The SoCal URISA Chapter is hosting two free Next Gen 9-1-1 events in Orange County on February 20th and LA County on February 21st.
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For more info on these free workshops and to register, visit their Events page.
Thinking about deploying ArcGIS Online for your organization? Check out this interesting article outlining some key areas that need to be addressed for a successful implementation.
Learn to design beautiful maps with Dr. Kenneth Field, Senior Cartographic Product Engineer at ESRI. This 6 week cousre begins April 18th. You will learn how to use world-class GIS technology to gain the experience that employers seek. The course includes hands-on exercises, video discussions, quizzes, and demos, as well as a certificate of completion. Sign up!
THE 2018 RASKIN SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS OR EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS IN EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATICS
The Raskin Scholarship is awarded annually to an individual in the Earth or computer sciences who has an interest in community evolution of Earth science data systems. The Raskin Scholarship seeks to promote collaboration, research support, and exposure for talented students in the Earth or computer sciences. Special attention will be given to applicants demonstrating an interest in semantics, GIS, cyber infrastructure and computing in the geosciences. The Scholarship will provide a $5000 award and travel support to the ESIP summer meeting where they will have an invited talk covering their field of interest.
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For more details on eligibility and how to apply, please visit the ESIP website.
The SoCal URISA Chapter is hosting two free NG-911 workshops in February, one in Newport Beach and the other in Los Angeles. Click here for more info and to sign up.
There will be a rare total lunar eclipse tomorrow … well not that the eclipse is rare, but it will be happening at the same time as the blue moon and supermoon, an event that has not happened in over 150 years.
In the LA area, you will need to get up early to see it. The full eclipse begins 4:51am with the maximum at 5:29am:
Looking to buy a drone to collect imagery and other data? Check out PC Magazine’s Best Drones of 2018 lineup.
However, do keep in mind that the USDA, DHS, and DoD have disqualified DJI drone manufacturer as they tend to send too much data home to China. You can read about it here.
The CNPS Conservation Conference will be held next week at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott, February 1-3. This conference only takes place every 3 years, so it is a big event when it happens.
ESRI is donating two ArcGIS Pro packages to be auctioned off. You can find the auction (plus others) at the conference’s auctions page. You can also have a chance to name a newly discovered rate plant! Click below to check out the conference and sign up.
This year CalGIS and URISA GIS-Pro will be combined together in Palm Springs on October 9-12 2018.
There is a call for presentations right now.
Get signed up to present and let’s have great representation from SoCal!
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.
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