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UAS/Drone Policy Workgroup
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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Please find the workgroup reports that we have received for today’s Council meeting. CA GIS Council Elevations Workgroup Report 20160602 DLRI Workgroup Status Report – 20160609 Strategic Plan Workgroup Status Report – 20160609 UAS Policy Workgroup Status Report – 20160609
The California Department of Water Resources and U.C. Davis will be hosting a conference on Unmanned Aerial Systems for Water Resources Management on September 22, 2015 at the U.C. Davis Conference Center. The summit focuses on applications of UAS technology…
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The polls have closed for endorsement of Senate Joint Resolution 18 regarding the use of UAS for drought response, as proposed by the UAS/Drone Policy Workgroup. Thirty-four Council members voted with the results as follows: Yes: 29 No: 3 Abstain:…
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Please submit your vote by 12:00 pm, Thursday, September 3, 2015. The UAS Policy Work Group has been asked (by Gary Darling) to review Senate Joint Resolution 18 – using UAS for drought response and make a recommendation that the…
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I wanted to provide a brief recap of the California GIS Council Meeting that was help July 22nd, 2015 at the ESRI conference. Executive Committee Nominations We decided to provide one more week for nominations. I have now closed the…
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UAS Policy Work Group (UPWG) A group of 17 California GIS Council members, who represent a variety of interests and expertise regarding drone usage for mapping, have volunteered to create a UAS Policy Work Group. We have completed a charter…
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Charter for the UAS Policy Work Group of the California GIS Council July 7, 2015 Group Name Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Policy Work Group (UPWG) of the California GIS Council (CGC) Problem Statement Unmanned Aircraft Systems (remotely…
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