The County of Los Angeles is hosting its 12th GIS Day event on November 13, 2019 and is welcoming you to sign up for a booth, present a map, or give a presentation in our speaker series.
This year’s theme is: GIS Counts!The event is designed for county residents, students, GIS professionals, and other members of the public to learn more about:
How county and city governments use GIS to make better decisions;
Opportunities for studying GIS at local universities and colleges; and
How GIS technology is improving our daily lives.
LA County GIS Day will showcase more than 50 agencies and include speakers, demonstrations, GIS-equipped emergency response vehicles, map gallery, GIS games with prizes, and a GIS Day cake.
There are two ways to join in the fun – as an Attendee or Participant.
ATTENDEES:
You do not need to register to attend this free event; you may simply come and enjoy.
PARTICIPANTS:
Register to reserve a booth for your organization, make a presentation, or post maps in the gallery.
We are actively soliciting your abstracts for presentations and maps for the map gallery.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the supervision of the e-Services Supervisor within the Information Technology Unit, to maintain and enhance a computer-based Geographic Information System (GIS) and other assigned information systems for the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA). This position is primary responsible for creating maps and images used for community development planning, housing projects, generating reports, geocoding addresses for mapping purposes, and maintaining in-house developed systems.
The County of Los Angeles Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is seeking undergraduate or graduate student(s) who are pursuing GIS coursework, especially a GIS degree or certification, for its Fall/Winter Season volunteer/unpaid internship opportunity.
Potential tasks and/or projects you may be requested to do include the following, but not limited to:
Create/Edit/Update geographic data
Research GIS solutions for specific project needs
Publish various map layers as services in ArcGIS Online
Assist GIS staff with creating map products, web maps and apps for internal and external audiences
If you are interested in utilizing and strengthening your GIS skills working in the emergency management profession, focusing on emergency/disaster preparedness, response and recovery, please refer to this notice to learn more about the County OEM volunteer/unpaid internship opportunity.
Share your success stories, lessons learned, and research with the California GIS Community during #CalGIS2020 in Long Beach!
We invite you to share your work using GIS and geospatial methods in all application areas and disciplines. As geospatial tools and technology have permeated our world, geospatial applications are present in all aspects of our lives ranging from “traditional” uses in government, industry and academia to emerging fields of location analytics, big data, drone mapping across disciplines as diverse as journalism, tourism, marketing and many others. Regardless of how you implement geospatial technology in your work, we encourage you to share.
CalGIS provides a forum for GIS practitioners from students to seasoned professions to share their experiences, lessons learned, and tips and tricks with colleagues across the state. Participation in CalGIS can be submitted in multiple formats, including presentations (individual or panel), posters and interactive maps, workshops, town halls, or any other means you’d like to suggest for best sharing your work.
Workshop and presentation proposals are invited and submissions are due on or before September 23, 2019. Review the details, suggested topics and submit via online proposal forms.
Apply for admission and register for classes entirely online. Available courses include hybrid Introduction to GIS (GIS 120) on Tuesday 6pm at LA County Department of Public Works (900 S Fremont Ave, Alhambra) or on Rio Hondo campus on Saturday morning. Also offered is the Cartography Design and GIS (GIS 221), Crime Mapping (GIS 281). Geospatial Programming (Python) & Web Services (GIS 280), GIS Applications (GIS 220) and the Environmental GIS (GIS 230 offered Friday morning and includes drone survey mapping).
Waivers are available if you meet prerequisites with experience or attended an introductory course elsewhere. Contact wroberts@riohondo.edu for support. For more information on the courses you can view here and you can follow the steps here to register P.S. Did you know select Rio Hondo GIS now offers the GIS AS Degree in addition to the CA state approved GIS Certificate and includes courses that are transferable courses to CSU and other universities?
What is NG911? Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) is an Internet Protocol (IP)-based system that allows digital information (e.g., voice, photos, videos, text messages) to flow seamlessly from the public, through the 9-1-1 network, and on to the 9-1-1 Call taker and on to Emergency Responders. NG911 provides advantages as a technology based solution, which uses GeoSpatial data to send/’route’ an 9-1-1 call to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
Why the move to NG911? The current system is antiquated (think look-up tables). The public is using technologically advanced devices and applications that can provide helpful data that is currently NOT made available in the 911 system. The public have expectations that these technologies should work the same when contacting 911. “If Pizza Hut and Starbucks can see your name, location and get real-time updated information, why can’t public safety?”
On an GIS-Technology side, What has to happen to get to NG911? A Lot! But at an initial level… Address information containing street segments must be GIS based! (Currently in a tabular form. MSAG & ALI.) There is a lot to do, as per the NENA Guidance Documents; Suffice to say, it’s a ‘heavy lift’ process to achieve all required and recommended components for NG911, but it is not unrealistic. The Los Angeles County’s Countywide Address Management (CAMS) Program is a starting place to achieve the NG911 GIS data standards of accuracy and completeness.
What is LA County’s Role?
Departments, Committees and Staff in Los Angeles County are participating in their respective Technology/Specialty component of NG911. The eGIS group via the CAMS Program is involved with things GIS related.
California Next Generation 9-1-1 GIS Task Force facilitated by CalOES. LA County is honored to have the LA County 9-1-1 Coordinator (Ella – Representing PSAP’s) and CAMS Coordinator (Rachel – Representing GIS) work together as co-chairs of the State of California’s NG911 GIS Task Force.
Data Con LA, formerly known as Big Data Day LA, is open for registration. The one day event is currently scheduled for Saturday, either August 10 or 17, 2019, at USC. The final date will be announced at the end of April. Taking advantage of Early Bird pricing simply means you’ll need to tie down an extra Saturday for a month or so.
This is the largest data conference of its kind in Southern California, with plenty of knowledge tracks and interesting people to meet. If you plan to attend, registering early is a good idea. This event fills quickly.
Date: Saturday, August 17
Location: USC Marshall School of Business, 3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089
The County of Los Angeles is hosting its 12th GIS Day event on November 13, 2019 and is welcoming you to sign up for a booth, present a map, or give a presentation in our speaker series.
