Past Award Winners
MApps Award - Best Challenge Award - Bursaries
Past WinnersOntario GIS Hall of Fame Award |
The 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.
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GIS Leadership Award
Presented to members who have demonstrated exemplary leadership to Ontario's Geospatial and Information community including creativity, innovation, and dedicated support of programs. The recipient should be a member of BeSpatial 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 BeSpatial Ontario in a new direction and/or enhances our standing in the professional community. |
2017 - Alex Miller 2016 - Al Little 2012 - Teranet (Andy Mackie) 2011 - Land Information Ontario (Raphael Sussman) 2008 - Sandra Crutcher 2005 - GeoSmart (Derek Landry)
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John Bacon Exemplary Service Award |
An occasional award given for long-term service to BeSpatial Ontario and the profession. This is the ultimate award for service and leadership to BeSpatial Ontario and within the geospatial and Information industry. Awardees will have demonstrated significant contributions to both BeSpatial Ontario and the geospatial technologies industry. *Starting in 2023, we will be renaming this award to the John Bacon Exemplary Service award. |
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Best Public Sector GIS 2022 Gold Award: City of Hamilton 2021 Gold Award: City of Guelph 2020 Gold Award: Town of East Gwillimbury 2019 Gold Award: York Region: YorkInfo Partnership 2018 Gold Award: Town of East Gwillimbury: Use of GIS technology to help visualize, monitor and report on new development. 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 2013 Gold Award (Tie): Cities of Hamilton and Peterborough 2012 Gold Award: Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre 2011 Gold Award: Ontario Realty Corporate for Ontario GeoPortal 2010 Gold Award: Municipality of Leamington | Innovation in GIS 2022 Gold Award: Region of Peel 2021 Gold Award: City of Richmond Hill: Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tool 2020 Gold Award: City of Kitchener 2018 Gold Award: City of Sault Ste. Marie: Automation of notification to customers for planned and unplanned water and electric events 2017 Gold Award: Town of Oakville: Integration of GIS and JDE Asset Registry 2016 Gold Award: Ryerson University 2015 Award: Town of Oakville 2014 Gold Award: City of Kitchener 2013 Gold Award: Region of York 2012 Gold Award: Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre 2011 Gold Award: County of Peterborough for Trip-Click.com 2010 Gold Award: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade | Best Web GIS 2022 Gold Award: Town of Milton 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 2019 Gold Award: City of Hamilton: Child Youth Health Atlas 2018 Gold Award: Oak Ridges Moraine Groundwater Program: Public Mapping Portal 2017 Gold Award: Trent Conservation Coalition: Interactive Map of the TCCR, Find Your Drinking Water System 2016 Gold Award: Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry 2015 Award: Halton Region 2014 Gold Award: Region of Waterloo 2013 Gold Award: Region of York 2012 Gold Award: City of Cornwall 2011 Gold Award: Region of Niagara for Niagara Connect 2010 Gold Award: Town of Oakville |
2022 Best App: City of Mississauga - eParks Interactive Map Viewer Application Best Map: Shahzaib Saleem - City of Rotterdam Thematic map
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
2019 Best App: City of Kitchener - Kitchener's Speed Zone Analysis Best Map: Town of Newmarket - Central York Fire Services - 2018 In Review
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
2022 - Melissa Jade Greco, University of Waterloo
2021 - Xuyang Han, York University
2019 - Devon Kleinjan, Guelph University
2018 - 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
Apply for Ontario Geospatial Awards
Alex Miller, President, Esri Canada; Jury Konga, Go Open Data, Executive Director Lou Milrad, Legal Advisory services Ron Jaros, Former Region of Peel and Sandra Crutcher, BeSpatial Ontario', Executive Director, former City of Toronto
Shelley Crosby, City of Oshawa Raphael Sussman, Raphael Sussman Consulting Services Jerry Crawford, True North Digital Mapping John Houweling, York Region Andy Mackie, Teranet Inc.
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 |
35 Year Members - Founders Club
30 Year Members - Diamond Jubilee Club
25 Year Members - Silver Jubilee ClubURISA International Chapter Award |
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: URISA Ontario has won Chapter of the year, 3 times:
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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