenges of changing economies and technologies. The ULA teaches the necessary skills to create effective teams, act with defined purpose, and
align organizations on the path to success. Invest in your organization’s future.
Send your rising stars to the URISA Leadership Academy!
Register soon. Space is limited! Proceed to ULA details.
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Caribbean GIS Professionals to Gather
in Barbados
URISA is thrilled to host the 8th Caribbean GIS Conference in Barbados this September. Barbados last hosted in 2004.
Some of the highlights include a multi-day meeting of the
United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information
Management (UN-GGIM), and a full-day track to discuss Caribbean Disaster Management, in partnership with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).
Of course there are workshops to kick off the conference including a two-day Mobile, Web and Server GIS course, a Cartography and Geo-Visualization workshop, and two half-day
courses: Intro to Python and Mastering the Spatial Analyst
Extension.
“Attending the URISA Caribbean GIS conference
always proves to be an exhilarating learning
experience, well worth the time with great
networking opportunities available. I think this
geospatial event is a great use of money by any
GIS professional seeking to perfect their craft
in the Caribbean. There’s always a wide spectrum of attendees,
presenters, keynote speakers, etc. to interact with, who represent
a wide cross-section of public and private industries, agencies and
academic institutions not only from the Caribbean region but
as far as North America and Europe. I am always excited about
walking away with ideas, insights and information on how to
implement world-class GIS business models for my organization
better and more efficiently each and every time. DON’T MISS
THE CARIBBEAN’S PREMIER GIS CONFERENCE!”
- Fidel Omar-Ali, Telecommunications Services
of Trinidad & Tobago Limited (TSTT)
On Monday evening, we’re putting our GIS skills to work at
the URISA Caribbean GIS Mapathon. This evening activity
will support Missing Maps and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The specific projects are being detailed.
Tuesday morning’s keynote address is much anticipated.
Chris Sheldrick, Co-Founder and CEO of What3Words will
discuss how poor addressing hampers the growth and development of entire nations.
The Wednesday morning keynote will be delivered by Mladen Stojic, President of Hexagon Geospatial.
Breakout sessions will cover such topics as:
• Caribbean Disaster Management (full day track)
• It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…
• Marine Mapping and Navigation Technologies
• Participatory GIS for Better Decision-Making and
Communication
• It All Starts with the Data
• Trending GIS in 3Ds – Data Capture, Data Storage and
Data Visualization
• Why is Engaging the Public So Important?
• Geospatial Technologies – Protecting Our Heritage,
Shaping Our World
• Using GIS to More Effectively Manage Today’s Utility
Companies
• Young Professionals: How to Move Forward in a GIS
Career
• Current Trends in GIS and GIS for Land Administration
• Implementation of Enterprise GIS for National Security
from Start to Finish
• Utilizing Geospatial Strategies to Benefit Coastal
Resources Management in the Caribbean
• Enhancing Social and Economic Development Strategies
with GIS Technology
• Geospatial Mapping Tools for Habitat Mapping, Analysis
and Decision Support
• Mapping the Future with a Look from the Past
• Addressing the Social Needs: GIS—A Powerful Enabler
• Applications of Geospatial Technologies in Disaster
Management
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As done in previous conferences, we’ll convene a Caribbean
GIS High Level Forum to discuss regional strategies for collaboration and advancement. Caribbean GIS Conference
sponsors and exhibitors have always been generous and remain an important part of the event.
“The URISA Caribbean GIS
conference is the premier geospatial event in the Caribbean.
It is the best place to see and
discuss all aspects of geospatial
technologies with like-minded
individuals. I am consistently
amazed at the great educational content. I simply never miss
the URISA Caribbean Conference and I always encourage others to attend. When they do, they are always impressed with
the quality of the event.”
- Valrie Grant, MSc,GISP - Managing Director, GeoTechVision
Looking forward to Barbados! July 1 is the deadline for early registration.
Be sure to make your hotel reservations at the Hilton by August 3.
Complete conference details are online. Make plans right away!
