NorCal URISA Year-End Meeting and Social

DATE AND TIME

Fri, December 9, 2016

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST

LOCATION

Hacker Lab

1715 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95811

Details and RSVP 

Presentations & Announcements from the October 19, 2016 GIS User Group Meeting

A big thank you to our presenters at the October 19th Sacramento GIS User Group meeting and the City of Sacramento for hosting our event.  

Below are links to the presentations from the meeting:

NG911 for GIS, Coming to aCity/County Near You!?

Steve Bein, P.E., GISP, Michael Baker International

CustomizingData-Driven Pages in ArcGIS: A Case Study in Archaeological Sketch Maps

Shannon DeArmond, FarWestern Anthropological Research Group, Inc.

LandUse Modeling for the MTP/SCS

Jennifer Hargrove, SACOG

LongRange Planning

Jim McDonald AICP, CFM, City of Sacramento

Below are links to announcements from the meeting:

Norcal URISA is accepting applications for a student scholarship program - Deadline Nov 15, 2016
URISA Leadership Academy, San Diego, CA - April 2017 


Careers:
Looking for a new job? Check out the jobs page, there are currently 8 openings posted. 


Next Meeting:
We are planning the next meeting in the spring. Once a date is selected, we will announce it on the blog and meetup. 

Sacramento GIS User Group Meeting – October 19, 2016 at 9am

GIS User Group Meeting Agenda -  October 19, 2016
9am - 12pm

City Hall, Council Chambers
City of Sacramento

915 I Street 

Sacramento CA

9:00am Welcome

9:15am

NG911 for GIS, Coming to a City/County Near You!?

Steve Bein, P.E., GISP, Michael Baker International

9:45am

Customizing Data-Driven Pages in ArcGIS: A Case Study in Archaeological Sketch Maps

Shannon DeArmond, FarWestern Anthropological Research Group, Inc.

10:15am Break, Refreshments provided by Interwest ConsultingGroup

10:45am

Land Use Modeling for the MTP/SCS

Jennifer Hargrove, SACOG

11:15am

Long Range Planning

Jim McDonald AICP, CFM, City of Sacramento

*Find Parking on the City's interactive parking map! 

RSVP via Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Sacramento-GIS-User-Group/

Sacramento GIS User Group is now on Meetup!

Save the Date - Next Meeting October 19, 2016!

Esri's Imaging & Mapping Forum

Drones Like You’ve Never Seen Before

Did you know that this year’s Esri Imaging & Mapping Forum will be the premier drone event at the Esri User Conference?  Come see our newly designed drone cage showcasing a wide array of designs and models. See these innovative solutions  take flight as industry experts demonstrate how imagery collected by unmanned aerial systems can be used for mapping  and inspections with Drone2Map for ArcGIS. Download the "Drone2Map for Engineering and Construction" Recording. Register Today

Presentations & Announcements from the May 18, 2016 GIS User Group Meeting

A big thank you to our presenters at the May 18th Sacramento GIS User Group meeting and to Nate Jennings and the City of Sacramento for hosting our event.  

Below are links to the presentations from the meeting:

Emerging Trends for Local Governments

Amadea Azerki and Dan Henderson, GISP, PMP, Esri 

Drones in GIS

Dr. Jeff Tolhurst, Professor of Earth Science and GIS at Columbia College

Managing NPDES Outfall Surveys using Workforce

Carlos Porras, Interwest Consulting Group

Below are links to announcements from the meeting:

• URISA info for students
• URISA 2016 Professional Education Calendar
• 2016 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference July 11 - 13, 2016
• National Hydrography Dataset Workshop July 14 - 15, 2016

Careers:
Looking for a new job? Check out the job page, there are currently 12 openings posted. 

Next Meeting:
We are looking to plan the next meeting in October. Interested in presenting? Please contact me at merosebrough@interwestgrp.com  

Sacramento GIS User Group Meeting - May 18, 2016 at 9am

GIS User Group Meeting Agenda -  May 18, 2016
9am - 12pm

New City Hall, Council Chambers
City of Sacramento

915 I Street 

Sacramento CA

9:00am Welcome

9:15am

Insights and Esri Apps

Dan Henderson, GISP, PMP, Esri 

9:45am

GIS Utilization at Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

Dean Halstead and Anthony Cathey, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department

10:15am Break

10:45am

Drones in GIS

Dr. Jeff Tolhurst, Professor of Earth Science and GIS at Columbia College

11:15am

Managing NPDES Outfall Surveys using Workforce

Carlos Porras, Interwest Consulting Group

*Find Parking on the City's interactive parking map!

RSVP via Evite: http://evite.me/r66jX7s6ED 

Save the Date - Next Meeting May 18, 2016!

County of Sacramento Coding Contest

In partnership with Code for Sacramento, a Code for America brigade, and e.Republic, Sacramento County is hosting a Coding Contest across 6 weeks beginning March 1st.

Get the Details: http://hack4sac.saccounty.net/

There is prize money to top 3 winners.