Awards
Recognition - MApps Award - Best Challenge Award - Bursaries
Awards and RecognitionNumerous awards for a variety of achievements and challenges each year. Awards are handed out at our annual BeSpatial Event. Click here for a Print version |
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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
2021 Gold Award: City of Guelph 2020 Gold Award: Town of East Gwillimbury | Innovation in GIS
2021 Gold Award: City of Richmond Hill: Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tool 2020 Gold Award: City of Kitchener | Best Web GIS 2021 Gold Award: Town of East Gwillimbury: Parks and Trails Web Story Map 2020 Gold Award: City of Richmond Hill Honorable Mention: City of Vaughan |
People's Choice MApps Award
2021 Best App: District of Muskoka - Floodline and LiDAR Mapping Best Map: Nebyu Woldeyohanes -Debris Flows in the Bow River Valley, between Banff and Lake Louise, using DEMs 2020 Best App: City of Kitchener - Kitchener's Speed Zone Analysis Best Map: Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services - 2018 In Review Link to MApps (Maps and Apps) Award page 2021 - Xuyang Han, York University 2019 - Devon Kleinjan, Guelph University |
30 Year Members - Diamond Jubilee Club Raphael Sussman, Raphael Sussman Consulting Services Jerry Crawford, True North Digital Mapping John Houweling, York Region Andy Mackie, Teranet Inc. 25 Year Members - Silver Jubilee Club Jason Davis, County of Renfrew Jaroslaw Losko, Independent Janet Vittie, GISP, City of Niagara Falls Garry T. Hunter, Hunter and Associates Dave Salter, Niagara Region |
URISA International Chapter Award |
URISA Ontario Wins 2011 Chapter of the Year Award from URISA InternationalThe 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 2019 - Dianne Adams (2017-19 2019 - Jasna Filipovic (2012-19) 2019 - Jeremy Luymes (2015-19) 2019 - Scott Barbacki (2017-19) 2015 - Lena Gomes (2008-15)
2013 - Susan Port: (2006-2013) |
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 |
Peter Hettstedt (Current) Susan Muleme Kasumba (Immediate Past President) Catherine Fitzgerald Al Little 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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