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 | Press Release | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai Peninsula Borough – GIS Division | AK | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| City of Huntsville, Alabama | AL | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| State of Arkansas | AR | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| City of Mesa | AZ | State and Local Government | Learn More | - | Photo |
| 24 Hour Fitness | CA | Retail & Commercial Business | - | - | - |
| Greeninfo Network | CA | ESRI Conservation Program | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Jet Propulsion Lab | CA | Water/Wastewater | - | - | Photo |
| Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center | CA | Hospitals & Health Systems | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Los Angeles City Fire Department | CA | Public Safety | - | - | Photo |
| Los Angeles Police Department | CA | Law Enforcement | - | - | Photo |
| Orange County Sanitation District | CA | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Sacramento Area Council of Governments | CA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| State of California Department of Health | CA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Colorado Springs Fire Department | CO | Public Safety | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| County of Boulder Assessors Office | CO | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | - | - | Photo |
| United Power Inc. | CO | Electric and Gas | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Information Technology Center | CO | Federal | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| City of Hartford, CT Fire Dept. | CT | Public Safety | - | - | Photo |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | DC | Public Safety | - | - | - |
| Library of Congress | DC | Libraries/Museums | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Charlotte County | FL | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| LOC-AID Technologies | FL | Location-Based Services | - | - | - |
| Khafra Engineering Consultant, Inc. | GA | Engineering | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Orkin | GA | Retail & Commercial Business | - | - | - |
| Polk County Assessor's Office | IA | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| City of Idaho Falls Public Works Department | ID | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| Kane County | IL | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| URISA's GISCorps | IL | Public Health & Human Services | - | - | Photo |
| Monroe County Government | IN | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
|
City of Lawrence
and County of Douglas
|
KS | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Marshall County Geographic Information Consortium (MaGIC) | KY | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| LA DEQ | LA | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| USGS National Wetlands Research Center | LA |
Federal
State and Local Government |
Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| KeySpan Energy | MA | Electric and Gas | - | - | Photo |
| Massachusetts Highway Department | MA | Transportation | - | - | - |
| Town of West Springfield, MA | MA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Office of Information Technology, GIS | Maryland | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| National Geodetic Survey, NGS | MD | Surveying | - | Press Release | - |
| Magna Carta Companies | ME | Retail & Commercial Business | - | - | Photo |
|
University of Maine Farmington, Archaeology Research Center
and University of Vermont Consulting Archaeology Program
|
ME
VT |
Environmental Management | - | - | - |
| OnStar | MI | Transportation | - | - | - |
| SEMCO ENERGY | MI | Electric and Gas | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Rochester Public Utilities | MN | Utilities | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| LACLEDE GAS COMPANY | MO | Electric and Gas | - | - | - |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | MO | K-12 Education | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Division | MO | Cave and Karst | - | - | Photo |
|
Delta State University
and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
|
MS |
Universities & Community Colleges
State and Local Government |
Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| State of MT GIS Services Bureau of ITSD | MT | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Guilford County Public Health Department | NC | Public Health & Human Services | - | - | Photo |
| Basin Electric Power Cooperative | ND | Electric and Gas | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Northern Natural Gas | NE | Pipeline | - | - | - |
| City of Claremont | NH | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Somerset County, New Jersey | NJ | State and Local Government | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Institute for Analytic Journalism | NM | K-12 Education | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Santa Fe Indian School | NM | K-12 Education | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| The Trust for Public Land | NM | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| City of Sparks | NV | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Ecology and Environment, Inc. | NY | Environmental Management | - | - | Photo |
| New York City Department of Parks and Recreation | NY | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination | NY | State and Local Government | Learn More | - | Photo |