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Welcome New URISA Members
Katherine Aanensen—University of Chicago—Chicago, IL
Eva Adler— Washington, DC
Brett Angel— Sammamish, WA
Charles Armstrong, GISP—Brownsville, VT
David Bates—Clark University—Evanston, IL
Elena Becerril—DePaul University—Chicago, IL
Sarah Bengtson—Seattle, WA
Jonathan Brandt—City of Tyler—Tyler, TX
William Brenton—Windermere, FL
Theresa Burcsu—State of Oregon—Salem, OR
Michael Bussey—DePaul University—Oak Park, IL
Papantzin Cid—Roseville, CA
Brad Dailey, GISP—AECOM—Orange, CA
Mary Dana, GISP—Raleigh Durham Airport Authority—Raleigh, NC
Keith De Freitas— Diego Martin, Trinadad and Tobago
Nina del Rosario—Elk Grove, CA
Carrie Derco—Delta, CO
Philip DiMaria—Manatee County Government—Bradenton, FL
Patrick Dodge—MSDS—Lisle, IL
Lacey Duncan, GISP—The Polis Center-IUPUI—Indianapolis, IN
Kevin Durbin—Port Allen, LA
Hannah Eboh—Northern Illinois University—Big Rock, IL
Cecelia Forberg—DePaul University—Chicago, IL
Ann Fritz, GISP—State of North Dakota—Bismarck, ND
Lizzy Gadbaw—DePaul University—Chicago, IL
Benjamin Glennon—Boulder, CO
Lisa Godwin—Fountain, CO
Thomas Gorman—DePaul University—Aurora, IL
Peg Gronemeyer—CSU - CEMML—Belleville, IL
Esteban Gutierrez—Fresno, CA
Brent Harlow—City of Barrie—Barrie, ON Canada
Sara Hopkins—City of Henderson—Henderson, NC
Kelvin Hoppel—Chapman University—Las Vegas, NV
Thomas Hopper—Ringoes, NJ
Wansoo Im—Meharry Medical College—Nashville, TN
Joshua Ittenbach—Fort Myers, FL
Michael Iversen—University of Illinois at Chicago—Oak Park, IL
Clark Jackson—Michael Baker International—Flowood, MS
Christine Kangas, GISP—City of Bozeman—Wooster, OH
Michael Kanne—Hacienda Heights, CA
Brandon Keinath—Minnesota Power—duluth, MN
Nicholas Kunkel—Northeastern Illinois University— Chicago, Il
Jennifer Kuntz, GISP—CycloMedia Technology—Saint Louis, MO
Owen Lisowski—Glastonbury, CT
Laura London—CycloMedia Technology—Berkeley, CA
Karen Lowthian—Portland, OR
Joshua Maglasang—Morris Graduate School of Management—Chicago, IL
Jewelle Mapp—Tacarigua, Trinadad and Tobago
Matthew Marino, GISP—Esri—Amesbury, MA
Erika Marshall—UIC School of Public Health—Chicago, IL
Patrick Mason—Austin, TX
David Mather, GISP—Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office—Salem, OR
Jeph Mathurin—VuTerra, LLC—Bethesda, MD
Stephen McElveen—Chatham County—Savannah, GA
Daniel Mehmel—DePaul University—Arlington Heights, IL
Jamie Merrill—City of Bozeman—Bozeman, MT
Kevin Milos—City of Calgary—Calgary, AB Canada
Bellinda Monge—Laurel, MD
David Morehead—Manatee County Government—Bradenton, FL
Neil Mudjer—NEIU—Burr Ridge, IL
Ben Mundell—Roseville, CA
Cinda Murdock—City of Commerce City—Commerce City, CO
Reina Murray—National Trust for Historic Preservation—Washington, DC
Nicholas Nevers—Belt, MT
Kathrine Nunn—Show Low, AZ
James Olech—Northeastern Illinois University—Oak Park, IL
Jacob Opadeyi, PhD—The University of the West Indies—St. Augustine,
Trinadad and Tobago
Geoff Ower—Illinois State U School of Biological Science—Chicago, IL
Rodney Palmer—Springfield, VA
Raj Patil—CycloMedia Technology—Rocklin, CA
Mike Polly—Puyallup Tribe of Indians—Tacoma, WA
John Post—Northampton, MA
Matthew Riggs, GISP—The Polis Center-IUPUI—Indianapolis, IN
Thomas Sayward, GISP—Moore Engineering—West Fargo, ND
Aidan Schenkus—DePaul University—Chicago, IL
Benjamin Scott, MPH—Kentucky Department for Public Health—Frankfort, KY
Dru Sexton—Marietta, OH
Harutyun Shahumyan—College Park, MD
Abhishek Sharma—Alhambra, CA
Deborah Sheeler, GISP—Davey Resource Group- Div. of The Davey Tree Expert
Co.—Kent, OH
Yichen Shen—The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy—
Chicago, IL
Matt Strauch—Denver, CO
Ornella Supersad—University of West Indies—Trincity, Trinadad and Tobago
