Enabling the California geospatial community
The GeoTech Center needs your help in recognizing individuals and organizations that have supported geospatial education at two year colleges. Each year GeoTech asks for nominations for three Awards – two for individuals and one for an organization through it…
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Our next California GIS Council Meeting is next week. Click here to download the agenda: CA GIS Council Meeting Agenda (December 10, 2015) Meeting information December 10th, 2015 10 AM – 12 noon Sierra Hearing Room Web and Teleconference Information is shown…
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Three workgroups have been identified as supporting the mission of the Council, and the Executive Commitee is looking for council members who would be interested in joining these workgroups to support their efforts. The three workgroups are: Coastal and Marine Michele…
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High-quality hydrographic data are critical to a broad range of government and private applications. Resource management, infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, fisheries management, and disaster mitigation all depend on up-to-date, accurate, and high-quality hydrographic data. The U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program has begun a…
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Thank you for those who attended last week’s GIS Council Meeting. Here is a recap of some of the announcements: Walker Weiland – Urban Heat Island The California Environmental Protection Agency released a study that identifies areas across California experiencing…
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LA County has announced information around its 2015 GIS Day (click to get full information) Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 9:00am to 3:00pm Los Angeles County Grand Park, Olive Court 200 N. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 This year’s event…
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Please find the agenda for this Wednesday’s meeting here: CA GIS Council Meeting Agenda (September 16, 2015) We will introduce our Executive Committee, and review the activities of the workgroups. WebEx information is attached on the 2nd page, but is shown…
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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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Passing along from Scott Martin DOT Extended Pos/Nav Executive Committee and Working Group Members, A Federal Register Notice has been issued regarding the Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System (NDGPS). A number of factors have contributed to the declining use of…
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