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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The University of Alaska Southeast
and USDA Forest Service - Alaska Regional Office
|
AK |
Universities & Community Colleges
Forestry |
Learn More | Photo |
| Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs | AL | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Arvest Bank | AR | Retail & Commercial Business | Learn More | Photo |
| Fayetteville Public Schools | AR | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Maricopa County Assessor’s Office | AZ | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Photo |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | CA | Retail & Commercial Business | - | Photo |
| City of Beverly Hills | CA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Kass Green & Associates | CA | Climate Change | Learn More | Photo |
|
San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, and Institute for Conservation Research
and San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, and Institute for Conservation Research
|
CA | Libraries/Museums | - | Photo |
| City and County of Denver | CO | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Photo |
|
City of Loveland
and City of Loveland, CO - Public Works Department
|
CO | Public Works | Learn More | Photo |
| Larimer County GIS and Mapping | CO | Public Safety | Learn More | Photo |
| CITY OF WATERBURY | CT | Surveying | Learn More | Photo |
| Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments | CT | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Wilmington, Public Works Department | DE | Public Works | - | Photo |
| Florida Division of Emergency Management | FL | Public Safety | - | Photo |
| Palm Beach County School District | FL | K-12 Education | Learn More | Photo |
| RailAmerica Inc. | FL | Transportation | - | - |
| Rayonier Inc. | FL | Forestry | - | Photo |
| University of Central Florida / GrowFL Program | FL | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Marietta GIS Department | GA | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| County of Kauai | HI | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc. | ID | Retail & Commercial Business | - | - |
| County of Madison, IL | IL | State and Local Government | - | - |
| County of Elkhart | IN | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | Photo |
| County of Dickinson | KS | State and Local Government | - | - |
| City of Frankfort | KY | State and Local Government | - | - |
| Louisiana Department of Natural Resources | LA | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| Town of Dedham, Massachusetts | MA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Laurel, MD | MD | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services | MD | Retail & Commercial Business | Learn More | Photo |
| National Institutes of Health | MD | Federal | Learn More | Photo |
| The Montgomery County Planning Department, Maryland | MD | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | - |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration | MD | Federal | Learn More | Photo |
| Bangor High School | ME | K-12 Education | Learn More | - |
| Township of Delhi, MI | MI | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| County of Carver, MN | MN | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | MO | Transportation | Learn More | - |
|
Hinds County Economic Development
and The Geospatial Group
|
MS | Economic Development | Learn More | - |
| Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board (YMLD) | MS | Public Safety | - | Photo |
| Craighead Institute | MT | ESRI Conservation Program | Learn More | Photo |
| Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality | MT | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Asheville, NC | NC | Economic Development | Learn More | - |
| Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, North Carolina | NC | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | - |
|
City of Hastings
and County of Adams
|
NE | State and Local Government | Learn More | - |
| Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority | NM | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Henderson | NV | State and Local Government | - | - |
| Cayuga Community College | NY | Universities & Community Colleges | Learn More | Photo |
| Monroe County DES | NY | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Dublin, Ohio - GIS | OH | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Ohio Department of Natural Resources | OH | Environmental Management | Learn More | - |
| City of Tulsa Police Department | OK | Law Enforcement | Learn More | Photo |
| Devon Energy Corporation | OK | Petroleum | - | Photo |
| InfoGraphics Lab - University of Oregon | OR | Universities & Community Colleges | Learn More | - |
| Port of Portland | OR | Transportation | Learn More | Photo |
|
Alpha Natural Resources
and Alpha Natural Resources, Inc
|
PA
MD |
Mining | Learn More | - |
| Lancaster County-Wide Communications | PA | Public Safety | Learn More | - |
| Rhode Island Department of Health | RI | Public Health & Human Services | - | - |
| Charleston Water System | SC | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Greenville | SC | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative | SC | Telecommunications | Learn More | Photo |
| SCANA | SC | Electric and Gas | - | Photo |
| Lincoln County Geographic Information Services | SD | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County | TN | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| US Fish and Wildlife Service | TN | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Corpus Christi | TX | State and Local Government | - | - |
| City of Houston Planning & Development Department | TX | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| DCP Midstream | TX | Pipeline | Learn More | Photo |
| Texas Department of Public Safety | TX | Homeland Security | Learn More | Photo |
| Utah Department of Transportation | UT | Transportation | Learn More | Photo |
| Utah Education Network (UEN) | UT | K-12 Education | Learn More | Photo |
|
Fairfax County, City of Alexandria, Arlington County, Loudoun County, Prince William County
and The Virginia Geographic Information Network
|
VA | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| U.S. Army Geospatial Center | VA | Defense | - | Photo |
| USDA Food and Nutrition Service | VA | Agriculture | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Redmond, WA | WA | State and Local Government | - | - |
| Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation | WA | Public Health & Human Services | Learn More | Photo |
