NorCal URISA Public Forum on NAIP

Reduced funding from federal partners are causing the USDA Farm Service Agency to explore funding and licensing options for NAIP. NorCal URISA is holding a public forum to have a conversation across the community about NAIP and perhaps bring more use cases and needs forward that might otherwise go unaided. A representative from USDA is planning on attending this meeting and giving a short overview, after that there will be an open discussion about use cases for how you have been using NAIP. Your use cases will be assembled for our friends at the USDA and Save the NAIP so that they can have more examples about the far-reaching benefits of this valuable dataset.

The in-person meeting will be held on January 25th, 2018, from 2pm to 4:30pm PST at: West Sacramento Galleria – 1110 West Capitol Ave, West Sacramento, CA 95691.

There will also be an online webinar for the meeting as well. Please register in advance if interested.

CA GIS Council Meeting Today

The California GIS Council Meeting is today.  Attend in person if you are local, or attend via the web.  One topic of discussion will be how GIS data was shared and used for analysis by CALFIRE, CANG, CALOES, and Napa County.

Other topics include the California Geodetic Control Work Plan, Geospatial Data Act of 2017, and the NAIP Program.

The agenda and how to connect via the web can be found on the CGIA website.

SoCal URISA GIS Day

Your friends at SoCal URISA would like to encourage you to participate in GIS Day 2017 by visiting a local K-12 school to introduce/ promote GIS! There are plenty of ideas and resources on the GIS Day website. Posters, videos, and games are available for download. Scroll to the bottom to see the Children, Teen, and Adult hands-on activities.

If you do participate, please share your fun with us at: @URISAsocal or on our Facebook page.

SoCal URISA will have a booth set up at the LA County GIS Day event. Stop by to meet us and sign up for membership!

HAPPY GIS DAY 2017!

CSULB GIS Day Networking Social

Dear Friends of CSULB Geography:

Just a reminder to let you know about CSULB’s GIS Day Networking Social. We hope you will join us.

Please join CSULB Geography for our Annual GIS Day Mixer!  Reunite with classmates, meet our current CSULB GIS students and build your professional geospatial network!

Wednesday November 15th
CSULB Geography GIS Day Mixer
6:00 – 9:30 PM  @ On the Rocks
5755 E. Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach CA

Please RSVP to Lynne.Harris@csulb.edu by November 10th.

 …What a way to top off your day of celebrations! I hope to see you there.