GIS Heroes All

ArcNews has been featuring a series of articles honoring individuals who have made a difference in the world by applying a GIS solution to challenges or needs within their communities. Since these unique individuals have been selected for their innovations or special achievements in a particular field, the series is appropriately named GIS Heroes.

The following are honorees.

Mark DePenning

Mark DePenning

Mark DePenning

Cory MacVie and Josh Keller

Cory MacVie (left) and Josh Keller

Providing Information as a Resource—Responding to Superstorm Sandy

Greg Babinski

Greg Babinski

Greg Babinski: Tireless Advocate for Expanding GIS Use in Local Government

Dr. Stephen Ervin

Dr. Stephen Ervin

Ahead of His Time

Beth Timmons

Beth Timmons

Beth Timmons



James Cameron

James Cameron

James Cameron—A Unifier Many Times Over

Janice Thomson

Janice Thomson

Janice Thomson: Tireless Wilderness Advocate

Paul Tessar

Paul Tessar

Paul Tessar Is the Johnny Appleseed of GIS

Cindi Salas

Cindi Salas

Cindi Salas' Passion for GIS Is Undeniable

David J. Cowen

David J. Cowen

Saving the World, One Parcel at a Time



Ken Schmidt

Ken Schmidt

GIS Administrator Inspired to Make a Difference

Steve Beckwitt

Steve Beckwitt

Environmental Advocate Creates Path to More Informed and Effective Conservation Efforts

Shoreh Elhami

Shoreh Elhami

URISA's GISCorps Is a Place for Service

Rosario C. Giusti de Pérez

Rosario C. Giusti de Pérez

Rosario C. Giusti de Pérez Brings Urban Planning to the Slums of Venezuela

Mukund Rao

Mukund Rao

Mukund Rao Steers Data and GIS for Global Spatial Data Infrastructure



Gary Moll

Gary Moll

Gary Moll Wants People and Nature to Work Together

Gov. Martin O'Malley

Gov. Martin O'Malley

Governor Martin O'Malley Leads with GIS

Leslie Armstrong

Leslie Armstrong

USGS' Leslie Armstrong-GIS Hero

Henning Sten Hansen

Henning Sten Hansen

GIS Pioneer: Henning Sten Hansen-Denmark's First Professor in Geoinformatics

Lata Iyer and Prashant Hedao

Lata Iyer (left) and Prashant Hedao

GIS Emissaries Build Communities of Harmony



David Blankinship

David Blankinship

David Blankinship at the Forefront of Fire Service Applications

Paul Tweed

Paul Tweed

High-School Teacher Paul Tweed Uses GIS to Encourage Higher-Level Thinking

Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

Commissioner Randy Johnson Evangelizes Importance of GIS at Local and National Level

Jacqueline daCosta

Jacqueline daCosta

GIS Pioneer: Jacqueline daCosta Champions GIS

Steeve Ebener

Steeve Ebener

WHO Manager Steeve Ebener Unites Global Support of Human Health with GIS



Tom Tate

Tom Tate

Tom Tate is Turning Responsibility Over to the Youth, One Community at a Time

Kate Lance

Kate Lance

Kate Lance Helps Unite the Geospatial Community

Steven Robinson

Steven Robinson

Firefighter Inspires New Mapping System to Help Assess Risks, Map Fires, and Allocate Resources

Father Jeff Putthoff

Father Jeff Putthoff

Hopeworks Founder Father Jeff Putthoff Encourages Youth Development with Technology Training

Susan Minnemeyer

Susan Minnemeyer

GIS Hero Susan Minnemeyer Works for Frontier Forest Conservation



Chris Warner

Chris Warner

Mission to Help the Environment Results in Helping Endangered Children

Mark Ericson

Mark Ericson

Science Instructor Mark Ericson at the Santa Fe Indian School

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