UAF departments earn GIS achievement award
July 15, 2013
The Geography Department of SNRAS and the Scenarios for Alaska and Arctic Planning received a special achievement in GIS award at the Esri International User Conference in San Diego, Calif., July 10. This award
acknowledges vision, leadership, hard work and innovative use of Esri's geographic
information system technology.
Geography and SNAP Education and Outreach Coordinator Katie Kennedy uses Esri ArcGIS technology in K-12 classrooms across Alaska and trains teachers to use the program. Kennedy was at the Esri conference to receive the award.
Organizations from around the world honored at the Esri UC span industries including agriculture, cartography, climate change, defense and intelligence, economic development, education, government, health and human services, telecommunications and utilities.
"The SAG Awards identify the organizations and people that are using the power of geography to improve our world and drive change," says Esri President Jack Dangermond. "At Esri, we are always deeply inspired by the passion and innovation of our users. They deserve recognition for both solving their communities’ greatest challenges and for their invaluable contributions to the continued evolution of geographic science.”