Nancy Takeichi, GISP—City of Bowie—Bowie, MD
Dmitriy Tarasov—Henrico, VA
David Thackray—Vancouver, BC Canada
Ruth Trujillo-Rodriguez—San Juan, PR
Pat Valentine—Riverdale Park, MD
Nathan Van Cleave—Corvallis, OR
Lea Vargas—Manatee County Government—Bradenton, FL
David Will—Island Conservation—Santa Cruz, CA
Michelle Williams—Beaumont, CA
Kristin Wooten—Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority—RDU Airport, NC
R. Young, GISP—State of Vermont, Department of Health—Burlington, VT
New Government Agency Member
King County—Seattle, WA
• Adam Cabrera
• Richard Gelb
• Dennis Higgins, GISP
• George Horning
• Michael Jenkins
• Michael Leathers
• Paul McCombs
• David Ostanski
• Sharon Potts
• Greg Stought
• Mary Ullrich
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2016 Partner Directory
Platinum Corporate
Partners
Esri
380 New York St, Redlands, CA 92373
Phone: (909) 793-2853
info@esri.com
Hexagon Geospatial
5051 Peachtree Corners Circle
Norcross, GA 30092-2500 USA
Phone: +1 770 776 3400
Toll Free: + 1 877 463 7327
E-mail: geospatial@hexagongeospatial.
com
Since 1969, Esri® has been helping
organizations map and model our world.
Esri’s GIS software tools and methodologies enable them to effectively analyze
and manage their geographic information and make better decisions. They
are supported by our experienced and
knowledgeable staff and extensive
network of business partners and international distributors.
Website: http://www.hexagongeospatial.com Hexagon Geospatial helps you
make sense of the dynamically changing
world. Hexagon Geospatial provides
geospatial technology products and
platforms to our customers, channel
partners, and Hexagon businesses.
A full-service GIS company, Esri supports
the implementation of GIS technology on
the desktop, servers, online services, and
mobile devices. These GIS solutions are
flexible, customizable, and easy to use.
Cyclomedia
Technology, Inc.
Esri software is used by hundreds of
thousands of organizations who apply
GIS to solve problems and make our
world a better place to live. We pay
close attention to our users to ensure
they have the best tools possible to
accomplish their missions. A comprehensive suite of training options offered
worldwide helps our users fully leverage
their GIS. Esri is a socially conscious business, actively supporting organizations
involved in education, conservation,
sustainable development, and humanitarian affairs.
Gold Corporate Partners
1250 I-Newell Ave., Suite 160
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 800-790-3652
Email: usa@cyclomedia.com
www.cyclomedia.com
www.thedrivingdutchman.com
a dense network of geometric street
images, Cycloramas are always focused
on the correct address or feature from
multiple vantage points.
Our solution revolutionizes the way asset
and property assessment is managed
and reported. It reduces field visits and
provides accurate feature measurements
with convenient spot-checking. It simplifies maintenance and enables automated
inventory and controlled processes.
It also saves valuable resources while
simplifying the decision-making process,
improving operations and increasing
efficiency.
We provide ready-made solutions
throughout Europe, North America, and
Asia. Our technology is widely used in government GIS, public safety, and security
markets, as well as in construction, infrastructure management, and insurance.
We provide a full range of services
related to 3D mobile mapping. Data is
captured and delivered worldwide.
Cyclomedia is the market leader in systematic imaging of large-scale environments from cities to complete countries.
Cyclomedia’s smart imagery solution
creates Cycloramas – 360-degree panoramic photos – with high accuracy,
providing current and clear views of
street-level environments.
