Enabling the California geospatial community
The CGIA Community Forum (formerly known as the California GIS Council) is pleased to invite all in the California GIS Community of Practice to attend the LiDAR for California Forum on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 12 noon to 1:30…
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The US Geological Survey (USGS) Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA) provides a mechanism for partnering with the USGS and other Federal Agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation or 3D Hydrography (surface water mapping) data to provide the Nation with high-resolution topographic…
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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 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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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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California Senate Bill 865 (SB 865), introduced and passed in 2020, aims to enhance safe excavation practices in California by requiring all new subsurface installations to be mapped using a geographic information system (GIS) starting from January 1, 2023, except…
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The 3D National Topography Model (3DNTM) Data Collaboration Announcement (DCA) for Fiscal Year 2024 opens on September 7, 2023. The 3DNTM is a new initiative that updates, improves, and integrates USGS elevation and hydrography data to support the most demanding…
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The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) produces an assessment of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) every few years. For the first time, COGO is reaching out to geospatial professionals and practitioners, people who use, develop, or manage geospatial data, to…
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Click here for all of the details about the premier gathering of the California GIS Community, happening on March 13-15 at the Embassy Suites in Seaside (Monterey County.)
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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