Enabling the California geospatial community
For anyone who missed, this third part of the series was focused on our state resources, and a rural county (Siskiyou) approach to pandemic data management. Hello Everyone,Thank you for registering for the third part of the four-part series entitled,…
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Solicitation Summary: The Geographical Information Center (GIC) and The Center for Geospatial Science and Technology (CGST) are under contract with the California Department of Water Resources (CA DWR) to bring comprehensive updates to the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) within the…
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This message is from Scott Martin, the California Geodetic Coordinator and Chair of the GIS Council’s Geodetic Workgroup: Cal GIS Council members, The NGS released an official announcement this morning that the NSRS Modernization Project will be delayed from 2022…
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URISA (Urban Regional Information Systems Association) has published a statement regarding recent events in Florida, which among other things emphasizes the importance of open and accurate data and ethics for GIS professionals. The statement is posted on the URISA “GIS…
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NASA, in coordination with RTI International, is undertaking a user survey to inform the capabilities of a future NASA VSWIR hyperspectral and thermal imaging satellite mission called Surface Biology and Geology (SBG). This is a unique opportunity to inform and…
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Here are links to a slightly revised agenda, a slide presentation, and some of the workgroup reports for the June quarterly meeting at 10 a.m.-12 noon on June 11. The web and phone connection information are in the agenda. Agenda…
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The agenda for the June 11 quarterly meeting of the GIS Council is now available at this link. Join us for the introduction of our Vice Chair for 2020-2021, followed by a short presentation on the GIS Corps volunteer effort…
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This document was created by our Geodetic Control Workgroup Chair Scott Martin of the Caltrans Office of Land Surveys. Scott also serves as California Geodetic Coordinator. It is a quick read suitable for sharing with GIS colleagues and non-GIS staff…
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We have three candidates for the position of Vice Chair of this Council! The Vice Chair will serve from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, and will serve as Chair from July 1, 2021 through June 20, 2022. Everyone…
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The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO), a coalition of 13 national professional societies, trade associations, and membership organizations in the geospatial field, has sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to express their…
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