Congratulations to this year's winners of the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award.
The following alphabetized lists of U.S. winners and winners outside the U.S.
provide links to learn more about the winners and their projects and view photos from the Esri User Conference.
Organization |
State |
Industry |
Information |
Photo |
American Samoa Government Department of Commerce Coastal Management Program
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AS
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Environmental Management
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-
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Photo
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Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans
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GU
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State and Local Government
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-
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Photo
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Geographic Resource Solutions
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AK
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Environmental Management
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Learn More
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Photo
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AmSouth Bank
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AL
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Financial Services
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-
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-
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City of Auburn - IT Department
|
AL
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State and Local Government
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Learn More
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Photo
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US Army Corps. of Engineers
|
AL
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Federal
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-
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Photo
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Benton County, Arkansas
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AR
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State and Local Government
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-
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Photo
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Yavapai County, Arizona
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AZ
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State and Local Government
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Learn More
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Photo
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Aligo Worktrack
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CA
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Location-Based Services
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-
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-
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American River College
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CA
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Universities & Community Colleges
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Learn More
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Photo
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Branner Earth Sciences Library, Stanford University
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CA
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Universities & Community Colleges
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-
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-
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City and County of San Francisco
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CA
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State and Local Government
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Learn More
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Photo
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EDAW
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CA
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Engineering
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Learn More
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Photo
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Legal Aid Society of Orange County and the Legal Services Corporation
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CA
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ESRI Conservation Program
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-
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-
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Otay Water District
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CA
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Water/Wastewater
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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State of California Department of Justice
|
Ca
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State and Local Government
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-
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-
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Truckee Donner Public Utility District
|
CA
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Surveying
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Learn More
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Photo
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Adams County, Colorado
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CO
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State and Local Government
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Learn More
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Photo
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Duke Energy Field Services (DEFS), IT Dept
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CO
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Petroleum
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-
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Photo
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Groton, CT
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CT
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Transportation Systems & Networks
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Learn More
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Photo
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District of Columbia Government, Office of the Chief Technology Officer
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DC
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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FEMA
|
DC
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Public Safety
|
-
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Photo
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New Castle County Information Systems
|
DE
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State and Local Government
|
-
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Photo
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St. Johns River Water Management District
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FL
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Water/Wastewater
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Cobb County
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GA
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State and Local Government
|
-
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Photo
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USDOC NOAA NOS Pacific Services Center
|
HI
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Federal
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Sioux City and Woodbury County Iowa GIS
|
IA
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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City of Rexburg
|
ID
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State and Local Government
|
-
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Photo
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Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
|
IL
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Urban & Regional Planning
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Learn More
|
Photo
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Sears Roebuck and Company - Home Services
|
IL
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Retail & Commercial Business
|
-
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Photo
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Walgreens
|
IL
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Retail & Commercial Business
|
-
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Photo
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Allen County, IN
|
IN
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
-
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Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas
|
KS
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Kentucky Geological Survey
|
KY
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Surveying
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-
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-
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KY Natural Resource/Environmental Protection Cabinet
|
KY
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Environmental Management
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
City of New Orleans
|
LA
|
State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
-
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NSTAR
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MA
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Electric and Gas
|
-
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Photo
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City of Baltimore, Maryland - Mayor's Office of Information Technology
|
MD