The Cyclomedia recording system is like
no other. It uses patented technology to
determine the exact position and orientation of every picture taken. By creating
Our primary market segments include:
• Property Taxation, Appraisal, and
Building Inspection
• Transportation and Infrastructure
Management
• Public Safety and Homeland Security
• Engineering and Construction Planning
Viewer Software
• GlobeSpotter – Our feature-rich web
app for viewing Cycloramas that runs
on any browser supporting Flash.
• GlobeSpotter for ArcGIS Desktop –
The power of GlobeSpotter inside
Esri’s leading GIS software.
Hosting Solutions
• GlobeSpotter Cloud – Secure, scalable
hosting service managed by Cyclomedia that’s free to customers.
• GlobeSpotter Server – Locally hosted
option supporting all Cyclomedia’s
content and software.
Developer Tools
• GlobeSpotter API – Integrate GlobeSpotter components into your user’s
existing business workflow.
• Panoramic Rendering Service – Extract pictures for reports and texture
map buildings with Cycloramas.
Silver Corporate Partners
Data Transfer Solutions
Cyclomedia offers the following licensed
products:
3680 Avalon Park Blvd East, Suite 200,
Orlando, FL 32828
Phone: (407) 382-5222
aibaugh@dtsgis.com
Content
• Cycloramas – Seamless, accurate 360°
panos taken at street-level with our
patented recording technology.
Headquartered in Orlando, DTS is a leader
in asset management, geographic information systems, and transportation planning. We specialize in creating solutions to
For information about
URISA Partnership, please visit:
http://www.urisa.org/about-us/become-a-urisa-partner/ or contact Wendy Nelson at URISA Headquarters.
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2016 Partner Directory (continued)
help clients automate their worlds, reduce
their workload and organize their data
through customized technology.
Bronze Corporate Partners
DTS is comprised of seven divisions, each
with its own scope of services. Often however, a single project spans several divisions
before completion because we uniquely offer all the necessary cutting-edge services,
integrated within one company.
WELCOME NEW
BRONZE PARTNER
EagleView
Technologies
3700 Monte Villa Pkwy, Ste 200
Bothell, WA 98021
1-855-984-6590
EagleView Technologies offers Pictometry® Intelligent Images®. The highresolution oblique and ortho images are
captured and processed with patented
technology and delivered through innovative analytical tools to allow for the
most accurate assessment of properties.
Used daily by GIS, assessment, public
safety, defense, insurance, construction
and utility professionals, Pictometry
solutions bring field work to the desktop.
Solutions are easily integrated into
existing workflows through strategic
partnerships and make it easy for users
to make informed decisions and enhance
productivity. To find out more please
visit www.eagleview.com
Every day, new applications for Pictometry are realized. Discover how Pictometry
can help you work better, faster, smarter
and with optimal cost savings.
K2 Geospatial
Since 1995, K2 Geospatial has been
committed to bringing spatial information and analysis tools within
everyone’s reach by developing software solutions that provide effective
visual aids to decision-makers.
K2 Geospatial’s solutions connect,
consolidate, and publish data that
is often managed and stored in silos
throughout different systems. Employees and citizens can easily access
the information and analyze it in real
time to make informed decisions.
Our solutions are used by municipalities, regional governments, ports,
airports, road authorities, railways,
public utilities, and natural resource
companies.
K2’s solutions are powered by JMap,
a map-based integration platform
designed to connect silos and offer
user-friendly interfaces destined to
non-technical users. JMap is deployed
and used by hundreds of organizations in North, South and Central
America as well as in Europe.
North West Group
245 Aero Way NE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2E 6K2
Phone: (403) 295-0694
info@nwgeo.com
Part of Hexagon, North West Group is
comprised of North West Geomatics
Ltd. (NWG) and Valtus Imagery Services. NWG is a leading aerial data acquisition company, dedicated to producing
high-quality digital aerial imagery
and related spatial data, while Valtus
provides an easy and reliable storage,
management and distribution solution
for imagery data.
VESTRA
5300 Aviation Drive, Redding, CA 96002
Phone: (530) 223-2585
MBraghin@Vestra.com
As a leader in GIS/IT, Environmental
Solutions, Engineering, and Surveying,
VESTRA has the depth of know-how
and experience to help clients achieve
success. VESTRA, an employee-owned
corporation dating back to 1988, prides
itself on our local presence and commitment to the community. Our mission is to
be our clients’ most-valued consultant by
providing cost-effective, innovative, and
technically superior project solutions.