| City of Hudson GIS Department | OH | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| URISA's GISCorps | OH | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| State of Oklahoma Department of Health | OK | Public Health & Human Services | - | - | - |
| City of Portland;Transportation Bureau, Water Bureau, & Corporate GIS Dept. | OR | Transportation | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Starker Forests, Inc. | OR | Forestry | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
|
City of Philadelphia, Mayor’s Office of Information Services - GIS Services Group
and City of Philadelphia, Neighborhood Transformation Initiative (NTI), Commerce Department
|
PA | Economic Development | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Geospatial Technologies | PA | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| University of Rhode Island Geospatial Extension Program | RI | Universities & Community Colleges | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Horry County GIS | SC | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| South Carolina Law Enforcement Division--Protective Services/Emergency Mngt Unit | SC | Homeland Security | - | - | - |
| City of Sioux Falls-GIS Department | SD | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Upper Cumberland Regional Homeland Security Council - Tennessee | TN | Public Safety | Learn More | - | Photo |
| BNSF Railway Company | TX | Transportation | - | - | Photo |
| Chevron Pipe Line Company | TX | Pipeline | Learn More | - | Photo |
| FDIC - Dallas | TX | Financial Services | - | - | Photo |
| The Texas Statewide 9-1-1 Geodatabase Consortium | TX | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Questar Gas Company | UT | Electric and Gas | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Martinsville – Henry County 911 | VA | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| Virginia Department of Forestry, Resource Information | VA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| State of Vermont Enhanced 911 Board | VT | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
|
City and County of Spokane
and City of Spokane
|
WA | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| Schneider National | WI | Transportation | - | - | - |
| Wisconsin Emergency Management, Division of the Wisconsin Department of Military | WI | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| Prologic Inc | WV | Defense and Intelligence | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| AgTerra Technologies, Inc. | WY | Agriculture | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WYGISC) | WY | Universities & Community Colleges | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, HI | HI | Engineering | - | - | Photo |
| Organization | Country/Region | Industry | Information | Press Release | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Nation Development Program/Afghanistan Information Management Services (UNDP/AIMS) | Afghanistan | Public Health & Human Services | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Agence d'aménagement et d'Urbanisme de la Wilaya d'Alger | Algeria | Urban & Regional Planning | - | - | - |
| Repsol YPF | Argentina | Petroleum | - | - | Photo |
| Aruba Government Department of Public Works (DOW) | Aruba | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| BHP Billiton | Australia | Mining | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Consortium Catalogue Services Project (DLI, NRMW, GA) | Australia | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| Geological Survey of Austria | Austria | Environmental Management | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
|
UNIGIS Int'l Association
and UNIGIS
|
Austria
United States |
Universities & Community Colleges | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| The Royal Court, Kingdom of Bahrain | Bahrain | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Provincie Antwerpen | Belgium | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| Companhia Vale do Rio Doce | Brazil | Mining | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) | Bulgaria | Environmental Management | - | - | - |
| Nova Scotia Community College - COGS | Canada | Universities & Community Colleges | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| O2 PLANNING + DESIGN INC. | Canada | Urban & Regional Planning | - | - | - |
| Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines | Canada | Mining | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Vancouver Port Authority | Canada | Transportation | - | - | - |
| Instituto Geográfico Militar | Chile | Cartography | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Medellin | Colombia | State and Local Government | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Geological Survey of Cyprus | Cyprus | Surveying | - | - | - |
| Forbruger - Kontakt A/S | Denmark | Transportation | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidraulicos | Dominican Republic | Environmental Management | - | - | Photo |
| Ministry of Communication & Information Technology | Egypt | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) | Finland | Environmental Management | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Radioprotection and Safety Institute | France | Defense | - | - | - |
| Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung | Germany | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| Ergose S.A. | Greece | Utilities | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Vízügyi Központ és Közgyüjtemények és ÁBKSZ Kht. OVISz | Hungary | Environmental Management | - | - | - |
| Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited | India | Mining | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Tamilnadu Forest Department | India | Forestry | - | - | - |
| Israeli Police | Israel | Law Enforcement | - | - | - |
| Acquedotto Pugliese SpA | Italy | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| National Office of Technical Studies and Development | Ivory Coast | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| Increment P Corporation | Japan | Location-Based Services | - | - | Photo |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Japan | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) | Jordan | State and Local Government | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Save the Elephants | Kenya | ESRI Conservation Program | - | - | Photo |
| Public Authority For Agriculture and Fish Resources | Kuwait | Agriculture | - | - | - |
| State Forest Service | Latvia | Forestry | - | - | Photo |
| Sin El Fil Municipality | Lebanon | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| Independent Electoral Commission | Lesotho | Federal | - | - | - |
| State Enterprise Centre of Registers | Lithuania | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | - | - | Photo |
| Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann | Luxembourg | Environmental Management | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Malta Environment & Planning Authority | Malta | Urban & Regional Planning | - | - | - |
| CENAPRED (National Center for Disaster Prevention) | Mexico | Homeland Security | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Military Topographic Center. Ministry of Defense. Republic of Moldova | Moldova | Defense | - | - | - |
| LYDEC (Lyonnaise des Eaux de Casablanca in Morroco) | Morocco | Environmental Management | - | - | - |
| Ministerie van LNV, Dienst Regelingen | Netherlands | Agriculture | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Geomatic & Remote Sensing Department - Government of New Caledonia | New Caledonia | Federal | - | - | - |
| New Zealand Ministry of Health | New Zealand | Public Health & Human Services | - | - | - |
| New Zealand Post | New Zealand | Transportation | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Northern Ireland Planning Service | Northern Ireland | Federal | - | - | Photo |
| FINN.no AS | Norway | Financial Services | - | - | Photo |
| Forsvarsbygg | Norway | Electric and Gas | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Beijing Waterworks Group | P.R. China | Pipeline | - | - | - |
| Hong Kong Fire Services Department | P.R. China | Public Safety | - | - | - |
| Forest Fire Management Office of State Forestry Administration, P.R.China (SFA, China) | P.R.China | Forestry | - | - | Photo |
| Sui Southern Gas Company Limited | Pakistan | Utilities | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| SERVICIO DE AGUA POTABLE Y ALCANTARILLADO DE LIMA | Peru | Water/Wastewater | - | - | Photo |
| Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board | Philippines | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | - | Photo |
| National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO) | Philippines | Transportation Systems and Networks | - | - | Photo |
| Anthrowatch | Phillippines | ESRI Conservation Program | - | - | - |
| Koncern Energetyczny ENERGA S.A. - Oddzial w Olsztynie | Poland | Electric and Gas | Learn More | - | - |
| Directorate General for Informatics and Assistance to Taxation and Customs Services | Portugal | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| Centro Recudacion Impuestos Municipales | Puerto Rico | State and Local Government | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Qatar Telecom | Qatar | Telecommunications | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| City of Johannesburg | Republic of South Africa | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Institutul National Al Monumentelor Istorice | Romania | Libraries/Museums | - | - | Photo |
| Centre of GIS & Remote Sensing - National University of Rwanda | Rwanda | K-12 Education | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Expec Computer Center E & P, Saudi Aramco | Saudi Arabia | Petroleum | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Urban Redevelopment Authority | Singapore | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | - | Photo |
| Korea National Housing Corporation | South Korea | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Ministry of Defense | Spain | Defense and Intelligence | - | - | Photo |
| Swedish National Police Board | Sweden | Law Enforcement | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining | Switzerland | Public Health & Human Services | - | - | - |
| Kanton Bern, Amt für Geoinformation | Switzerland | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | - | - | - |
| China Engineering Consultants, Inc. | Taiwan | Engineering | - | - | - |
| Suphanburi Province Hall | Thailand | State and Local Government | - | - | Photo |
| Greater Ankara Municipality | Turkey | State and Local Government | - | - | - |
| SIE ECOMEDSERVICE Ltd | Ukraine | Environmental Management | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| Dubai Municipality | United Arab Emirates | State and Local Government | Learn More | Press Release | Photo |
| British Telecom | United Kingdom | Telecommunications | - | - | Photo |
| Royal & SunAlliance | United Kingdom | Financial Services | Learn More | - | Photo |
| The Automobile Association (The AA) | United Kingdom | Cartography | Learn More | Press Release | - |
| OPP - UDM | Uruguay | Urban & Regional Planning | - | - | - |
| Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. | Venezuela | Petroleum | - | - | Photo |