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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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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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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The CGIA Community Council is hosting its (FIRST!) Community GIS Legislation Review. This is an opportunity for professionals in the California’s GIS community to contribute their informed perspectives on the use and governance of GIS in the state. The group…
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The agenda for the March 9, 2023, quarterly CGIA Community Council meeting is now available at this link. Join us for updates on GIS discussion topics, upcoming CA GIS related legislative session items, and a presentation on CalEnviroScreen. The meeting will…
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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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