Background The Protected Area Management (PAM) initiative is a partnership between the National Geographic Society, Esri, and GISCorps. The initiative seeks to facilitate and support the effective use of Esri’s ArcGIS Solutions for Conservation, which has been made available at…
Throughout the United States, 4-H clubs are using GIS to prepare the next generation of geospatial professionals to be Beyond Ready by introducing them to data and geographic science. Facilitated by this organization, youth gain technical experience with geospatial tools and apply this technology…
Background Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) is an internationally recognized NGO specializing in dive training, conservation, and exploration. With a strong focus on team-based, goal-oriented diving, GUE supports global scientific efforts through underwater clean-ups, photogrammetry, biospeleology, and ecosystem surveys. GIS technology…
Background The South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition (SCBC) is a non-profit (501c3) organization whose purpose is to promote, protect, and support the art and science of human milk feeding as the superior form of nutrition and nurture for infants and young…
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has served the vision of the Dalai Lama and the People of Tibet for more than 30 years. As the largest Tibet support group around the world, ICT supports Tibetans in their peaceful struggle…
Overview The PhotoMappers project is in its ninth year of providing situational awareness to federal, state, and local emergency managers through crowdsourced photo geolocation during disasters. As in past years, PhotoMappers continues to be a collaboration between GISCorps, NAPSG Foundation,…
Cross Over Community Development (COCD), founded in 2016 in Dayton, Ohio, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on integrating immigrants and refugees into the community. Their mission is to advocate, educate, and facilitate connections for these families to achieve self-sufficiency and…
Inadequate, unaffordable, or non-existent warehouse space in rural counties limits both inbound deliveries of donated food and outbound transport of locally-produced, revenue-generating products. Rural counties make up 63% of the US total, but account for 78% of all counties experiencing…
The URISA Climate and Community Resiliency Committee (CCRC) was originally formed as a task force in 2019 that focused on questions such as, “What current impediments to data collection and dissemination exist?” or “What mechanisms exist or can be developed…
Throughout the United States, 4-H club GIS programs introduce the next generation of Geospatial Professionals to data and geographic science. Facilitated by this organization, youth across the country gain technical experience with geospatial tools and learn how to apply this…