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
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FCC Map: Broadband Fabric Challenge Update
As a follow-up to the Broadband discussion at the December Council meeting, here is some information that was recently shared on a NSGIC (National States Geographic Information Council) discussion board by Shelby Johnson of the State of Arkansas GIS Office:…
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Climate Change Speaker Series
Register Now for the CGIA Web Speaker Series: Addressing the Climate Change ChallengeCGIA will host four speaker series in February and March showcasing diverse perspectives and solutions in response to the climate crisis, and how GIS is leveraged to support…
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12/8/22 Council Meeting Highlights
The notes from the December 8 CGIA Community Council meeting are now available at https://cgia.org/cagiscouncil/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CGIA-Community-Council-12-08-2022-Meeting-Notes.pdf There was lively discussion on a lawsuit involving a California GIS practitioner and the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists over the…
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Last Call for Corrections to National Hydrography Dataset
In September 2022, USGS officially notified DWR that the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) will become static in 2023 as USGS resources will be devoted to the transition to the new 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP). 3DHP will be easier to maintain,…
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September 2022 Meeting Notes
The notes from the September 8 Council meeting are available at this link. Members voted to accept the Terms and Conditions of the integration with the California Geographic information Association (CGIA), and to change the name of this group to…
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CGIA Approves Integration with CA GIS Council
The California Geographic Information Association’s (CGIA) Board of Directors accepted the proposal to integrate the California GIS Council into its organization at its August 2, 2022 meeting. Please review the approved terms and conditions document at this link. This action…
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National Hydrography Dataset of the Future Webinar 7/21/22 @10-11 a.m.
Join us for a brief look at what’s ahead for the National Hydrography Dataset (BHD), the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), and NHDPlus High Resolution. These three datasets will be combined into a new data product under the 3D Hydrography Program,…
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Notes from 6/9/2022 Meeting Posted
Thank you to all who attended the June 9 Quarterly Meeting of the California GIS Council. The notes are available for your review at this link. Please save the date for the next meeting planned for September 8, 2022, at…
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Geospatial Technology Competency Model Revisions
Shared with the CA GIS Council by L.A. County GIO Steve Steinberg: “The U.S. Department of Labor Geospatial Technology Competency Model is getting ready for the next round of updates/revisions. Your input is hugely valuable in helping to define which…
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