Whatever your current or future needs,
VESTRA’s full-service resources are available to support you on your next critical
project.
Business Partners
eGIS Associates, Inc.
2712 Wilding Green Lane, Suite 100
Dacula, Georgia 30019, USA
Phone: +1 678-710-9710
info@egisassociates.com
eGIS Associates, Inc. is focused on
providing efficient and cost effective
Geospatial Solutions that meet the
growing needs of public and private
sector enterprises. Our mission is to
help you consume the “Power of Place”
with current technology standards and
Applied Spatial Intelligence ©. eGIS
offers a wealth of professional products
and services including: Enterprise GIS
Implementation, Application Develop-
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ment, Business Systems Integration and
Geospatial Training and Support. eGIS
is committed to customer satisfaction –
Relationships Matter. Whether you need
advice on your project or are looking for a
relevant product or just have a technical
question, contact us today.
GeoTechVision
With offices in Kingston, Jamaica (876970-5686) and Georgetown, Guyana
(592-227-0433)
www.geotechvision.com
GeoTechVision focuses on “Delivering
Value through Innovative Solutions!”
We have been assisting Caribbean
Businesses, Agencies and Government
Ministries to develop and effectively
use spatial intelligence in critical decision making! We are very involved with
establishing Geographic Information
Systems, GPS and Mobility products
and solutions, as well as marketing our
own “GeO” brand tablet. We consider
Human Capacity Building as very critical
- right from the classroom to the work
environment. Hence our Classroom
Management Solution and our strong
focus on Training and Development in all
our engagements. Our other consulting
services include Project Management,
Information Security Advisory, Process
Audit and Assurance, Business Analysis
and Enterprise GIS solution planning and
Implementation.
MGP
701 Lee Street Suite 1020
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Tel: (847) 656-5698
info@mgpinc.com
www.mgpinc.com
MGP is an information systems services
company that specializes in geo-spatial
solutions. Our comprehensive range of
geographic, data modeling, and business
process solutions provide you new opportunities to find a better way. We believe
that innovation creates opportunity and
collaboration breeds success. MGP was
formed as a shared business model in
2016 Partner Directory (continued)
Educational Institution
Members
University of Southern
California Spatial
Sciences Institute
which clients are partners. This philosophy
enables significant cost savings and makes
it possible for any client, regardless of size,
to get where they need to go. MGP is the
managing partner of the GIS Consortium.
Planning Communities,
LLC
9131 Anson Way, Suite 304
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
919-803-6862 (Office)
919-882-1206 (Fax)
contactus@planningcommunities.com
ttownsend@planningcommunities.com
Planning Communities, LLC provides
a wide range of multi-disciplinary
planning services for local, state and
federal agencies, tribal nations and
community organizations. Community,
transportation, environmental and GIS
services include local/regional planning,
visioning/scenario planning, land use,
socioeconomic, market and cost-benefit
analysis, community asset mapping,
tool/application support and development, process improvement/integration,
consensus-building and facilitation.
Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina,
Planning Communities has additional
offices in Charlotte (NC) and Seattle (WA).
Planning Communities is a North Carolina
certified Small Professional Service Firm
(SPSF) and is certified as a DBE in North
Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Delaware.
Temporal Geo
Analytics
Working with you and other experts, we
build a completely defensible, dynamic
analysis data platform with interactive
visualizations and related tables that
clearly represent the qualities of your
project and its relationship to larger
political, environmental, and regional
contexts.
P.O. Box 181431
Denver, CO 80218
Phone: 720-235-0390
info@TGAmaps.com
Temporal Geo Analytics, Inc. (TGA) is a
Land Use and Environmental Litigation
consulting firm. We have expertise in using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
to develop, manage, and distribute complex spatial databases, as well as creating
the presentation-quality visualizations
and graphics needed for natural resource
litigation and land use projects.
