PROJECT BACKGROUND: Salinas Animal Services (SAS) is a division of the City of Salinas Police Department. SAS takes in approximately 3,200 animals annually, and is responsible for providing animal control, animal sheltering and animal licensing services for the City of…
In preparation for potential population growth in the future, a grass-roots volunteer team in a region in India is studying the distribution and patterns of common ailments and diseases in a nearby city. The team requested one GISCorps volunteer to…
The Land Trust of North Alabama offers more than 70 miles of public trails on more than 7,500 acres for you to relax, get some exercise, and connect with nature. Land Trust has seven Public Preserves in Madison County, Alabama.…
The River Ridge Institute is a 4-year-old nonprofit located in the Southern Sierra foothills of California that was founded to help educate public and private audiences about the importance of preserving oak woodlands through sustainable land management and natural resource…
Report by Patrick R. Hall Background The Los Angeles Fire Department's Community Emergency Response Team (LAFD CERT) volunteer program is taught by our local Fire Department in Los Angeles, California. Over time, members hone their skills through additional training, drills,…
Report by Jim Kyle I have opted to create a story map detailing how I put my GIS skills and the donated ESRI license to work supporting the nonprofit Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Organization in the Canadian province of British…
Report by D. Scott Stevens The Land Trust of North Alabama offers more than 70 miles of public trails where you can relax, get some exercise, and connect with nature. There are seven public nature preserves in Madison County, Alabama…
The Train Campaign team contacted GISCorps in the spring of 2018 and requested help with online map creation. Two volunteers, Ellen Phillips and Linda Colin, were selected. The following story was written by Ellen Phillips. Karen Christensen of the Barrington Institute…
Report by Diane Ambrose Using the ESRI software from the GIS Service Pledge Award, I was able contribute to the work of two non-profits in the South Park area of Colorado. Beaver Ponds Environmental Education Center (BPEEC) http://beaverponds.org/ BPEEC is located…
From June 15th until July 29th 2018, William Ouellette, Senior GIS Engineer at TomTom BV in Gent, Belgium, was deployed to an on site mission in the Central African Republic (CAR). The request for a volunteer came from WWF (World…