Roland Martin is the Geospatial & Earth Observation Skills Leader for the Americas at Arup. He has 18 years of experience in geospatial and digital consulting. By trade he is a Spatial Data Engineer, but he has always valued versatility, and at different times in his career has built up experience with data collection, management, analysis, visualization, and automation.
Donna Miranda-Begay is a CGIA Board Member – Tribal Representative. Her Tribal affiliation is Tubatulabal, Paiute, Tule River Yokut, and Dine’. She is founder of the new non-profit CA Tribal GIS.
In working with both California Native American Tribes (federally and non-federally recognized) and State government, Donna recognized the need to have Tribal Lands on public government maps. She worked with several state Tribal Liaisons who often asked, “how can we better work with Tribes?”. Donna’s response would be “place tribal lands on your department maps...
California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) is a non-profit, statewide association formed in 1994 to facilitate coordination, collaboration, and advocacy for California’s Geographic Information System (GIS) community. CGIA promotes the creation and maintenance of the best practices in the governance and application of geographic information within the State of California that can become a model for the nation.
2025 CGIA Awards – Nominations are LIVE!
Nominations are now open for the California Geographic Information (CGIA) Awards! We are excited to kick off the 2025 CGIA Awards program, celebrating excellence in geographic information across California. This year, we are accepting nominations for three prestigious categories: How…
Calling Small and Disadvantaged Businesses
Are you a small or disadvantaged business certified in California (such as an SBE, DBE, MBE, MWBE, LBE, or XBE) operating in the geospatial or GIS field? If so, the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) would like to engage with…
Dear CGIA Members, It’s been a tumultuous start to 2025 for many of our members. Just over a quarter of CGIA’s followers are based in the Los Angeles area and I know that several of our board members and many…
CGIA has launched an initiative to provide California with a comprehensive picture of our state's Spatial Data Infrastructure
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