URISA’s 2014 Salary Survey Open for Participation
Roughly every four years, URISA conducts a salary survey to look at what GIS professionals are earning. URISA is seeking participation from the greater GIS … Read more
GIS Job Description Book from URISA
URISA has just released the second edition of Model GIS Job Descriptions as an eBook. The first edition was published back in 2000 and was written by … Read more
GIS Capability Maturity Model Open for Comments
URISA has opened up its draft document, “GIS Capability Maturity Model” for public review from April 23 to May 31, 2013.
What Competencies Should GIS Managers Have?
URISA wants your input on its proposed Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM). The model is a list of 74 essential competencies and 17 competency areas that … Read more
GIS News: CityEngine, Image of the Week, CalGIS Call for Abstracts
News from the geospatial industry includes an announcement from Esri about a CityEngine course its staff will teach at SIGGRAPH 2011, the Image of the … Read more
URISA Membership Deal
If you’ve been wanting to try out a membership with URISA (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) but haven’t because of the normal $175 annual … Read more
GIS News: Horn of Africa Drought, Image of the Week, OpenDataPhilly
The European Space Agency has released Horn of Africa drought imagery and its image of the week showing Patagonia. The OGC is seeking input … Read more
GIS News: Use the GeoCloud for Free, New ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Release
The latest geospatial industry news involves an announcement from Esri on a new release of ArcGIS Explorer Desktop that includes GPS capabilities, the discussion of … Read more
GIS News: URISA, ESRI Canada, Agency9, SuperGeo, RapidEye
The latest news from the geospatial industry has several software announcements: SuperGIS Server now supports KML, FME 2011 allows for faster data retrieval, and Agency9 … Read more
Salary Survey for IT and GIS Professionals
URISA has announced that it has begun collecting data for the 2010-2011 URISA salary survey for IT and GIS professionals. The previous two surveys were … Read more