Wellar Consulting
Ottawa, ON Canada
Phone: (613) 728-3483
wellarb@uottawa.ca
Wellar Consulting services include design
and evaluation of education and training courses and currricula for GISystems
and GIScience programs; advice and
workshops on the development of quantitative measures to assess information
system and transportation system performance; critical reviews of IS and GIS
RFPs; seminars on the safety and security
aspects of interdependent infrastructures; professional opinion on land use
planning and zoning issues; and, expert
opinion on liability for safety-related
incidents involving pedestrians, cyclists,
and motor vehicle operators.
TGA specializes in the analysis of multifaceted land use issues and environmental
impacts over time. TGA is expert at acquiring and integrating historic and current
spatial data to build the critical information you need to represent your case.
Using GIS, we transform complex issues
into defensible, authoritative, and easily
understood maps and graphics. Our clientele consists primarily of natural resource
and environmental attorneys, oil and gas
companies, mining companies, and land
developers.
Leveraging GIS for Environmental, Natural Resource, and Land Use Planning is
our core expertise. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrate and overlay
unlimited layers of themed spatial and
tabular data to illustrate and reveal patterns, context, and the intrinsic qualities
of any location. A GIS is also a powerful
analysis tool capable of querying data
for location and its relationship to overall
context. At TGA, we have an intimate
understanding of these tools and their
capabilities.
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Federal Agency
Sponsor
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233
The Census Bureau serves as the leading
source of quality data about the nation’s
people and economy. We honor privacy,
protect confidentiality, share our expertise
globally, and conduct our work openly. We
are guided on this mission by our strong
and capable workforce, our readiness to
innovate, and our abiding commitment to
our customers.
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B.S. in GeoDesign, and
Geographic Information
Science and Technology
Graduate Programs
Geographic Information
Science and Technology
(GIST) online graduate
programs
Graduate Certificate in
Geospatial Leadership
University of
Washington Tacoma,
Urban Studies
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Master of Science in
Geospatial Technologies
Certificate in
Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
PRESIDENT
Mark
Your
Calendar!
Rebecca Somers, GISP— Somers-St. Claire GIS
Management Consultants (Virginia)
rsomers@somers-stclaire.com
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Tripp Corbin, GISP— eGIS Associates, Inc.
(Georgia)
tcorbin@egisassociates.com
IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT
Carl Anderson, GISP—Create I.O. (Florida)
carl.anderson@vadose.org
SECRETARY
August 1-5, 2016
URISA Leadership Academy
Chicago, Illinois
September 5-8, 2016
URISA’s 2016 Caribbean GIS
Conference
Barbados
October 31-November 3, 2016
GIS-Pro 2016: URISA’s 54th Annual
Conference
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Ashley Hitt, GISP–Connected Nation
(Kentucky)
ahitt@connectednation.org
TREASURER
Martin Roche, GISP –Geo Planning Services
LLC (Florida)
mroche@GeoPlanningServices.com
JJochen Albrecht–Hunter College (New York)
jochen@hunter.cuny.edu
Stephen Berry, GISP
Clark County Consortium for GIS (Kentucky)
ccgis@ccgisonline.com
Keri Brennan, GISP—The Schneider
Corporation (Indiana)
KBrennan@schneidercorp.com
Amy Esnard, GISP— Elevon Solutions (Oregon)
amy@elevonsolutions.com
Valrie Grant GISP—GeoTechVision (Jamaica)
valrie@geotechvision.com
Corey Halford, GISP —City of Airdrie (Alberta
Canada)
Corey.Halford@airdrie.ca
Kevin Mickey, GISP—The Polis Center-IUPUI
(Indiana)
kmickey@iupui.edu
Non-Voting Board Member/Chapter Advisory
Board Chair:
Chris Akin, GISP – Representing New England
URISA
chrisakin@gmail.com
RFP Distribution
URISA members, remember that URISA will distribute your RFP/RFQ
announcements to our corporate and business members at no charge.
Simply email your announcement to info@urisa.org (Subject: RFP
Service) and we’ll send it right out for you!
THE GIS PROFESSIONAL
A publication of URISA – Fostering
Excellence in GIS.
URISA is a non-profit professional
and educational association that
promotes the effective and ethical
use of spatial information and
information technologies for the
understanding and management
of urban and regional systems. It
is a multidisciplinary association
where professionals from all parts
of the spatial data community can
come together and share concerns
and ideas.
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