2020 Census and Privacy
This may not be news to many of you that make frequent use of census data, but it came as a surprise to me and to several other folks I’ve talked with. It raises the privacy vs accuracy debate in…
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Announcements
NAIP 2018 for California Imagery Services Now Available
USDA NAIP 2018 aerial imagery (60cm resolution) for California is now publicly available through GIS-compatible services hosted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Four different 2018 services are offered (4-band, natural color, CIR, and NDVI) and add…
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Webinar: Little Hoover Commission GIS Report
The California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) hosted a webinar on March 3 featuring Tamar Foster, Deputy Executive Director of the Little Hoover Commission presenting on the report “Mapping a Strategy for GIS.” A recording of that webinar is available at…
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Agenda for 3/12/2020 GIS Council Meeting is Posted
Please join us for the next quarterly meeting of the California GIS Council to be held on March 12 at 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The in-person meeting will be at the Department of Water Resources Bonderson Building, 901 P…
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CGIA Presents Web Speaker Series
The California Geographic Information Association – which generously hosts this GIS Council website – presents a series of web talks on “The Role of GIS in Organizations and Strategic Planning” They are open to all; pre-registration is required. All Brown…
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Spring 2020 updates to the US Interagency Elevation Inventory
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…
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GIS Council Meeting March 12, 2020 – Save the Date
Please save the date for the next quarterly California GIS Council meeting taking place on March 12, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. The physical location will be the Department of Water Resources’ Bonderson Building, 901 P Street, Sacramento, CA…
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Job Posting: State Geographic Information Officer (GIO)
The State of California Department of Technology is accepting applications for an Information Technology Manager II who will serve as the State of California Geographic Information Officer (GIO) and Manager of Data and Geospatial Services. The final filing date is…
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A Quick Survey on California LiDAR use.
As many of you may have heard, there is a substantial effort to move towards completing statewide lidar coverage. To support this move, I’ve put together a very quick survey that is targeted at getting just a little bit more…
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Governor Appoints Chief Data Officer for California
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the appointment of Joy Bonaguro as the Chief Data Officer. The following is from the Governor’s Office website https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/01/30/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-1-30-20/ “Joy Bonaguro, 39, of Oakland, has been appointed chief data officer at the California Government Operations Agency. Bonaguro…
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