NYS GIS Association News

New Membership Year Starts July 1st!
Is your membership in the NYS GIS Association up to date? Take a moment to see if your membership is up-to-date by clicking the link below. You can use the same link to renew. Once you log in, click on the Members Only Section link and then click on the View...

Fall NEARC Call for Abstracts Open
FALL NEARC 2023 | Call for Abstracts is Open! Fall NEARC is an annual three-day conference packed with user presentations, professional development, and networking opportunities for GIS users of all skill levels. This well-attended regional event is also combined with...

NYS GIS Association 2023 Awards Program Nominations Open!
Do you know someone who is passionate about GIS or an individual who has contributed to the betterment of the GIS community here in New York State? Now is your chance to nominate a colleague or your team to be recognized for their achievements! Submissions are now...

GIS/SIG June Program Registration Open!
GIS/SIG Hosts NYS GIS Clearinhouse Coordinator, Sean O'Connell, for June Program! Please join GIS/SIG for their June Program at the Monroe County Emergency Operations Center. Sean O'Connell the NYS GIS Clearinghouse Coordinator, will discuss the recent redesign of the...

Online GIS Certificate/Micro-Credential Programs Available at MCC!
Thinking of expanding your GIS knowledge? Take courses at Monroe Community College to learn new skills or refresh old ones! The 9-credit micro-credential for GIST professionals (https://www.monroecc.edu/special-programs/geospatial-information-and-technology/)...

Sullivan County Adds GIS Resource!
Sullivan County Adds Story Map to Explore Parks! Check out Sullivan County’s newest GIS resource! The link below is to Sullivan County's first Experience Builder public app, the Explore our County Parks Experience....

Columbia University’s CIESIN Announces Mapping Tool Upgrade
The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University Announces NHI 2.0 CIESIN helped with the GIS analysis for a new mapping tool, the U.S. Natural Hazards Index (NHI), from the National Center for Disaster Preparedness...

espatially – 10 Questions: ChatGPT for New York State GIS
The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “10 Questions: ChatGPT for New York State GIS", posted on April 25, is available on his website eSpatially New York. "Chatbot AI technology is definitely here to stay, evolve, and become another piece of the...

Upgraded NYS DoS Geographic Information Gateway Available!
The next iteration of New York Department of State’s Geographic Information Gateway (Gateway 3.0) was launched last Friday afternoon and announced on the Department’s Facebook page on Saturday in celebration of Earth Day. A big part of this upgrade was migrating from...

Reminder! The NYGeoCon 2023 Call for Abstracts is Open!
Call for NYGeoCon 2023 Abstracts is Open! NYGeoCon 2023 will be held September 25th - 27th at the Desmond Hotel - Crowne Plaza in Albany, NY. We are excited to announce that our call for abstracts for the 2023 conference is now open! This biennial event brings...