To better serve the California geospatial community, we have restructured our Hot News page into four areas: Feature News, General News, Training Opportunities, and Employment Opportunities. The Statewide Events Calendar is a quick way to see the major events that have come to our attention. Please email George White, CGIA Vice Chair ( ) regarding any news items that you would like to see included in any of our news categories so that we can serve you better.

HOT NEWS ITEMS:
NOVEMBER 2007 FEATURE NEWS

CGIA Events Calendar Added to Website
The "About CGIA" section of this website now includes a CGIA Events Calendar for 2007-08, listing the dates of Board Meetings and other important events.

CGIA 2008 Awards Program
Nominations are open for the 2008 CGIA Awards Program through December 31, 2007! For more information, see the CGIA Awards page.

CalGIS 2008 Advance Registration Discount
Remember to sign up now for CalGIS 2008! Sign up by November 30th and save $150! Click here for more details: http://calgis.org

Imagery Business Plan & Best Practices Project
CGIA is partnering with the US Geological Survey, the California Resources Agency, and the California GIS Council to develop a California Digital Imagery Data Business Plan and Best Practices Report. To accomplish this, CGIA has selected Geospatial Consulting with Westlake GIS to inventory major imagery projects and prepare a report on lessons learned from a selected sample of existing digital imagery projects. This report will guide regional and other multi-participant digital imagery projects in identifying options for cooperatively acquiring and procuring digital imagery data. The final report will be published on the CGIA and State GIS Council's websites by June 2008.

International GIS Day 2007 - How GIS Affects Your Life
County of Sonoma Presentations & Demonstrations

November 14, 2007, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Finley Center, 2060 W College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA
This event is open to the public. Please spread the word!

Santa Rosa ArcGIS User Group's GIS Day event will feature presentations by GIS professionals on how they have used GIS to solve spatial questions and problems, demonstrations on how agencies and companies use GIS on a daily basis, and a map gallery.

Presentation Schedule:

• 9:15-9:45 Tom Robinson, Conservation GIS Analyst, SCAPOSD, "The Critical Role of GIS in Conservation Planning."
  
• 10:00-10:30 Walter Moody, GIS Manager, Ray Carlson & Associates Inc, "Google Earth and GeoPDF Demo"
  
• 10:45-11:15 David Huebel, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery, "Starting a GIS from Scratch -A Rookies Tale"
  
• 11:30-12:00 Ryan Tombs, Principal GIS Manager, MACTEC, "GIS and the Rebuilding of Afghanistan"
  
• 12:15-12:45 Robin Woods - Owner, ScanControl, "Instant Inexpensive Geo-Photo Documentation for Asset Management"
  
• 1:00-1:30 Michelle Mestrovich, Sr. GIS Programmer Analyst, County of Sonoma, GIS Central, "Integration of GIS into the Sonoma County Emergency Operation Center"
  
• 1:45-2:15 Devin Kelley, Project Manager & ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist, HJW GeoSpatial ,"New Technologies of LiDAR and UltraCamDT Digital Aerial Camera"

We look forward to seeing you at this event. For more information please go to https://gis.sonoma-county.org/GISDay.htm.

ISIS CENTER ANNOUNCEMENTS
GIS Day at Fresno State is Nov. 14
GIS Day, an event in 80 countries around the world to bring awareness about Geographic Information Systems (GIS), will be hosted Wednesday, Nov. 14, at California State University, Fresno by its Interdisciplinary Spatial Information Systems Center (ISIS) and the Henry Madden Library. The purpose of event is to demonstrate how local professionals apply GIS to make a difference in society. A map exhibit showcasing work from Fresno State faculty and staff and local users will be on display at the Madden Library main entrance from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The maps’ developers will be available to discuss their work and answer questions about GIS technology. On display will be maps from the following:

• Dr. Zhi Wang, assistant professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences – “Upper San Joaquin River: A Geostatistical Analysis of the Snowpack to Calculate Water Supply”
  
• Dr. Balaji Sethuramasamyraja, assistant professor of Industrial Technology – “Cotton Yield Monitoring” and “Geospatial Modeling of Wine Grape Quality”
  
• Dr. Stuart McFeeters, lecturer in Geography – “Air Quality and Ozone”
  
• Alan Kunze, technical support coordinating in Earth and Environmental Sciences – “Evolution of Pinacate Volcanism”
  
• Janalee Ying, Quad Knopf – “General Plan Update: City of Dinuba”
  
• Siran Erysian, US Bureau of Reclamation – “Zaca Incident”

The ISIS Center will offer live demonstrations of the university’s GIS facilities and a look at a recent aerial photo map of the Fresno State campus. GIS Day is part of the National Geographic Society's new Geography Action initiative, which includes Geography Awareness Week. The year-long effort embraces a variety of worldwide activities that support geography action by helping people learn about geographic information systems.

For more information about the Fresno State event, contact the ISIS Center at 559.278.4951 or isis@csufresno.edu.
Related link: http://www.isis.csufresno.edu/Event/gisday.asp

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