Enabling the California geospatial community
The agenda for the December 9, 2021 meeting of the California GIS Council has been updated. Please take a few moments to review the proposed revisions to the Council’s Charter and a flyer for the featured presentation on California Road…
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The California GIS Council’s Policy Advisory Workgroup (PAW) has a few July updates for the GIS community: On July 8th, PAW held its first Quarterly Lunchtime Legislative Briefing. We went over the 2021 Q2 newsletter. The recording will be available…
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The Quarter 1 of 2021 report on legislative activities in the California Capitol that affect the practice of GIS has been written and posted by Jacob Mark, chair of the Policy Advisory Committee. Read and Be informed!
Read all about GIS-related action in California’s Legislature! Jacob Mark, the Chair of our newly-forming Policy Advisory Workgroup, prepared a listing and quick synopsis of some bills active in the 2021-22 Regular session which convened on December 7, 2020. Read…
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We received this message today (10/5/2020) From Tony Kimmet, National Imagery Leader, USDA: FPAC-BC-GEO Branch has just received new NAIP 2020 Compressed County Mosaics (CCM) for all of California. I have checked and uploaded the new mosaics to the following…
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Dear colleagues, The USGS National Geospatial Program is again updating the US Interagency Elevation Inventory. We invite you to provide us information so that your data is discoverable by others. Your data need not be in the public domain, and the…
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Dear colleagues, The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) continues to utilize the NOAA sponsored Seasketch: U.S. Federal Mapping Coordination – A Demonstration Site for Federal Mapping Data Acquisition Coordination site for planning, coordinating partnerships, and tracking elevation data acquisition projects. The system supports the maintenance…
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Dear Colleagues, The USGS is preparing for the 2019-2020 Broad Area Announcement (BAA) to costshare lidar acquisition with FY2020 appropriated funding. A 2-hour webinar has been scheduled for August 7, 1 pm Eastern (10 am Pacific) so that potential applicants can…
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The 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) continues to utilize the NOAA sponsored Seasketch: U.S. Federal Mapping Coordination – A Demonstration Site for Federal Mapping Data Acquisition Coordination) site for planning, coordinating partnerships, and tracking elevation data acquisition projects. The system supports the maintenance and…
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Hello colleagues, The USGS 3DEP elevation program FY2019 cost-share opportunity is now open via the Federal BizOpps website. https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=968bda97cbb5a8bf6cd3bb2ab55a8ceb&tab=core&_cview=0 This should take you directly to the announcement, or go to FBO.gov and use keyword 3DEP or solicitation number 140G0118R0037 The…
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