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2008 SAG Award presentation to City of Memphis, Tennessee
Special Achievement in GIS Awards are given each year at the ESRI User Conference to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of GIS users around the world.
2008 Winners
U.S. Winners
Arizona Geographic Information Council, Arizona —Photo Board of Public Works, Michigan
Cabell-Huntington Health Department, West Virginia Calhoun County Commission, Alabama —Photo CERES Program, California —Photo Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, North Carolina—Photo
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, Vermont —Photo City of Aurora, Colorado —Photo City of Bozeman GIS Department, Montana—Photo
City of Columbia, Missouri —Photo City of Kirkland, Washington —Photo City of Memphis, Tennessee —Pictured aboveCity of Sherwood, Oregon City of St. Cloud, Minnesota
City of West Des Moines, Iowa —Photo Department of Information Technology, Connecticutt
Fremont County Weed & Pest Control District (FCWP), Wyoming Garrett County GIS, Maryland —Photo GIS Department, Arkansas Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority, South Carolina
Gwinnett County GIS, Georgia —Photo Illinois Tollway, Illinois —Photo Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska —Photo Mississippi Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and GIS, Mississippi New Mexico Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC), New Mexico—Photo
Newport News Waterworks, Virginia—Photo
Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma
Outagamie County, Wisconsin —Photo Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Pennsylvania
Planning and Development District III, South Dakota —Photo Pottawatomie County, Kansas —Photo State of Connecticut, Department of Information Technology, Connecticut
Tallahassee-Leon County GIS, Florida —Photo The Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium, Kentucky —Photo Town of Amherst, Massachusetts —Photo Town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island
International Winners
2008 SAG Award Presentation to Niigata Prefecture, Japan
City of Surrey, Canada —Photo Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan—Photo
Kuwait Municipality – Information Center, Kuwait —Photo Land & Property Services, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Landratsamt Cham, Germany—Photo
MOMRA, Saudi Arabia—Photo
Niigata Prefecture, Japan—Pictured above
Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform - OMSAR, Lebanon —Photo Prefectura del Departamento de Santa Cruz - Bolivia
Regione Puglia, Italy —Photo Riyadh Region Municipality, Saudi Arabia Saudi Electricity Company, Saudi Arabia —Photo Seoul Metropolitan Government, South Korea —Photo Straz Miejska m.st. Warszawy, Poland—Photo
2007 Winners
U.S. Winners
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Alaska —Photo Antiquities Section, Utah —Photo Cayuga County Real Property Services and New York State Office of Real Property Services, New York
City of Biddeford Engineering Dept., Maine—Photo
City of Cleveland, Ohio —Photo City of Clive, Iowa —Photo City of Dover, Delaware City of Hamilton, Ohio
City of Hartford, Connecticut, Police Department, Connecticut —Photo City of Jacksonville ITD Jax GIS, Florida —Photo City of Kansas City, Missouri —Photo City of Midland, Texas, Texas —Photo City of Mobile, Alabama—Photo
City of Pocatello - Engineering, Idaho —Photo City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
City of West Bend, Wisconsin —Photo County of Prince William, Virginia —Photo County of San Juan, GIS/Information Technology Dept., New Mexico —Photo Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Pennsylvania—Photo
Dept. of Public Works, California —Photo Effingham County GIS Department, Georgia —Photo Frederick County Government, Division of Interagency Information Technologies, Enterprise GIS, Maryland —Photo Gallatin County, Montana —Photo Hennepin County, Minnesota —Photo Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois Louisiana Department of Administration, Louisiana
North Dakota Game and Fish Department, North Dakota
Ohio Department of Taxation and Administrator Enterprise Shared Services Service Delivery Div State of OH, Ofc of Info Tech, Ohio—Photo
Pima County, Arizona —Photo Pulaski County Assessor and PAGIS, Arkansas—Photo
San Bernardio County, California
Skagit County, Washington —Photo South Carolina Budget and Control Board, South Carolina —Photo State of Colorado, Colorado
State of Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, Mississippi —Photo State of Wyoming, Wyoming
Sumner County Assessor of Property, Tennessee—Photo
Waterford Township, Michigan WEB Water Development Association, South Dakota—Photo
International Winners
Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems Centre Office of The Prime Minister, Bahamas—Photo
Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal—Photo
City of Aalborg, Denmark—Photo
City of Greater Geelong, Australia
City of Quinte West, Canada—Photo
CNMI Coastal Resources Management Office, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands—Photo
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland
Greater Izmir Municipality, Department of Data Procesing, Turkey
Instituto Nacional Tecnologia Agropecuaria - INTA, Argentina
Intendencia Municipal de Maldonado, Uruguay—Photo
