FYI, effective June 2024, the ESRI US 2021 and ESRI US 2022 demographic datasets will no longer be available. To transition, the ESRI US 2023 data is available now.
To learn more about this deprecation and the steps to transition to the new datasets, visit the resources page here.
Just a reminder that there are about 2 more weeks to submit nominations for the 2024 CGIA Awards! Nominations open now until May 3rd, 2024.
For more information and to nominate someone, visit https://cgia.org/2024/04/2024-cgia-awards-2-more-weeks/ .
Network at the annual 2024 LA Geospatial Summit in Los Angeles, live and in-person with fellow students, young professionals from throughout the Southland and eminent industry leaders.
Gain insights on GIS industry trends and opportunities.
Share your research in an ArcGIS StoryMap or lightning talk.
Join us FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024 at the USC Hotel, 3540 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90007.
For more information and to register, visit https://dornsife.usc.edu/spatial/los-angeles-geospatial-summit/
Registration for the 2024 ESRI User Conference is now open! Get that hotel early! Click below for more info and to register.
You can check out the agenda here.
Next Thursday, the California Geographic Information Association will be hosting a presentation on the Caltrans All Roads (CARs) Initiative.
Over the past several years, Caltrans has teamed up with the Federal Highway Administration on developing a statewide road network GIS dataset that’s inclusive of data from all counties and municipalities. While much effort has been made during this initial phase to develop a vision, program goals and objectives, the CARs initiative is now in the process of forming a working group to assist in developing an implementation strategy. This working group consisting of state and local agencies will not only serve to support transportation management needs of these organizations, but will also work toward developing a data management model supporting other state GIS initiatives like the Cal OES NG911 program.
If you are interested in hearing more about this initiative, please attend their presentation scheduled during the upcoming CGIA meeting on December 14th.
Here’s a link to the CGIA meeting announcement page:
Agenda – 12/14/2023 Community Council Meeting
Click here to see the full post: https://cgia.org/cagiscouncil/2023/11/28/agenda-12-14-2023-community-council-meeting/
Don’t miss the annular solar eclipse tomorrow! Though it will not fly by SoCal (we get about 70% of it), if you happen to be under the path in another State tomorrow, look up! Click below for more info.
The University of California will be hosting GIS Week from Nov. 14th – Nov. 16th, celebrating all things mapping and geospatial! The University of California GIS Week is an opportunity for you to learn and engage with experts and mapping projects across the UC system and beyond! The event will be hosted virtually through Zoom.
All talks are free and open to the public! We encourage anyone interested in GIS to attend, all experience levels are welcome.
Want to share your research? We’re accepting submissions for panelists until October 6! We are looking for lightning talks, panelists, presentations, posters, StoryMaps, and pre-recorded workshops.
For more information and to register, click below.
LA County GIS is currently accepting submissions for their map and app gallery for GIS Day. For more info visit: https://gis-day-gallery-lacounty.hub.arcgis.com/.
Date & Time: Sep 21, 2023 04:00 PM Pacific Time
The presentation, led by Steve Wiertz of Rand McNally, will cover the evolution of the Road Atlas from its start in the early 1900s to the current digital age in the 21st century. It will outline changes in map specification techniques, map production methods, and research methodologies.
Steve Wiertz is a graduate of Illinois State University with a major in Geography and has earned two GIS Certifications, one from Elmhurst University and the other from the College of DuPage. He is currently employed as a GIS Senior Analyst with Rand McNally Publishing in Chicago, Illinois. He has been working with the Rand McNally Road Atlas in different capacities throughout the last 30 years including as primary Cartographic Researcher during the last 12 years. Steve has developed innovative solutions for annually reviewing highways, roads, and points of interest within a customized database containing hundreds of thousands of features. Road conditions change quickly, and points of interest frequently fluctuate with closings, openings, and name changes. In his spare time, Steve enjoys biking, kayaking, fishing, gardening, and planning trips involving a lot of outdoor activities.
With the end of eviction protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the LA area find themselves at risk of being evicted from their rental homes for not paying their rent.
The City of Los Angeles released an interactive map showing where the evictions are occurring. Some hotspots are Hollywood, Fairfax, Downtown LA, Koreatown, Canoga Park, and the North Hollywood Arts District. Click below to check it out. Hover over an area to get more info about the evictions.
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