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We are excited to announce that the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) will be attending the 2025 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit this Friday, February 28th, at the USC Hotel. This

Nominations are now open for the California Geographic Information (CGIA) Awards! We are excited to kick off the 2025 CGIA Awards program, celebrating excellence in geographic information across California. This

Are you a small or disadvantaged business certified in California (such as an SBE, DBE, MBE, MWBE, LBE, or XBE) operating in the geospatial or GIS field? If so, the

Dear CGIA Members, It’s been a tumultuous start to 2025 for many of our members. Just over a quarter of CGIA’s followers are based in the Los Angeles area and

A Journey Through Three Decades of Collaborative Activities From its founding in 1994, California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) has been a key champion for collaboration and advocacy in geographic information.

While we plan for our next wonderful speaker series, coming in 2025, I wanted to share with you all that the CGIA Video Archive is now fully online. We’ve posted

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,

Celebrating thirty years of CGIA – and looking ahead to the coming year As California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, we are excited to prepare for this

CGIA is excited to announce upcoming workshops as part of our Professional Development Series. Workshops are presented by Laura Royal, a professional trainer, job coach and facilitator. ALL workshops are DISCOUNTED for

You may have noticed some recent technical issues with the CGIA website and email lists. I wanted to write a short message to apologize and let you know that the

Dear CGIA Members, I’m incredibly proud to be representing you all as the new Chair of CGIA for 2024-2025. CGIA has an extremely broad base of membership, from diverse backgrounds,

Officers: Chair: Roland Martin, GIS Leader, ARUP Vice Chair: Tracy Tober, GIS Analyst, ParcelQuest Secretary: Norman Wong, Senior GIS Analyst, County of Los Angeles Treasurer: Mary Hurley, Executive Board, CIRGIS

Mappy 30th: Celebrating GIS Excellence Since 1994 The CGIA Board is thrilled to invite you to CGIA’s 2024 ESRI UC Event celebrating our 30th birthday! RSVP here. It’s free! _____

Roland Martin is the Geospatial & Earth Observation Skills Leader for the Americas at Arup. He has 18 years of experience in geospatial and digital consulting. By trade he is

Come join the CGIA Board and become a leader of the California GIS Community! Reach out to chair@cgia.org with any questions. Click the linked text below to fill out and