LoG-IN Project, Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme, Belgium —Photo Quezon City Government, Philippines
The Swedish County Administrative Boards, Sweden
Town & Country Planning, BVI, British Virgin Islands—Photo
2006 Winners
U.S. Winners
Charlotte County, Florida —Photo City and County of SpokanePhoto
City of Claremont, New Hampshire —Photo City of Hudson GIS Department, Ohio —Photo City of Huntsville, Alabama—Photo
City of Idaho Falls Public Works Department, Idaho
City of Lawrence, County of Douglas, Kansas —Photo City of Mesa, Arizona—Photo
City of Sioux Falls-GIS Department, South Dakota —Photo Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Geospatial Technologies, Pennsylvania—Photo
Horry County GIS, South Carolina—Photo
Kane County, Illinois Kenai Peninsula Borough – GIS Division, Arkansas—Photo
LA DEQ, Louisiana
Marshall County Geographic Information Consortium (MaGIC), Kentucky—Photo
Martinsville – Henry County 911, Virginia
Monroe County Government, Indiana—Photo
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York—Photo
New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination, New York —Photo Office of Information Technology, GIS, Maryland—Photo
Sacramento Area Council of Governments, California —Photo Somerset County, New Jersey, New Jersey —Photo State of Arkansas, Arkansas—Photo
State of California Department of Health, California —Photo State of MT GIS Services Bureau of ITSD, Montana —Photo State of Vermont Enhanced 911 Board, Vermont—Photo
The Texas Statewide 9-1-1 Geodatabase Consortium, Texas —Photo Town of West Springfield, MA, Massachusetts —Photo URISA's GISCorps, Ohio—Photo
Virginia Department of Forestry, Resource Information, Virginia —Photo Wisconsin Emergency Management, Division of the Wisconsin Department of Military, Wisconsin—Photo
International Winners
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), Jordan —Photo Aruba Government Department of Public Works (DOW), Aruba—Photo
Centro Recudacion Impuestos Municipales, Puerto Rico —Photo Consortium Catalogue Services Project (DLI, NRMW, GA) Australia
Directorate General for Informatics and Assistance to Taxation and Customs Services, Portugal Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates —Photo Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung, Germany—Photo
Greater Ankara Municipality, Turkey
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Egypt —Photo Municipio de Medellin, Colombia —Photo National Office of Technical Studies and Development, Ivory Coast
Provincie Antwerpen, Belgium
Sin El Fil Municipality, Lebanon
Suphanburi Province Hall, Thailand—Photo
The Royal Court, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain —Photo Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan—Photo
2005 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
Baldwin County, Alabama —Photo City of Allentown, Pennsylvania—Photo
City of Boise, Idaho —Photo City of Casper, Wyoming —Photo City of Long Beach, CA - Technology Services, California —Photo City of Loveland, Colorado —Photo City of Marietta, Georgia —Photo City of Naperville, Illinois —Photo City of Walla Walla, Washington —Photo Connecticut Department of Public Health, Connecticut —Photo County of Hawaii, Hawaii
County of York, South Carolina —Photo Flathead County, Montana —Photo Hamilton County GIS Department, Tennessee—Photo
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Louisiana—Photo
Maryland State Highway Administration and Maryland Association of Counties, Maryland —Photo Miami-Dade County, Florida —Photo New York State Public Service Commission, New York —Photo North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council (GICC), North Carolina —Photo Ohio Department of Health, Ohio
Oklahoma County Assessor, Oklahoma —Photo ORMAP ESRI User Group, Oregon—Photo
Pottawattamie County, Iowa —Photo Ramsey County, Minnesota —Photo Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island
Sarpy County GIS Coalition, Nebraska —Photo South Dakota Governor's Emergency Response Network, South Dakota
State of Delaware —Photo State of New Jersey —Photo State of New Mexico
Town of York, Maine —Photo Wise County, Virginia—Photo
International Winners (by country)
Alcaldia de Chacao, Venezuela —Photo County of Oxford, Ontario, Canada—Photo
Fredrikstad Kommune og Sarpsborg Kommune, Norway—Photo
Gouvernement De Polynesie Francaise, French Polynesia—Photo
Local Government of Zuglo-Budapest, Hungary—Photo
Municipality of Athens, Greece—Photo
Municipio de Juncos, Puerto Rico —Photo Regione Lombardia, Italia—Photo
State Information and Communication Technology Unit, Chief Minister's Department, Sarawak, Malaysia —Photo
2004 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
City of Auburn - IT Department, Alabama Yavapai County, Arizona Benton County, Arkansas
City and County of San Francisco, California State of California Department of Justice, California
Adams County, Colorado Groton, Connecticutt New Castle County Information Systems, Delaware
Cobb County, Georgia Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Guam
City of Rexburg, Idaho
Allen County, Indiana Sioux City and Woodbury County, Iowa GIS Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas City of New Orleans, Louisiana City of Auburn, Maine City of Baltimore, Maryland - Mayor's Office of Information Technology County of Anne Arundel, Maryland City of Grand Rapids, Michigan DeSoto County, Mississippi Boone County, Missouri Stillwater County, Montana
