NYS GIS Association News
Join the HWA Winter Mapping Challenge!
Join the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Winter Mapping Challenge Did you know that winter is the best time to check for hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA)? You can help monitor this invasive species, particularly along the “leading edge” of the distribution that runs across the...
Columbia Announces GIS Health Data Workshop
Mark your calendar for the GIS Health Data Workshop on June 27-28, 2022 led by experts at Columbia University! GIS Workshop: Visualizing and Analyzing Health Data: A two-day intensive workshop that will introduce participants to the fundamental concepts and...
River Management Society Webinar
Water Trail Maps: What makes them great, and how yours could be better! The River Management Society is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, February 8th from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. focused on mapping and GIS for water trail/recreational river maps. What are the “must-haves” for...
NYS GIS Association Members Contribute to HSDI Report
The Open Geospatial Consortium publishes Health Spatial Data Infrastructure Concept Development Study Engineering Report. Members of the NYS GIS Association contributed to the Health Spatial Data Infrastructure Concept Development Study Engineering Report. One of the...
eSpatially – Geospatial Business Spotlight: Maine Technical Source
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Geospatial Business Spotlight: Maine Technical Source", posted January 20, 2022, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "MTS provides a wide range of traditional industry products as well as...
eSpatially – Developing and Applying the Geographic Aggregation Tool (GAT) at NYS Department of Health
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Developing and Applying the Geographic Aggregation Tool (GAT) at NYS Department of Health", posted January 4, 2022, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Applying different rules or criteria to the...
NYS GIS Association President’s Message
NYS GIS Association President Tareen Ushers in 2022 with the Annual President's Message 19 January 2022 Dear Members, Sponsors, and Colleagues, Happy New Year, and thank you for taking the time to read this year’s President’s Message. Throughout the past couple...
GISCI Announces Retired Designation Policy (GISP-R)
Retired GISPs may now apply for the GISP-R designation. Des Plaines, IL (January 19, 2022) The GIS Certification Institute has created a new designation for Geospatial Professionals to remain a part of the GISP Community into their retirement. The newly created GISP...
NYC Council Adds Geospatial Provisions to Charter
The New York City Geospatial Information Systems and Mapping Organization (NYC GISMO) (www.gismonyc.org) is proud to announce the passage of Local Law No.2158-A by a unanimous vote of 51– 0, by the New York City Council on December 15, 2021. The legislation amends...
Congratulations to Rebecca Smith, 2021 Individual Achievement in GIS Awardee!
Rebecca Smith is one of the winners of the 2021 Individual Achievement in GIS Award. In support of the joint NYS DEC- and NYS DOH-sponsored Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2), Rebecca Smith led a combined team from four different consulting companies in...
Open Source GIS
- Notebooks in QGIS 01/10/2026
- QGIS to (Geo)Pandas – part 3 12/03/2025
- QGIS to (Geo)Pandas follow-up 10/31/2025