{"id":185962,"date":"2019-02-01T13:05:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T21:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&p=185962"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:54:15","slug":"urisas-2012-successes-roll-into-a-busy-2013","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/urisas-2012-successes-roll-into-a-busy-2013","title":{"rendered":"URISA’s 2012 Successes . . . Roll into a Busy 2013"},"author":1312,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[168602,11052],"arcnews_issues":[249682],"class_list":["post-185962","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-gis-corps","tag-urisa","arcnews_issues-winter-2013"],"acf":{"short_description":"Members developed a Geospatial Management Competency Model, which was accepted by the US Department of Labor. ","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Indeed, 2012 was a milestone year for URISA.\r\n\r\nMembers developed a Geospatial Management Competency Model, which was accepted by the US Department of Labor. URISA announced a GIS Management Institute (GMI) to develop resources and services that focus on promoting the advancement of professional best practices and standards for the management of GIS operations. The organization's 50th Annual Conference took place in Portland, Oregon, with the highest attendance numbers seen in many years (in fact, all URISA conferences exceeded expectations in 2012). Dozens of industry luminaries collaborated on the publication\u00a0Foundations of Urban and Regional Information Systems and Geographic Information Systems and Science<\/em>, a commemorative book documenting the research, education, training, and applications that URISA and its members have contributed during the past five decades. Two new URISA chapters were approved for organizing status (Texas and a Cumberland Chapter serving Kentucky and Tennessee), URISA's GISCorps surpassed 100 volunteer missions, and URISA's Vanguard Cabinet continues to make great strides for young GIS professionals.\r\n\r\nNo doubt, 2013 will be even more productive, with working groups and committees actively working on GMI, international outreach, and a full calendar of URISA conferences and events:\r\n