NYS GIS Association News
Have a say at the state level!
Make a difference in NYS GIS! This is the last call for volunteers to serve on the New York State Geospatial Advisory Council (GAC). The GAC has openings for local government representatives and one private industry representative. It is a unique opportunity for GIS...
eSpatially New York: 10 Questions / Preguntas: Daniel Munoz
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “T10 Questions / Preguntas: Daniel Munoz”, posted October 3, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Daniel Munoz, GIS Manager, Orange County GIS Division, has been an integral part of the...
Geographic Information Gateway (Gateway) News
A Great Big Welcome to Leah! We are very excited to let you know that at the NOAA Coastal Management Fellow matching workshop held in Charleston, SC four months ago we matched with Leah Feldman, who is our new Coastal Fellow for the next two years. Leah is a...
eSpatially NY: The Essential New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “The Essential New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse”, posted August 22, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Whether it be policymakers, planners, business and industry, residents or...
New Maps Plus online graduate courses in digital mapping
Greetings map lovers! Are you interested in web mapping and ready to take your GIS career to the next level? The University of Kentucky Department of Geography and New Maps Plus are proud to offer two exciting fully-online programs in Digital Mapping – an 11-credit...
eSpatiallyNY Belated News Flash: Empire State GIS Web Maps Got Juice!!
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Belated News Flash: Empire State GIS Web Maps Got Juice!!”, posted July 25, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. Maybe a bit of yesterday’s news, but apparently many of us in the statewide...
NYSGISA Student Memberships Now FREE and Available on Website
Stay connected with your NYS GIS colleagues by becoming a member of the NYS GIS Association. This year Student Memberships are FREE and only $10 for Professional Memberships. Join Us...
GISCI Announces Revised Blueprint for the GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam ®
GISCI Announces Revised Blueprint for the GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam ® Des Plaines, IL (July 5, 2019) GISCI has released a revised blueprint for the Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam ® for the GISP certification. The December 2019 exam and...
Say Hello To The 2019 NYGeoCon Keynote Speaker!
Mark Wheeler, GISP, AICP CIO of the City of Philadelphia Mark Wheeler, GISP, AICP, is the CIO of the City of Philadelphia leading the Office of Innovation & Technology. Prior to becoming CIO, he was the Chief Geographic Information Officer for the City of...
Updates from the NYS GIS Program Office
Updated NYS Civil Boundaries The New York State GIS Program Office (GPO) has published updated NYS Civil Boundaries data. Data can be downloaded from http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=927 Data is available in ESRI geodatabase and shapefile formats...
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