CGIA recognizes outstanding achievements in various aspects of geospatial technologies within California through its annual awards program, commemorating excellence in Geographic Information across the state. Awards are open to any person in the State of California, and Nominations must relate to people, projects, or organizations which are located in California.
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Award winners will be announced at a special event which will be announced soon.
Winners will receive a coveted CGIA Award trophy and will be featured on the CGIA webpage.
This year’s awards will be presented for the following categories:
- Excellence & Innovation Award: Granted for the outstanding application of geospatial technology, representing innovative, elegant, or creative techniques for analysis, mapping, data management, or automation.
- Coordination & Collaboration Award: Granted for the demonstration of collaborative development of geospatial data, approaches, or technologies within the state of California..
- Student & Early Career Award: Granted to the student or early career professional (up to three years into their career) whose project, application, or tool demonstrates an exemplary use of geospatial technologies.
A comprehensive gallery of winners from previous events is shown below.
CGIA Awards 2025: Jane Schafer-Kramer accepts the Chair's Award.CGIA Awards 2025: Jane Schafer-Kramer accepts the Chair's Award. 
CGIA Awards 2025: Celebration! 
CGIA Awards 2025: Celebration! 
CGIA Awards 2025: Arup and 4 Walls International accept the Coordination & Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2025: Awards Sponsors ParcelQuest. 
CGIA Awards 2025: Celebration! 
CGIA Awards 2025: Roland Martin presents the Student & Early Career Award to Daniel Collins. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Chair's Award to Tia Morita, Norman Wong, and Christine Lam. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Chair's Award to Tia Morita, Norman Wong, and Christine Lam. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Mapping & Visualization Award to Wanmei Liang. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark with Steve Steinberg. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark with Steve Steinberg. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark with Steve Steinberg. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark with Steve Steinberg. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Teaching Award to Naomi Yates. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Student Award to Dominique Evans-Bye, on behalf of Angelina Joby. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Coordination & Collaboration Award to the California Road Sharing (CaRS) Initiative. 
CGIA Awards 2024. 
CGIA Awards 2024. 
CGIA Awards 2024. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark shares geospatial cake! 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark shares geospatial cake! 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Chair's Award to Tia Morita, Norman Wong, and Christine Lam. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Mapping & Visualization Award to Wanmei Liang. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Teaching Award to Naomi Yates. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Student Award to Dominique Evans-Bye, on behalf of Angelina Joby. 
CGIA Awards 2024: Jacob Mark presents the Coordination & Collaboration Award to the California Road Sharing (CaRS) Initiative. 
CGIA Awards 2024. 
CGIA Awards 2023: Mark Greninger presents the Chair's Award to Jacob Mark. 
CGIA Awards 2023: Mark Greninger presents the Excellence in Teaching award to Dr. Soheil Boroushaki. 
CGIA Awards 2023: Mark Greninger presents the Outstanding Geospatial Web Application award to Srinivasa Jalaparti. 
CGIA Awards 2023: Mark Greninger presents the Exemplary Use of GIS award to Andrew Sims. 
CGIA Awards 2016: City of Rancho Cucamonga accepts the Exemplary Systems Award. 
CGIA Awards 2016: Mary Hurley presents the Outstanding Internet Application Award to Lewis Rowley. 
CGIA Awards 2016: Mary Hurley presents the Excellence in Education Award to Ming-Hsiang Tsou. 
CGIA Awards 2016: Christina Boggs accepts the Advancement in Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2015: Steven Steinberg accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2015: David Peck presents the Excellence in Education Award to Dan Scollon. 
CGIA Awards 2015: David Peck presents the Exemplary Systems Award to Robert Shanaberger. 
CGIA Awards 2015: Mary Hurley presents the Chair's Award to David Peck. 
CGIA Awards 2015: David Peck presents the Outstanding Internet Application Award to Christine Lam. 
CGIA Awards 2014: Mark Greninger presents the Exemplary Systems Award to Melisa Caric Lee. 
CGIA Awards 2014: Mark Greninger presents the Outstanding Internet Application to Robert Becker. 
CGIA Awards 2014: Jeff Orton accepts the Chairman's Award. 
CGIA Awards 2014: Mark Greninger presents the Chairman's Award to Jeff Orton. 
CGIA Awards 2011: Mark Greninger accepts the Exemplary Systems Award on behalf of Nicholas Franchino. 
CGIA Awards 2011: Cindy Nance accepts the Excellence in Education Award. 
CGIA Awards 2011: Mary Hurley accepts the Chairman's Award. 
CGIA Awards 2011: Mike Hamilton accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: David Endelman accepts the Exemplary Systems Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: Tracey Hughes accepts the Excellence in Education Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: Mark Greninger accepts the Chairman's Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: Terrence Newsome accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2006: bd Systems & Metropolitan Transportation Commission accept the Outstanding Internet Presentation Award. 
CGIA Awards 2006: San Diego Association of Governments accept the Exemplary Systems Award. 
CGIA Awards 2006: San Diego State University accepts the Excellence in Education Award. 
CGIA Awards 2006: Sacramento County Regional GIS Consortium accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2008: Robert Yoha accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2008: Mike Behen accepts the Outstanding Internet Presentation Award. 
CGIA Awards 2008: Maggie Kelly accepts the Excellence in Education Award. 
CGIA Awards 2008: Carol Ostergren accepts the Chairman’s Award. 
CGIA Awards 2008: California Department of Public Health IT/GIS Team accept the Exemplary Systems Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: Mark Greninger accepts the Chairman's Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: Tracey Hughes accepts the Excellence in Education Award. 
CGIA Awards 2010: Terrence Newsome accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award. 
CGIA Awards 2011: Mike Hamilton accepts the Advancement of Collaboration Award.
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