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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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. Read more

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 Read more

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, Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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, Read more