Nominations for the 2023 CGIA Awards are Now Open!

Nomination Form

Nominations must be submitted by February 9, 2023.

*All award winners will receive a FREE 1-year membership to CGIA!*

Each year the California Geographic Information Association recognizes outstanding achievements in the GIS profession within California. CGIA awards are open to any person in the State of California. An award is an outstanding way of recognizing individuals and programs in the GIS community for their efforts in the education, implementation, and advancement of GIS.

CGIA will be seeking nominations for outstanding individuals and organizations in the following categories:

• Student Awards: Granted to the student whose project, application, or tool best demonstrates innovation in the use of GIS technology.  A scholarship award of $750 will be awarded to the 1st place winners in 3 categories: associate degree/certificate, 4-year college/university, and graduate. $250 will be awarded for runner-up entries in each category.
• Exemplary use of GIS: Granted for outstanding application of GIS technology representing innovative, elegant, or creative techniques for analysis, mapping, data management, or automation. The technology may be transparent to the end user and is not required to display map output.
• Outstanding Geospatial Web Application: Granted to the outstanding integration of GIS and web technologies (online mapping, dashboards, and data collection) demonstrating excellence in aesthetic presentation, functionality, ease of use, and overall user experience.
• Excellence in GIS Teaching: Granted to formal educators, trainers, and mentors in GIS that display extraordinary approach, contribution, development, or commitment to GIS education in California.

All award winners receive a FREE 1-year membership to CGIA. Rewards will be presented at CalGIS 2023.

For questions, please contact CGIA Board Member- Chris Robinson (chrisr.gis@gmail.com), or CGIA Chair (chair@cgia.org).

Nominations must be submitted by February 9, 2023.