About Us
The NYS GIS Association represents the interests of the entire geospatial community within NY.
COVID-19
We’ve gathered a list of COVID-19 GIS Resources. To contribute, please use the Contact Us form.
Calendar
Upcoming events and meetings within the New York geospatial community.
GeoSummit
CANCELLED due to the COVID-19 health crisis. Stay tuned for information about the annual meeting.
Meet Wai Chan
Wai is a NYS GIS Association Board Member. Discover how he got involved with GIS and the NYS GIS Association.
NYS GIS Association News
NEARC Mappy Hour | 13 August
Hello NEARC Community! Please join us on Thursday, August 13th from 5-6 PM for a NEARC Mappy Hour. Come connect with your fellow NEARC friends and colleagues to catch up and (optionally) join in on various topics. We will have a number of virtual breakout rooms...
The 2020 Census is Happening Now
Don't forget, you can still respond to the 2020 Census online at 2020census.gov by using a desktop computer, laptop, smartphone, or tablet if you haven’t done so already. Encourage friends, family, and colleagues to complete the census form, which can be done safely,...
eSpatially – Green Map 2020: Evolving with Technology and Staying Community Focused
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Green Map 2020: Evolving with Technology and Staying Community Focused”, posted July 30, 2020, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "While “green” mapping was one of its early defining products and...
Community Contact Tracing Webinar | July 30
A Method to Modernize and Enhance Contact Tracing with Location Data In the earliest stage of an outbreak, contact tracing has always been a robust intervention for containment efforts. However, as an outbreak evolves to pandemic status and transmission advances to...
WWHGD 50th Event: Planetary Health Webinar | 29 July 2020
The World-Wide Human Geography Data (WWHGD) Working Group has invited us to join them on 29 July 2020, Wednesday, in their 50th Retrospective Event discussing a topic on many of our minds: Planetary Health. The cross-disciplinary nature of Planetary Health requires...
Esri MOOC: Going Places with Spatial Analysis
Going Places with Spatial Analysis Esri's next free massive open online course (MOOC) starts on August 12. If you like building new skills and expanding your technology horizons, this course is for you. Over six weeks, alongside thousands of learners from around the...
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