NYS GIS Association News
Members in the News: Dr. Sunil Bhaskaran
The NYS GIS Association's Communications Committee is pleased to bring you another installment of Members in the News! New York State GIS Association and GISMO member Dr. Sunil Bhaskaran of Bronx Community College is the recipient of a $300,000 NASA grant to support...
MILESTONE! Update from the Professional Development Committee
The NYS GIS Association's Professional Development Committee attracted a well-known Presenter, Anita Graser, to be part of our Webinar Series and received overwhelming response from the NYS GIS community and beyond. This was a testament to the continued efforts the...
Members in the News: Karyn Tareen!
The NYS GIS Association's Communications Committee is pleased to bring you another installment of Members in the News! MEMBERS IN THE NEWS! New York State GIS Association Board Member Karyn Tareen, President/CEO of Geocove, was recently asked to represent alumni in a...
Members in the News: Cattyann Campbell!
The NYS GIS Association's Communications Committee is pleased to bring you a new feature....Members in the News! MEMBERS IN THE NEWS! New York State GIS Association Member Cattyann Campbell, GIS Administrator for Tompkins County in Ithaca, was interviewed for the...
Guiding Principles and Policies for New York City’s Geospatial Architecture
New York City government’s GIS platform, comprised of geodata, applications, software, processing capacity and accessible repositories, is also, in many ways, the foundation of GIS use by everyone else. NYC has only one geography and City government, thankfully, has...
NYGeoCon 2017 Annual Awards: Winners Posted!
The winners from the NYS GIS Association's Annual Awards Presentation are now available on the website! The Awards were presented during the Annual Meeting on October 18, 2017 at NYGeoCon in Lake Placid, NY. You can find photos of the winners, the Awards...
NYGeoCon 2017 Photos Loaded to Social Media!
NYGeoCon 2017 is in the books and many photos have been posted to the Association's social media accounts including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! We have photos of the beautiful scenery, conference attendees, sponsors, and much more! Check out our social media...
ArcGIS Pro: Be Careful When Using Custom Project Templates
The following is an important message from Tripp Corbin of eGIS Associates, Inc. regarding using custom project templates with the newest version of ArcGIS Pro. 'While ArcGIS Pro has become an impressive application, making use of 64 bit .NET architecture with a...
5 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Topo Maps
Here are five things you may not have known about topo maps (though you’ve likely suspected #5). Article.
Top 7 Maps That Ultimately Explain Map Projections
Map projections are cool but they might be a bit scary. It’s difficult to understand how can you put a very complex round-shaped surface of the Earth on a flat plane. After reading this post everything should be clear! Article courtesy of Aleks Buczkowski, Geo...
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