NYS GIS Association News
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...
eSpatiallyNewYork BuildingFootprintUSA: Setting the Foundation in Albany
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “BuildingFootprintUSA: Setting the Foundation in Albany.”, posted July 8, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Case in point, in 2016 four ex-MapInfo colleagues, each with over 25-years of...
An Important Message from Your Captain!
Please return your seats to their fully upright positions and place all items into the overhead compartment. The ride could be a little bumpy. The NYS GIS Association could really use your help; like seriously, I mean it this time. The Professional Development...
Drone Bill in NYS Assembly
The NYS GIS Association Legislative Committee wants to make you aware of NYS Assembly Bill A00280 which has currently been referred to the Governmental Operations Committee. The bill primarily relates to the prohibition of drone use by NYS law enforcement entities for...
eSpatially New York 10 Questions: Christine Gayron, Gayron de Bruin Land Surveying and Engineering
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “10 Questions: Christine Gayron, Gayron de Bruin Land Surveying and Engineering, PC”, posted June 12, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Christine Gayron currently serves as President of...
Open Source GIS
- MovingPandas is moving to Codeberg 09/14/2026
- MovingPandas 0.23 released! 08/09/2026
- New Open Basemaps for Austria 07/26/2026