Des Plaines, Ill, Nov. 8, 2013—URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, GIS Program Management, via instructor-led web based training. URISA’s GIS Program Management workshop is regularly presented at URISA...
URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame Nominations Process Opens
Des Plaines, IL, January 22, 2016 — URISA is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its GIS Hall of Fame. Nominations are due May 1, 2016. URISA's GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and original...
URISA’s GIS Hall of Fame Nominations Invited
URISA's GIS Hall of Fame honors persons and organizations that have made significant and original contributions to the development and application of GIS concepts, tools, or resources, or to the GIS profession. URISA is inviting nominations for 2020 inductees. ...
URISA’s Deploying Mobile GIS Certified Workshop to be Offered Virtually
Des Plaines, Ill., March 3, 2014—URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, Deploying Mobile GIS, via instructor-led web based training. The workshop is regularly presented at URISA conferences, chapter events,...
URISA’s Deploying Mobile GIS Certified Workshop to be Offered Virtually
Des Plaines, Ill., March 3, 2014—URISA is pleased to announce the presentation of one of its most popular Certified Workshops, Deploying Mobile GIS, via instructor-led web based training. The workshop is regularly presented at URISA conferences, chapter events,...
URISA Welcomes Keri Brennan as Education Manager
Des Plaines, Ill., Jan. 8, 2013—URISA is pleased to announce that Keri Brennan, GISP has joined the URISA Headquarters’ staff as Education Manager. Keri has been the GIS Education Program Manager for The Schneider Corporation in Indianapolis for the past 12...
URISA to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of GISCorps
Twenty years ago, URISA’s GISCorps was endorsed as a URISA program to coordinate short-term, volunteer-based geographic information systems (GIS) services to underserved communities worldwide. GISCorps has approximately 10,000 registered volunteers from 159 countries....
URISA Shares GIS-Pro 2023 Conference Details
URISA is pleased to share the details for GIS-Pro 2023, its 61st annual conference taking place October 16-19, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. • Learn from more than 150 speakers who are looking forward to sharing their experiences with the geospatial community at GIS-Pro...
URISA Releases White Paper Defining the Boundaries of Practice Between Surveyors and GIS Professionals
In recent years, URISA's Policy Advisory Committee has facilitated several panel discussions at GIS-Pro conferences during which surveyors and GIS professionals have discussed the distinctive, yet complementary, services that each profession provides. Surveyors and...
URISA Recommends Adding Addresses as a Framework Data Theme
Des Plaines, Ill., July 22, 2014—The URISA Board of Directors recently recommended that the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) add addresses as an eighth framework data theme to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and, in support of that,...