| Kirkland Fire Department | WA | Public Safety | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Appleton | WI | State and Local Government | - | - |
| State of West Virginia, Division of Highways | WV | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| County of Albany, Wyoming | WY | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| Organization | Country/Region | Industry | Information | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direccion de Catastro de la Provincia de Formosa | Argentina | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | - | Photo |
| Brisbane City Council | Australia | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| Queensland Fire and Rescue Service | Australia | Public Safety | - | Photo |
| ASFiNAG | Austria | Transportation | Learn More | Photo |
| Kingdom of Bahrain Central Informatics Organization | Bahrain | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Survey & Land Registration Bureau | Bahrain | Surveying | Learn More | Photo |
| CIRB-CIBG-BRIC | Belgium | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| The Brussels Airport Company | Belgium | Transportation | Learn More | Photo |
| COPEL | Brazil | Electric and Gas | Learn More | - |
| Conseil National de Lutte contre le SIDA (C.N.L.S) | Burundi | Hospitals & Health Systems | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Calgary | Canada | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Sernageomin | Chile | Mining | - | - |
| Shaanxi Geomatics center of State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping | China | Surveying | Learn More | - |
| Unidad Administrativa Especial de Catastro Distrital Bogota | Colombia | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Photo |
| CEZ, a.s. | Czech Republic | Electric and Gas | - | Photo |
| DONG Energy | Denmark | Electric and Gas | - | Photo |
| Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance | Dutch Caribbean | ESRI Conservation Program | Learn More | - |
| Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Agua Potable y Saneamiento | Ecuador | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | - |
| World Vision Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Economic Development | Learn More | Photo |
| VR Group | Finland | Transportation | - | Photo |
| France Telecom/Orange France | France | Telecommunications | - | Photo |
| Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt | Germany | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| KTIMATOLOGIO SA | Greece | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Photo |
| Architectural Services Department - The Government of HKSAR | Hong Kong | Engineering | - | Photo |
| Ministry of Rural Development | Hungary | Environmental Management | Learn More | - |
| Icelandic Meteorological Office | Iceland | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Registrar General, India | India | Federal | - | - |
| The National Informatics Centre (NIC) | India | State and Local Government | Learn More | - |
| Better Place | Israel | Electric and Gas | Learn More | - |
| Nogata City | Japan | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| "Geoinfo" LLP | Kazakhstan | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Photo |
| Ministry of Fisheries Development | Kenya | Agriculture | - | - |
| Seoul Metropolitan Government | Korea, South | Urban & Regional Planning | Learn More | Photo |
| Kuwait National Focal Point | Kuwait | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| TEO LT, AB | Lithuania | Telecommunications | - | - |
| Waternet | Netherlands | Water/Wastewater | - | Photo |
| Auckland Motorway Alliance - New Zealand Transport Agency | New Zealand | Transportation | Learn More | Photo |
| Environment Canterbury | New Zealand | Environmental Management | - | Photo |
| Lagos State Government - Digital Mapping/Geographic Information System Project | Nigeria | State and Local Government | - | Photo |
| Riksantikvaren | Norway | State and Local Government | Learn More | - |
| Mazoon Electricity Company SAOC | Oman | Electric and Gas | Learn More | - |
| Instituto del Bien Comun | Peru | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| ENERGA-OPERATOR SA | Poland | Electric and Gas | - | Photo |
| Ferbritas S.A. | Portugal | Transportation Systems and Networks | Learn More | Photo |
| Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) | Qatar | Water/Wastewater | Learn More | - |
| National Land Center (NLC) | Rwanda | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | Photo |
| Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) | Saudi Arabia | Telecommunications | Learn More | - |
| Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) - KSA | Saudi Arabia | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Singapore Land Authority | Singapore | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Slovenska sprava ciest | Slovak Republic | Transportation | - | - |
| OVERSTRAND MUNICIPLAITY | South Africa | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| City of Madrid | Spain | State and Local Government | - | - |
| National Water Supply & Drainage Board | Sri Lanka | Water/Wastewater | - | Photo |
| Telesur | Suriname | Telecommunications | - | - |
| Swedish National Grid | Sweden | Electric and Gas | Learn More | Photo |
| La Poste Suisse | Switzerland | Transportation | - | Photo |
| Schweizerischer Nationalpark | Switzerland | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| Sustainable Management of Land and Environment | Tanzania | Land Records & Cadastral Solutions | Learn More | - |
| Suphanburi Provincial Health Office ,Suphanburi Province, Thailand | Thailand | Public Health & Human Services | Learn More | - |
| Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geomatics Engineering | Turkey | K-12 Education | Learn More | Photo |
| Department of Municipal Affairs, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE | United Arab Emirates | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |
| Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) | United Arab Emirates | Utilities | Learn More | Photo |
| Department of Agriculture and Rural Development -Rivers Agency, Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | Environmental Management | Learn More | Photo |
| NIG, a division of RBS Insurance | United Kingdom | Financial Services | - | - |
| West Coast Energy Group | United Kingdom | Engineering | Learn More | Photo |
| DINOT | Uruguay | Economic Development | Learn More | Photo |
| Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | Venezuela | State and Local Government | Learn More | Photo |