2005-2006 Year End Report
Two documents are included: CGIA 2005-2006 Annual Report (.pdf file) CGIA 2005-2006 Annual Report Highlights
View ArticleCGIA Releases California Geospatial Framework Draft Data Plan
In October 2006, Michael Baker, Inc. published the California Geospatial Data Draft Plan report in partnership with the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA), the California GIS Council,...
View ArticleCGIA Releases the California GIS Phase 2 Strategic Planning Final Report
The California geospatial community continued the work of the Phase 1 Strategic Planning Project by soliciting, identifying, summarizing, and integrating regional perspectives into a Phase 2 GIS...
View ArticleCalifornia Imagery Business Plan and Best Practices Project Final Report
CGIA partnered with the US Geological Survey, the California Resources Agency, and the California GIS Council to develop a California Digital Imagery (CDI) Business Plan and Best Practices Report. This...
View ArticleCalifornia GIS Task Force Releases Report recommending creation of State GIO...
This report recommended and helped create the Office of Geographic Information Officer in the State of California. If you are looking for documents to help you establish GIS governance for you...
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Why Join CGIA?
Advocate for California GIS CGIA helps shape and support GIS standards, best practices, and legislation affecting California and the Nation. CGIA Awards recognize contributions and achievements of...
View ArticleUpdated GIS Policies
Hi there, I have updated the GIS Policies page (for CGIA members only) and added data maintenance and management policies that were kindly forwarded to me by Twyla McDermott, in the CIO's office at the...
View ArticleStudent Internship Program Guide
The attached document is a comprehensive guide to sponsoring and supervising a student intern. It is written for California state government but can be useful for other organizations as well. This was...
View ArticleNew resource for CGIA member
I have posted a set of slides from a recent GIS Manager's workshop in Pasadena to the member's area here: http://cgia.org/cgia_members/presentations/. Enjoy!
View ArticleChoosing a mobile development Strategy
ESRI wrote a very nice article about the various technology decisions when selecting a mobile development strategy. It isn't GIS centric nor esri centric, so I highly recommend it. Choosing a mobile...
View ArticleCall for Content
As part of its mission of providing best practice examples for GIS professional in the state, the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) is developing a document repository which will...
View ArticleCalifornia GIS Council – new charter adopted January 7, 2015
I wanted to inform everyone that at the California GIS Council Meeting on January 7th, 2015 the current California GIS Council adopted a new charter that changes the way the Council is organized and...
View ArticleGIS Return on Investment spreadsheet
Members can now access a Return on Investment (ROI) spreadsheet that can help calculate the ROI of individual GIS projects, which can help justify those projects and the value of GIS. It is available...
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