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Awards and Recognition
Numerous awards for a variety of achievements and challenges each year. Awards are handed out at our annual BeSpatial Event.
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Ontario GIS Hall of Fame AwardThe GIS Hall of Fame award was established to recognize and honor the most esteemed leaders of the geospatial community. To be considered for the GIS Hall of Fame, an individual’s or an organization’s record of contribution to the advancement of the industry demonstrates creative thinking and actions, vision and innovation, inspiring leadership, perseverance, and community mindedness. Individuals or organizations whose pioneering work has moved the geospatial industry in a better, stronger direction.
GIS Leadership Award2017 - Sandra Crutcher
2013 - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Presented to members who have demonstrated exemplary leadership to Ontario's Geospatial community including creativity, innovation, and dedicated support of programs. The recipient should be a member of URISA Ontario for enough years to show a pattern of leadership. Typically the recipient will have been responsible for new programs or activities, or significantly enhanced an existing activity or program, so that it takes URISA Ontario in a new direction and/or enhances our standing in the professional community.
2018 - Andrew Lyszkiewicz
2017 - Alex Miller
2016 - Al Little
2012 - Teranet (Andy Mackie)
2011 - Land Information Ontario (Raphael Sussman)
2008 - Sandra Crutcher
2005 - GeoSmart (Derek Landry)
2004 - Susan ChaseExemplary Service Award
An occasional award given for long-term service to URISA Ontario and the profession. This is the ultimate award for service and leadership to URISA Ontario and within the geospatial industry. Awardees will have demonstrated significant contributions to both URISA Ontario and the geospatial technologies industry.
2017 - Lou Milrad 
2012 - Catherine Baldelli
2011 - Ron Jaros
2008 - Al Little
2005 - Sandra Crutcher
1998 - Jury Konga
1996 & 1998 - Sandra Crutcher
Best Challenge Awards
Best Public Sector:The Best Public Sector GIS award is presented to organizations that have demonstrated the use of GIS in improving effectiveness and efficiency in enterprise GIS for public sector operations
Innovation in GIS: The Innovation in GIS award is presented to individuals or organizations who have newly demonstrated or refined innovation in GIS and geospatial technology through a specific piece of work or project.
Best Web GIS: The Best Web GIS award is presented to organizations that have demonstrated advanced internet/intranet mapping services that enable publishing and sharing of geographic information through the integration of multiple business systems
Best Public Sector GIS 2018 Gold Award: Town of East Gwillimbury: Use of GIS technology to help visualize, monitor and report on new development. Silver Award: Town of Orangeville: new GIS section Bronze Award: City of Brampton: GeoHUB for Open Data, Citizen Engagement and Transparency 2017 Gold Award: County of Simcoe 2016 Gold Award: City of Guelph 2015 Award: Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre 2014 Gold Award: County of Frontenac Silver Award: Region of Waterloo 2012 Gold Award: Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre 2011 Gold Award: Ontario Realty Corporate for Ontario GeoPortal Silver Award: City of Niagara Falls for Implementing Enterprise GIS 2010 Gold Award: Municipality of Leamington | Innovation in GIS 2018 Gold Award: City of Sault Ste. Marie: Automation of notification to customers for planned and unplanned water and electric events Silver Award: City of Cambridge: Online tools to track discarded injection drug debris for rapid response for public safety 2017 Gold Award: Town of Oakville: Integration of GIS and JDE Asset Registry Silver Award: City of Kitchener: New process for determining reconstruction and rehabiliatation priority scores of sanitary and storm infrastructure Bronze Award: The Ontario Ministry of Energy: Integration of dynamic maps and business intelligence tools to empower policy advisors 2016 Gold Award: Ryerson University Silver Award: Region of Durham Bronze Award: City of Barrie & City of