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
-
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County of Anne Arundel
|
MD
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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NOAA - National Weather Service
|
MD
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Federal
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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City of Auburn, ME
|
ME
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
-
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City of Grand Rapids
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MI
|
State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
-
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Detroit Public Schools
|
MI
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K-12 Education
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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State of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
|
MN
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Environmental Management
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Boone County, Missouri
|
MO
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Missouri Department of Agriculture
|
MO
|
Agriculture
|
-
|
-
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DeSoto County
|
MS
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Stillwater County
|
MT
|
State and Local Government
|
-
|
Photo
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Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services (MEDIC)
|
NC
|
Hospitals & Health Systems
|
-
|
-
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Cass County and the City of Fargo
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ND
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Nebraska Health and Human Services System
|
NE
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Public Health & Human Services
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-
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Photo
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City of Keene, NH
|
NH
|
State and Local Government
|
-
|
-
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New Jersey Pinelands Commission
|
NJ
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Environmental Management
|
Learn More
|
-
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County of Dona Ana, New Mexico
|
NM
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State and Local Government
|
-
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Photo
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Clark County Regional Flood Control District
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NV
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Water/Wastewater
|
Learn More
|
-
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Dutchess County Office of Computer Information Systems
|
NY
|
State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
-
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
|
NY
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Hospitals & Health Systems
|
-
|
-
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State of New York Power Authority
|
NY
|
State and Local Government
|
-
|
Photo
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Mahoning Co. Auditor's Office
|
OH
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Defense
|
Learn More
|
-
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State of Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality
|
OK
|
State and Local Government
|
-
|
-
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CH2M Hill
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OR
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Engineering
|
-
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Photo
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Conservation Biology Institute
|
OR
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ESRI Conservation Program
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Lane County
|
OR
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State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Chester County, Pennsylvania
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PA
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State and Local Government
|
-
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Photo
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Concurrent Technology Corporation
|
PA
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Defense
|
-
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-
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Cottman Transmission
|
PA
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Retail & Commercial Business
|
-
|
-
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World Campus Certificate Program in GIS, Penn State University
|
PA
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Universities & Community Colleges
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Municipio Autonomo de Ponce
|
PR
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Urban & Regional Planning
|
-
|
Photo
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Rhode Island Department of Health, HEALTHgis
|
RI
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Public Health & Human Services
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Greenwood County
|
SC
|
State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Laurens Electric Coop - E & O Department
|
SC
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Electric and Gas
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-
|
-
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Sicangu Policy Institute, Sinte Gleska University
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SD
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ESRI Conservation Program
|
-
|
Photo
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State of South Dakota - Department of Transportation
|
SD
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Transportation
|
-
|
Photo
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Rutherford County - Office of Information Technology
|
TN
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State and Local Government
|
-
|
Photo
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San Antonio River Authority
|
TX
|
Water/Wastewater
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Texas Department of Transportation
|
TX
|
Transportation Systems and Networks
|
-
|
-
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Salt Lake City Public Utilities, Utah
|
UT
|
Utilities
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Geospatial One Stop
|
VA
|
Federal
|
-
|
-
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The Virginia Economic Development Partnership
|
VA
|
Economic Development
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
|
VA
|
Universities & Community Colleges
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
|
VT
|
Environmental Management
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
City of Yakima
|
WA
|
State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
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Metro Transit Division - King County DOT
|
WA
|
Transportation Systems & Networks
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
TerraLogic GIS
|
WA
|
Environmental Management
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Waukesha County
|
WI
|
State and Local Government
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Nick J. Rahall II Appalachian Transportation Institute
|
WV
|
Transportation
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
|
WY
|
Environmental Management
|
-
|
-
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Organization |
Country/Region |
Industry |
Information |
Photo |
Telecom Argentina S.A.
|
Argentina
|
Telecommunications
|
-
|
Photo
|
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
|
Australia
|
Environmental Management
|
-
|
-
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Stadtgemeinde Klosterneuburg
|
Austria
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
-
|
-
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GEOMATEC, Bahrain Center for Studies & Research
|
Bahrain
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
-
|
BIAC-SWITCH
|
Belgium
|
Transportation Systems & Networks
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Ministère des Finances - SPF Finances - Documentation Patrimoniale
|
Belgium
|
Financial Services
|
-
|
Photo
|
Viceministerio de Servicios Básicos
|
Bolivia
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
Photo
|
Petrobras
|
Brazil
|
Public Health & Human Services
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
TELEMAR
|
Brazil
|
Telecommunications
|
-
|
Photo
|
British Virgin Islands National GIS
|
British Virgin Islands
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
Photo
|
Cayman Island Government, Land and Survey Department
|
British West Indies
|
Surveying
|
-
|
Photo
|
Digital Cartography Section, Earth Sciences Sector Information Division
|
Canada
|
Environmental Management
|
-
|
Photo
|
Ecotrust Canada
|
Canada
|
ESRI Conservation Program
|
-
|
Photo
|
Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional
|
Chile
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
Photo
|
Transport Planning and Research Institute
|
China
|
Transportation Systems and Networks
|
-
|
-
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EAAB
|
Colombia
|
Water/Wastewater
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
ESPH SA
|
Costa Rica
|
Utilities
|
-
|
Photo
|
Czech Geological Survey
|
Czech Republic
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
|
Denmark
|
Surveying
|
-
|
Photo
|
BANCO DEL ESTADO
|
Ecuador
|
Financial Services
|
Learn More
|
-
|
Finnish Road Administration
|
Finland
|
Transportation Systems and Networks
|
-
|
Photo
|
O.N.I.C. Interprofessional National Office for Cereals
|
France
|
Agriculture
|
-
|
-
|
Stadt Köln
|
Germany
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
-
|
Photo
|
Vodafone Germany
|
Germany
|
Telecommunications
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
EGNATIA ODOS S.A.
