GIS Heroes
Each issue of ArcNews features a GIS hero—a member of the GIS community who has drawn on geospatial technology to create innovative solutions to special challenges or specific needs. The following are all the recent honorees:









Hoang Chi Smith
A Business Need Turns into a Passion and a Means for Gaining—and Using—a Voice

Jeremy Edwards
Responding to a Hurricane from the Woods, and Being Ready for the Future of GIS




Jennifer Swift
Pioneer in Enterprise GIS Education Makes Sure Each Student Succeeds

Menghestab Haile
Using GIS to Revolutionize Development, from Egypt to the Rest of Africa









Roger Sayre
Scientist Finds Life's Work in Digitally Mapping the Earth's Ecosystems






Travis W. Engstrom
Quick Learner Saves San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Millions of Dollars



Cory MacVie (left) and Josh Keller
Providing Information as a Resource—Responding to Superstorm Sandy

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






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








Steve Beckwitt
Environmental Advocate Creates Path to More Informed and Effective Conservation Efforts


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



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

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