Presentations & Announcements from the November 8, 2017 Sacramento GIS User Group Meeting

A big thank you to our presenters at the November 8th Sacramento GIS User Group meeting and to the City of Sacramento for hosting our event in their council chambers.

Below are links to the presentations from the meeting:

Pictometry and GIS
Ruth Zipfel, Eagle View

Starting a UAS Program

Steve Goldman, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Hosted Feature Service to Custom Report with Data Driven Pages 

Joanna Nishimura, Interwest Consulting Group

City of Sacramento - Open Data Portal
Dara O'Beirne and Ryan Malhoski, City of Sacramento 

  

Announcements
ESRI

• Esri Disaster Response Program 
• CIO Summit 
• Esri GeoDesign Summit - January 23 - 25, 2018

URISA - please see the link for URISA announcements regarding: 

• ArcGIS Pro Class - Wed Nov 16th, 9am - 3pm
• Call for URISA board nominations - deadline November 27, 2017 
• Save the Date: NorCal URISA Meeting & Social - December 8, 2017 - 5-8pm
• Save the Date: CalGIS/GIS Pro in Palm Springs, CA - October 8 - 11, 2018 

Careers:
Looking for a new job? Check out the jobs page, there are currently 5 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 Agenda - Nov 8, 2017

GIS User Group Meeting Agenda -  November 8th
9am - 12pm

City Hall, Council Chambers
City of Sacramento

915 I Street 

Sacramento CA

9:00am Welcome & Announcements 

9:15am

Pictometry and GIS
Ruth Zipfel, Eagle View

9:45am

Starting a UAS Program
Steve Goldman, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

10:15am Break, Refreshments provided by Interwest Consulting Group

10:45am

Hosted Feature Service to Custom Report with Data Driven Pages 
Joanna Nishimura, Interwest Consulting Group

11:15am

City of Sacramento - Open Data Portal
Dara O'Beirne and Ryan Malhoski, City of Sacramento 

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

Save the Date: Nov 8th (9am - 12pm)

Presentations & Announcements from the April 27, 2017 GIS User Group Meeting

A big thank you to our presenters at the April 26th Sacramento GIS User Group meeting and the City of Sacramento for hosting our event.  

Below are links to the presentations from the meeting:

USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) 

Lorri Peltz-Lewis, US Forest Service

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Disaster Recovery 

Bill Robberson, EPA

Creating our Public Works Story: The Evolution of an Interactive Map Application for Rancho Cordova Public Works  

Brad Findlay, Interwest Consulting Group contracted to the City of Rancho Cordova 

Insights for ArcGIS

Matt Twietmeyer, Esri 

Below are links to announcements from the meeting:

• CGIA Awards - nominations due on May 1st 
• Poster Palooza at Sac State May 16th, details on page 2
• CalGIS LocationCon - May 22 - 24th

Careers:
Looking for a new job? Check out the jobs page, there are currently 5 openings posted. 

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

2017 California Geographic Information Association Award Nominations

2017 California Geographic Information Association Award Nominations

CGIA annually recognizes outstanding achievements in GIS within California through its awards program.Awards are open to any person in the State of California, and will be announced at a social event at the ESRI User Conference July 10, 2017, San Diego, California.
Nominations for the 2017 Annual CGIA Awards are now open for these categories.

• Student Project or Paper: Granted to the outstanding quality of work using GIS technology
• Exemplary Systems Award: Granted for outstanding application of GIS technology representing innovative, elegant, or creative techniques.
• Advancement of Collaboration Award: Granted for outstanding inter-organization collaborative efforts in GIS.
• Outstanding Internet Application Award: Granted to the outstanding integration of GIS and web technologies demonstrating excellence in aesthetic presentation, functionality, ease of use, and overall user experience.
•  Excellence in Education Award: Granted to the educational institution that displays extraordinary approach, contribution, development or commitment to GIS education in California.

Start Nomination
Nominations must be submitted by May 1, 2017

You may view the latest post at
http://cgia.org/2017/04/nominations-open-for-2017-cgia-gis-awards/

Sacramento GIS User Group Meeting – April 26, 2017 at 9am

GIS User Group Meeting Agenda -  April 26th
9am - 12pm

City Hall, Council Chambers
City of Sacramento

915 I Street 

Sacramento CA

9:00am Welcome

9:15am

USFS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) 

Lorri Peltz-Lewis, US Forest Service

9:50am

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Disaster Recovery 

Bill Robberson, EPA

10:25am Break, Refreshments provided by Interwest Consulting Group

10:55am

Creating our Public Works Story: The Evolution of an Interactive Map Application for Rancho Cordova Public Works  

Brad Findlay, Interwest Consulting Group contracted to the City of Rancho Cordova 

11:30am

Insights for ArcGIS

Matt Twietmeyer, Esri 

*Find Parking: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/Public-Works/Parking-Services/Parking-Map 

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

CalGIS LocationCon conference - May 22 - 24th

It will be held May 22-24 at the Oakland Marriott in downtown Oakland. There is a discounted rate for government employees. All registration rates increase on April 23 which is also the deadline for reserving hotel rooms at the Oakland Marriott before the discounted room block expires. Registration details are posted here: 

https://calgis2017.locationcon.org/registration 

The conference committee has been working hard to plan the conference for the past year. They’ve created a robust program for the 3 full days of the conference. The conference program can be viewed here: 

https://calgis2017.locationcon.org/conference/schedule/session/2017-05-22  

Save the Date: April 26, 2017

Training Opportunity: Programming ArcGIS with Python Workshop

Geospatial Training Services will be in San Jose this June 20th and 21st to conduct our Programming ArcGIS with Python Workshop. 

June 20th - 21st - San Jose, CA

http://geospatialtraining.com/programming-arcgis-with-python-workshop/

Course Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Arcpy, ArcPy Mapping, and ArcPy Data Access
Module 2: Managing Map Documents and Layers
Module 3: Finding and Fixing Broken Data Links
Module 4: Automating Map Production and Printing
Module 5: Executing Geoprocessing Tools from Scripts
Module 6: Creating Custom Geoprocessing Tools
Module 7: Querying and Selecting Data

College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley

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