NYS GIS Association News

NY GIS User Group

Feb 19, 2020

We would like to invite you to a free Esri ArcGIS User Seminar & Workshop at the Hyatt Regency Rochester in Rochester NY, on Friday March 20th, at 8:00am – 4:00pm. We will be presenting this one-day Seminar and Workshop in various locations around the country...

NYC School of Data 2020 (Mar 7)

Feb 5, 2020

NYC School of Data is BetaNYC’s annual community-driven conference — with programming support from NYC Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, we bring together city officials, activists, and community members to talk about open data, civic technology, and service design....

eSpatiallyNY: The Art of Geospatial Collaboration

Jan 24, 2020

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

Jan 17, 2020

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!!

Jan 13, 2020

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

Jan 8, 2020

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

Dec 19, 2019

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

Dec 3, 2019

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

Nov 21, 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...