NYS GIS Association News
eSpatiallyNY: The Art of Geospatial Collaboration
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “The Art of Geospatial Collaboration: Allegany State Park Interactive Viewer”, posted January 21, 2020, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Today the viewer includes the locations of campsites,...
NYS GIS Civil Service Tests
Many of the GIS support jobs in New York State government are filled using the Information Technology State civil service title series. At the entry level the Information Technology Specialist 2 (Programming) is often used. This title has an online continuous...
NYS Streets and Address Points Update!!
Hello Everyone, The GIS Program Office is once again pleased to announce that a new quarterly release of NYS Streets and Address Points has been posted to the GIS Clearinghouse. http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/member.cfm?organizationID=522 There continues to be...
Article: Building geospatial infrastructure
An article titled "Building geospatial infrastructure", authored by Jack Dangermond of Esri and Michael F. Goodchild of UC Santa Barbra's Department of Geography, explores the advancement of geospatial technology and thinking over the past 50 years and the...
eSpatiallyNY: Geospatial Business Spotlight: CARTO
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Geospatial Business Spotlight: CARTO”, posted December 19, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "CARTO uses widget-driven dashboards, an array of maps, and unified workflows so that non-GIS...
eSpatially NY Geography as a Factor in Accessing Educational and Human Services
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Geography as a Factor in Accessing Educational and Human Services”, posted December 3, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "It’s a noteworthy report with plenty of content and includes an...
Inspiring stories from GIS Day 2019
Here are some inspiring stories from GIS Day 2019. Thanks to everyone who participated and all who are making EVERY day GIS Day in your workplaces! https://community.esri.com/community/education/blog/2019/11/17/inspiring-stories-from-gis-day-2019 Joseph Kerski Joseph...
2019 NYS GIS Association Annual Meeting Minutes – 30 Day Review
The NYS GIS Association annual meeting minutes are available for review until Nov 29, 2019. The minutes can be found here, on our website.
eSpatially New York: Mobility for All Abilities Hackathon
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Mobility for All Abilities Hackathon”, posted October 15, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "...organizations to setup eight challenges for a day-long map-a-thon and civic hacking to...
NYS GIS Association Board Election Results
The NYS GIS Association is please to announce the election results for the new board of directors: President-Elect: Chris Badurek was elected as President-Elect Board of Directors: Karyn Tareen was reelected to second two-year term as Director Board of Directors: Mary...
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