|
Greece
|
Transportation Systems and Networks
|
-
|
Photo
|
Highways Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
|
Hong Kong
|
Transportation Systems and Networks
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
T-Mobile Magyarország Távközlési Részvénytársaság
|
Hungary
|
Telecommunications
|
-
|
Photo
|
Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board
|
India
|
Water/Wastewater
|
-
|
-
|
National Informatics Centre
|
India
|
Economic Development
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Valuation and Land Agency
|
Ireland
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
Photo
|
MOD - IDF (client # 1707)
|
Israel
|
Defense and Intelligence
|
-
|
Photo
|
Comune di Roma, Ufficio Città Storica - MBCA
|
Italy
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
National Land Agency of Jamaica
|
Jamaica
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
Photo
|
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd
|
Japan
|
Electric and Gas
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Central Informatics Organisation
|
Kingdom of Bahrain
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
Photo
|
Ministry of Water, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
|
Kingdom of Saudia Arabia
|
Water/Wastewater
|
-
|
-
|
Korea Land Corporation
|
Korea
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
Photo
|
Electricite Du Liban
|
Lebanon
|
Electric and Gas
|
-
|
-
|
Direcção Nacional de Geografia e Cadastro (DINAGECA), Mozambique
|
Mozambique
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Province of Limburg
|
Netherlands
|
State and Local Government
|
-
|
-
|
Shell Int'l Exploration & Production BV
|
Netherlands
|
Petroleum
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Bonaire Kadaster
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
Photo
|
North Shore City Council
|
New Zealand
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
-
|
Photo
|
Statens kartverk
|
Norway
|
Economic Development
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Office of the Palau Automated Land & Resource Information, Ministry of Resources and Development
|
Palau
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
COMISION Comision De Formalizacion De La Propiedad Informal
|
Peru
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
Photo
|
The Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for “Program for the Odra 2006”
|
Poland
|
Economic Development
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Junta de Planificacion de Puerto Rico
|
Puerto Rico
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Academia Sinica Computing Centre, Taiwan
|
Republic of China
|
Universities & Community Colleges
|
-
|
Photo
|
Military Topographic Directorate
|
Romania
|
Defense and Intelligence
|
-
|
Photo
|
Buffalo City Council
|
South Africa
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
-
|
-
|
Consejeria de Medio Ambiente de Andalucia
|
Spain
|
Environmental Management
|
-
|
-
|
Survey Department of Sri Lanka
|
Sri Lanka
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
Photo
|
Qatar Telecom
|
State of Qatar
|
Telecommunications
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Svenska Kraftnät
|
Sweden
|
Electric and Gas
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Kanton Aargau
|
Switzerland
|
State and Local Government
|
-
|
Photo
|
Partner Reinsurance
|
Switzerland
|
Financial Services
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre
|
Turkey
|
Land Records & Cadastral Solutions
|
-
|
-
|
ULRMC
|
Ukraine
|
Economic Development
|
-
|
Photo
|
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Water/Wastewater
|
-
|
-
|
Forestry Commission
|
United Kingdom
|
Forestry
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
HarperCollins Cartographic
|
United Kingdom
|
Cartography
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|
Health Protection Agency
|
United Kingdom
|
Public Health & Human Services
|
-
|
Photo
|
Transco
|
United Kingdom
|
Electric and Gas
|
-
|
-
|
Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo
|
Uruguay
|
Urban & Regional Planning
|
-
|
-
|
HIDROFALCON, C.A.
|
Venezuela
|
Water/Wastewater
|
Learn More
|
Photo
|