Vaughan 2015 Award: Town of Oakville 2014 Gold Award: City of Kitchener Silver Award: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Bronze Award: Region of York 2013 Gold Award: Region of York Silver Award: Niagara Region Bronze Award: GoGeomatics Canada 2012 Gold Award: Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre Silver Award: City of Vaughan 2011 Gold Award: County of Peterborough for Trip-Click.com Silver Award: Region of Durham for Walking Network Database 2010 Gold Award: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade | Best Web GIS 2018 Gold Award: Oak Ridges Moraine Groundwater Program: Public Mapping Portal Silver Award: SPPB, LRC, and UTRCA: Source Protection Online Atlas Bronze Award: MNRF: Fish ON-Line 2017 Gold Award: Trent Conservation Coalition: Interactive Map of the TCCR, Find Your Drinking Water System Silver Award: City of Mississauga: Planning Information Hub Bronze Award: Grand River Conservation Authority: GRCA Web Map 2016 Gold Award: Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry Silver Award: City of Guelph Bronze Award: Veridian Connections 2015 Award: Halton Region 2014 Gold Award: Region of Waterloo Silver Award: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 2013 Gold Award: Region of York Silver Award: County of Simcoe Bronze Award: Conservation Ontario 2012 Gold Award: County of Cornwall Silver Award: County of Lambton Bronze Award: Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority 2011 Gold Award: Region of Niagara for Niagara Connect 2010 Gold Award: Town of Oakville |
2018 Best App: Town of Newmarket - Locate My Plow Best Map: City of Kitchener - Growth Management Plan
2017 Best App: City of Kitchener -Kitchener's Citizen Science Project Best Map: Toronto Fire Services - Residential Building Construction Dates
2016 Best App: Town of Newmarket-Playground & Park Improvement Best Map: Ryerson University - 3D Printed Geographies
2015 Best App: Devin Tu - MapYourProperty Best Map: Region of Halton - Boardroom Map
2014 Best App: City of Windsor - Cultural Mapping Project Best Map: County of Hastings – Limerick Township Historic Map
2013 Best App: City of Vaughan - Vaughan Viewer Best Map: North Hamilton - Child Blood Lead Study
2012 Best App: City of Kitchener - Urban Tree Life Best Map: Town of Newmarket - Trails Map
Link to MApps (Maps and Apps) Award page
Student Bursary Award2018 - Nebyu Woldeyohanes, Nipissing University
2017 - Kyle Wittmaier, Nipissing University
2016 - Sean Nash, Ryerson University
2015 - Moeen Butt, Western University
2014 - Nafisa Kassam, Fanshawe College
2013 - Matthew Adams, McMaster University
2012 - Sandra Murillo, Fanshawe College
2011 - Sarah Thompson, University of Waterloo
30 Year Members - Diamond Jubilee Club
Alex Miller - Esri Canada
Jury Konga, eGovFutures Group
Lou Milrad, Milrad Law
Ron Jaros, Region of Peel
Sandra Crutcher, URISA Ontario/City of Toronto
25 Year Members - Silver Jubilee Club
Andy Mackie, Teranet
Dianne Adams, City of Kitchener
Garry T. Bezruki, City of Waterloo
Jerry Crawford, True North Digital Mapping/City of Toronto
John Houweling, Region of York
Shelley Crosby, City of Oshawa
Jan Kestle, Environics Analytics Group
Tony Lea Ph.D, Environics Analytics Group
Al Little GISP, URISA Ontario
Richard Paola, City of Hamilton
URISA International Chapter AwardURISA Ontario Wins 2011 Chapter of the Year Award from URISA International!Each year, URISA recognizes an outstanding Chapter that has sponsored particularly effective activities or has otherwise excelled in serving its membership. Outstanding Chapter Award criteria include: The 2011 award marks the third year that URISA Ontario has won Chapter of the year (also won chapter of the year in 2003, and 1996).
Urisa Ontario Service Awards 2015 - Lena Gomes (2008-15) |
President Lena Gomes accepting the Chapter of the year award from Cy Smith, 2011 URISA International president. at URISA International's annual general meeting. |
Current & Past Presidents of the Ontario Association
Catherine Fitzgerald (Current) Al Little (Immediate Past President) Lena Gomes Catherine Baldelli Tim Hu Nigel Roberts Ron Jaros Donna Edwards Jury Konga Sandra Crutcher Lou Milrad John Houweling George Lysenko
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