CGIA has a 22-member Board of Directors that includes two members from nine stakeholder groups within California and four officers:
- Federal
- State
- County
- Regional
- City
- Education
- Not-for-profit professional associations
- Private sector
- Public utilities
In addition to the nine stakeholder groups that represent California diverse GIS community, the Board has a Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. Each year CGIA members elect one representative from each of these sectors. CGIA also elects a Treasurer and Vice-Chair, who automatically becomes the Chair for the next fiscal year.
The CGIA Board has organized committees in the following areas:
- Programs to provide events associated with CGIA Awards, policy forums, CALGIS, as well as creating policy/legislative strategies
- Nominations and Elections
- Membership
- Web Site Deployment
- GIS Council Communication
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CGIA Highlights
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| Defined and developed California’s portion of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure as a partner organization with the Federal Geographic Data Committee. | |
| Organized an effort to enhance and promote a metadata clearinghouse for California. | |
| Promoted an active statewide effort by all levels of the education community to addressCalifornia’s needs in GIScience research, education, and training. | |
| Supported the creation of a State GIS Council. | |
| Has become the facilitator of better collaboration between Regional Collaboratives and the California GIS Council. | |
| Administers a grant for metadata training workshops and best practice guidelines in five areas of the state. | |
| Administers a grant to provide education on data sharing strategies and promote data sharing agreements. | |