Enabling the California geospatial community
Geographic Data Specialist in the California Department of Water Resources since 2008. Presently serving as the Technical Lead for the California National Hydrography Stewardship Program. Board member of Northern California Chapter of URISA (Chapter President for 2016). GIS Certificate from American River College, 2009
The USGS National Geospatial Program collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders to share costs of topographic data acquisition in support of collective mission and business requirements. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) Data Collaboration Announcement…
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The quarterly meeting of the CGIA Community Council that was planned for Thursday, June 13, 2024 is postponed. Please watch this space for an announcement of the next meeting. Do you have thoughts on content for future meetings? Please send…
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The Western States Caucus of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) cordially invites you to join the second annual community Roundtable discussion on Thursday, April 25th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT. Anyone interested in this is welcome to…
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CGIA reminds the California GIS community that the deadline for early registration at a discounted rate for the CalGIS 2024 Conference is February 18. The detailed agenda and registration information may be found at https://urisa.org/page/CalGIS. This event is hosted by…
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Together, URISA, NENA, and NSGIC are pleased to announce the third-annual Location, Enterprise Addressing, and Public Safety (LEAP) Conference taking place virtually on February 27-29, 2024. To celebrate their collaborative efforts, members of all three associations are eligible for discounted…
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This is copied from a recent FEMA newsletter: The Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR) is an award-winning, free, national online source for sophisticated climate data down to the neighborhood level. ClimRR provides easy access to climate data to integrate…
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Thanks to our community member and Tribal Workgroup lead Donna Begay of California Tribal GIS for alerting us to this webinar that dives into the unique challenges of addressing in Tribal communities. “In many tribal regions, the absence of formal…
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We recently received this message from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding The Open Environmental Data Project: “The Open Environmental Data Project (OEDP) is opening a call for community partners to co-design a Community Data Hub (CDH) prototype. The…
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Here is some news that may be of interest to the California GIS Community: NENA GIS Data Stewardship for NG9-1-1 Information Document (Version 2) Now Available NENA (the National Emergency Number Association) is pleased to announce the publication of the NENA…
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The notes from the September 14 meeting of the CGIA Community Council may be read here https://cgia.org/cagiscouncil/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CGIA-Community-Council-09-14-2023_Notes.pdf Included are slides from a terrific presentation on the CalOES Fire Integrated real-Time Intelligence System (FIRIS) Program. Please save-the-date for the next meeting,…
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