Events

Maryland Society of Surveyors Webinar – Location Intelligence: The New Geographic Information Systems

Since the Maryland Society of Surveyors cannot hold its Spring Technical Conference in person due to the Coronavirus limitations, it’s offering the scheduled sessions as a series of webinars. Join us for the first in the series: Location Intelligence: The New Geographic Information Systems, to be presented Tuesday, May 26 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. Our instructor is Julia Fischer, Geographic Information Officer for the State of Maryland. Today’s GIS is used by thousands of users, combining market information, data…

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MSGIC Lunch and Learn Events

MSGIC is excited to announce a series of hard-hitting virtual lunch and learn sessions for the everyday professional focused on adapting to, and thriving in, a remote working environment. Sessions will be broken into a 5-part series over the course of 10 weeks catered to professionals from all industries on navigating the transition to remote work, and how to maximize productivity in a remote setting. These sessions will serve as a rapid exchange of information that helps educate professionals on…

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MSGIC & TUgis GIS Emerging Professionals Meet-up

MSGIC and TUgis are teaming up to offer students/emerging professionals the opportunity to meet GIS veterans from different industries at two different dates and locations.  Throughout this interactive workshop, students will learn about the different career paths in the field, gain skills to help them succeed, and have an opportunity to learn some networking takeaways, all while interacting with professionals. Dinner will be provided and parking is free.  Space is limited, so register today! Locations & Times April 4, 2019,…

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Personal Kanban Webinar – February 21, 2019

We held our first peer to peer exchange webinar on Thursday, February 21, 2019 on the topic of using Kanban techniques for time management. Tim Nolan, Applications Manager for Collin County, TX, shared with us his insights on using Kanban for time management. We were introduced to Tim by Shawn Wampler (City of Annapolis) who saw Tim present at the URISA GIS Pro Conference last fall. Here are some tips and links that Tim shared with us: Evils of Multi-tasking…

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2019 Maryland Student Mapping Competition

Written by Ryan Mello, ESRGC Attention Students, Teachers, Parents, and Mapping Enthusiasts, Do you know a student in grades 4-12 that likes making maps or winning prize money? If so, they should enter the 2019 Maryland Student Mapping Competition. Step 1: Register your school (open to public, private, charter and home schools) before March 14th, 2019. (Sign up here) Step 2: Create a project using ArcGIS Online (free software and training available) that uses Maryland data (mentors all over the…

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Esri Federal GIS Conference – Federal Employees

For our Federal government MSGIC employees registered to attend the Esri Fed GIS conference on January 29th and 30th: Esri’s Federal GIS Conference brings together individuals from across government agencies to share best practices and learn something new. We know that a few of our users may not be able to attend in their official capacity. We will transfer registration from an organization to a private citizen for any of our attendees upon their request. When attendees arrive to pick…

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Emerging Geospatial Professionals Night

MSGIC and TUgis, in collaboration with the Maryland Geographic Alliance, sponsored an Emerging Professionals Night on March 29, 2018 at the Towson University Center for GIS (CGIS). The event was aimed to connect new and emerging professionals with seasoned geospatial veterans. MSGIC was able to sit down with Ms. Rachel Grosso, a 2018 graduate of Goucher College, to recap her experience at the event. Why did you go to the event? My mentor, Dr. Justine Chasmar, once advised me that…

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The Emerging Professional Experience

“Oh, hey. I’m new to the area. You should call me to talk GIS…and, maybe, to be friends.” “I’d love to talk to you more about how we did that project. Give me a business card and I’ll shoot you an e-mail when I get back to the office.” “Do you have a copy of your resume? We can sit down and take a look at it now.” These are all things that have been said and heard at TUGIS, the…

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Dr. Art Lembo Wins the Maryland Board of Regents Teaching Award

The 2018 Maryland Board of Regents’ Excellence in Teaching Award. An impressive name for an equally prestigious honor, and only awarded to four teachers in the entire University of Maryland System. This year, a particularly gifted and highly respected teacher is being recognized for his commitment to teaching, professional development and strategic vision, and he happens to be teaching GIS. Dr. Arthur “Art” Lembo joined the faculty at Salisbury University in 2007 where he teaches Advanced GIS, Spatial Analysis, and…

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Girls Innovation Academy Explores the World of GIS with ESRGC

This is a re-post of a June 2017 blog entry from the Eastern Shore Regional GIS Cooperative website. Find out more about ESRGC and read more articles on their blog at ESRGC.org. On Tuesday afternoon the ESRGC hosted the Girls Innovation Academy summer camp.  The Girls Innovation Academy (GIA) is a three-week summer camp at Salisbury University for middle school girls and focuses on technology, communication, and leadership.  Dr. Lembo began the session with an overall discussion of the definition of…

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