City of Keene, New Hampshire
County of Dona Ana, New Mexico Dutchess County Office of Computer Information Systems, New York State of New York Power Authority, New York Cass County, North Dakota Mahoning Co. Auditor's Office, Ohio State of Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma
Lane County, Oregon Chester County, Pennsylvania
Greenwood County, South Carolina Rutherford County - Office of Information Technology, Tennessee
City of Yakima, Washington District of Columbia Government, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Washington, DC Waukesha County, Wisconsin
International Winners (by country)
Province of Limburg, The Netherlands
Kanton Aargau Informatik, Switzerland
2003 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
Jefferson County, Alabama, Information Services State of Arkansas Assessment Coordination Dept. Arizona Department of Public Safety
City of Anaheim, California City of Milford, Connecticut, MIS Department Glynn County, Georgia
Linn County, Iowa Ada County, Idaho, Land Records Division Cook County, Illinois
City of Evansville & Vanderburgh County, Indiana City of Olathe, Kansas City of Boston Assessing Department, Massachusetts
City of Saco, Maine
Missouri Department of Conservation North Dakota Department of Commerce City of Carson City, Nevada Auditor Office - Greene County, Ohio County of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Assessors Office Jackson County, Oregon, GIS Services Program City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Department of Commerce First District Association of Local Governments, South Dakota Utah Geographic Information Council
Community Mapping Program, Vermont City of Bellevue, Washington, Information Services County of Cabell, West Virginia, Assessors Office Wyoming State Geological Survey
International Winners (by country)
City of Burnaby, Canada States of Guernsey, Channel Islands Regione Piemonte, Italy
Klaipeda City Municipality, Lithuania
Hutt City Council, New Zealand
Cebu City Government, Philippines
Municipality of Wroclaw, Poland, Wroclaw Development Office City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
State of Geneva, Switzerland Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey
2002 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
Maricopa County, Arizona, Elections Department State of California Department of Heath Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development - California
City and County of Denver - ColoradoThe National Association of Counties - Washington, DC
Palm Beach County ISS - Florida
Gwinnett County - GeorgiaState of Hawaii, Office of Elections, Reapportionment Office - Hawaii
Kootenai County GIS - Idaho
City of Chicago, Business Information Services Department - Illinois
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) - Illinois
Indiana GIS Initiative (INGISI) Indiana Geographic Information Council - IndianaGarden City/Finney County - KansasJefferson County Public School District - KentuckyLexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) Geographic Information Services Section - KentuckyMetropolitan Sewer District (MSD) - Kentucky
City of Cambridge - Massachusetts
National Fire Protection Association - Massachusetts
Prince George's County Office of Information Technology and Communication (OITC) - MarylandCity of Ann Arbor - Department of Information Technology Services - MichiganMinnesota Dept. of Transportation - Minnesota
City of Kansas City, Missouri - Planning and Development Department - Missouri
Butte-Silver Bow City/County - MontanaCounty of Iredell - North CarolinaState of North Dakota - Information Technology Dept. - North DakotaDouglas County Assessor's Office - NebraskaNew Hampshire Office of State Planning - New Hampshire
New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NJSPLS) - New JerseyNew Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services - New Jersey
Washoe County, Nevada - NevadaThe New York City Office of Emergency Management - New York
City of Westerville - OhioCity of Norman - OklahomaLane Council of Governments - OregonTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) - Oregon
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania
City of Cranston, Rhode Island, Public Works Department - Rhode IslandLexington County, South Carolina State of Tennessee City of San Antonio, Texas - Texas
Automated Geographic Reference Center, State of Utah - Utah
The Vermont Agency of Transportation - VermontLewis County GIS Mapping Division - WashingtonPierce County Sheriff's Department - Crime Analysis and Information Unit - WashingtonCity of Milwaukee - Wisconsin
Wyoming Department of Revenue, Division of Ad Valorem - Wyoming
International Winners (by country)
Caloundra City Council - Australia
City of Vienna - Austria
Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Gis West. - Belgium
Cooperativa Rural de Electrificaci˘n (CRE) - Bolivia
Strathcona County - Canada
DROV Curacao, N.A. - Government Planning Department - Caribbean
Civil Engineering Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Hong KongTamilNadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, R&D Cell, HG Wing - India
City of Yokosuka - Japan
Busan Metropolitan Government (BMG) - Korea
Lithuanian State Department of Tourism - Lithuania
Gobierno del Estado de Queretaro - Mexico
City of Johannesburg: Corporate GIS - South Africa
Municipal Demarcation Board - South Africa
