Enabling the California geospatial community
The California Department of Water Resources is sponsoring two sessions of training on the National Hydrography Dataset editing tools, which will be taught by USGS. This training is essential for anyone who wishes to participate in NHD stewardship or become…
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Hello Everyone: The FY16/FY17 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) has been released. The BAA provides detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other Federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data. A public webinar…
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The California Office of Emergency Services is hosting a statewide Emergency Management-GIS coordination meeting next Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Cal OES Headquarters, 3650 Schriever Ave., Mather, CA. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for statewide…
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CA GIS Council Vice-Chair election results (36 total votes) Phil Beilin: 28 votes Chris Schendel: 8 votes Please join me in congratulating Phil Beilin for being selected as the incoming Vice-Chair of the California GIS Council! And thank you to…
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I have been using GIS for 5 years for the State of California Department of Transportation. Much of my work has involved data management, and collaboration with other State agencies, internal functional groups, and local agencies. I am very new…
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Greetings Ca GIS Council members, I have been actively using GIS for more than 25 years for Federal and local agencies, private industry and a water utility company. Much of my work has involved regional initiatives and integrating GIS into…
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We are extending the nomination period for Council Vice-Chair to Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 5:00 pm. The Vice-Chair assists the Chair in leadership and administration of the Council, and will assume the role of the Chair at the expiration…
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The next testing window for the GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam® as a part of the GISP Certification is scheduled for July 5-9. The exam will be taken at a PSI testing facility. These facilities are located worldwide. The exam itself…
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CA GIS Council: June 9th meeting notes Constituent initiatives (with web links): The California Geological Survey has released 7 new Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone maps in the San Bernardino County and Tahoe Basin areas. These new maps are available at…
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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…
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