2008 SAG Award Winners

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.

U.S. Winners (click category to sort)

Organization State Industry Information Press Release Photo
Matanuska-Susitna Borough AK State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Calhoun County Commission AL State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
GIS Department AR State and Local Government Learn More Press Release -
Arizona Geographic Information Council AZ State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Navajo Department of Transportation
and
Eagle Point
AZ
NJ
Transportation
Environmental Management
Learn More Press Release Photo
Blackboard Connect CA Retail & Commercial Business Learn More Press Release -
Bureau of Land Management CA Federal Learn More Press Release Photo
California Office of the State Fire Marshal CA Public Safety - - -
CERES Program CA State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
City of Burbank, Burbank Water and Power CA Electric and Gas - - Photo
County of Santa Barbara CA Public Safety - Press Release Photo
Earthjustice CA ESRI Conservation Program Learn More - Photo
Monterey Peninsula College CA Universities & Community Colleges Learn More Press Release -
Save-the-Redwoods League CA ESRI Conservation Program Learn More Press Release Photo
University of Southern California, Department of Geography, GIS Research Labratory CA Universities & Community Colleges Learn More Press Release Photo
AIMCO CO Retail & Commercial Business - - -
City of Aurora CO State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
USDOI Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
and
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
CO
WV
Mining Learn More Press Release Photo
Department of Information Technology CT State and Local Government Learn More - -
State of Connecticut, Department of Information Technology CT State and Local Government - - -
The Hartford Insurance Company CT Financial Services - - Photo
National Association of State Fire Marshals
and
Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
DC
CA
Public Safety Learn More Press Release Photo
US EPA DC Environmental Management - - Photo
Broward County Schools Safety Department FL Location-Based Services - - -
Geo-Facilities Planning and Information Research Center (GeoPlan) FL Universities & Community Colleges - - Photo
Tallahassee-Leon County GIS FL State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Colonial Pipeline Company GA Pipeline Learn More Press Release Photo
Forsyth County Schools GA K-12 Education - - Photo
Glynn County 4-H Pirates GA K-12 Education Learn More Press Release Photo
Gwinnett County GIS GA State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Oahu Invasive Species Committee HI ESRI Conservation Program Learn More Press Release Photo
AgrowKnowledge, the National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education IA Agriculture Learn More Press Release Photo
Canyon County Sheriff’'s Office – Canyon County, Idaho ID Law Enforcement Learn More Press Release Photo
Illinois Tollway IL State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Rand McNally IL Cartography Learn More Press Release Photo
Delaware County, Indiana IN Land Records & Cadastral Solutions Learn More Press Release Photo
GIS Department IN Public Works Learn More Press Release Photo
State of Indiana, Department of Homeland Security IN Homeland Security Learn More Press Release Photo
Pottawatomie County, KS KS State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
The Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium KY State and Local Government - Press Release Photo
Greater New Orleans, Inc. LA Economic Development Learn More Press Release Photo
Town of Amherst MA State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Garrett County GIS MD State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
College of the Atlantic ME Urban & Regional Planning - - Photo
Board of Public Works MI State and Local Government - - -
General Motors Corporation MI Retail & Commercial Business - - -
City of St. Cloud MN State and Local Government - - -
TCF Bank MN Financial Services - - -
City of Columbia MO State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Missouri Botanical Garden MO Libraries/Museums - - -
Mississippi Coordinating Council for Remote Sensing and GIS MS State and Local Government Learn More Press Release -
University of Mississippi Medical Center MS Hospitals & Health Systems Learn More Press Release Photo
City of Bozeman GIS Department MT State and Local Government - - Photo
Great Harvest Franchising, Inc. MT Retail & Commercial Business Learn More Press Release -
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities NC State and Local Government - - Photo
Farm Credit Services of America NE Financial Services Learn More Press Release Photo
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension NH Universities & Community Colleges Learn More Press Release -
Division of Health Emergency and Preparedness and Response NJ Public Health & Human Services Learn More Press Release Photo
New Mexico Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC) NM State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Washoe County School District NV K-12 Education Learn More Press Release Photo
Cornell Lab of Ornithology NY ESRI Conservation Program - - -
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NY Environmental Management Learn More Press Release Photo
Westchester County GIS NY Urban & Regional Planning Learn More Press Release Photo
The City of Akron Public Utilities Bureau OH Water/Wastewater Learn More Press Release Photo
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District OH Water/Wastewater Learn More Press Release Photo
Chesapeake Energy Corporation OK Petroleum - - Photo
Oklahoma Water Resources Board OK State and Local Government - - -
City of Sherwood OR State and Local Government Learn More Press Release -
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission PA State and Local Government - - -
Philadelphia International Airport PA Transportation Learn More Press Release Photo
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation RI Economic Development - Press Release -
Town of South Kingstown RI State and Local Government - - -
City of Columbia
and
Columbia, SC IT/GIS Department
SC Law Enforcement
State and Local Government
- - Photo
Grand Strand Water and Sewer Authority SC State and Local Government - - -
Planning and Development District III SD State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
City of Memphis TN State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
City of El Paso Street Department TX Transportation - Press Release Photo
City of Newport News, Virginia VA Public Works Learn More Press Release Photo
Dewberry VA Engineering Learn More Press Release Photo
Newport News Waterworks VA State and Local Government Learn More - Photo
US Agency for International Development, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance VA Federal - - -
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission VT State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
City of Kirkland WA State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
The Wilderness Society WA ESRI Conservation Program - - Photo
Weston Solutions, Inc. WA Surveying Learn More Press Release Photo
Outagamie County, Wisconsin WI State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Cabell-Huntington Health Department WV State and Local Government Learn More Press Release -
West Virginia Department of Transportation WV Transportation - - Photo
Fremont County Weed & Pest Control District (FCWP) WY State and Local Government Learn More Press Release -

Winners Outside the U.S. (click category to sort)

Organization Country/Region Industry Information Press Release Photo
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Afghanistan Map, Chart and Data Production Learn More Press Release Photo
Municipalidad de Vicente Lopez Argentina Land Records & Cadastral Solutions - - -
Royal Australian Navy Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology Australia Defense - - Photo
Thiess Pty Ltd. Australia Engineering Learn More Press Release Photo
WestNet Energy AlintaGas Networks Australia Electric and Gas - - -
TIWAG and IKB Austria Electric and Gas Learn More Press Release -
Ministry of Interior - Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain Homeland Security Learn More Press Release Photo
Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Barbados Agriculture - Press Release Photo
Databank Ondergrond Vlaanderen, Belgium Belgium Environmental Management Learn More Press Release Photo
Prefectura del Departamento de Santa Cruz - Bolivia Bolivia State and Local Government - - -
Companhia de Saneamento do Estado de Minas Gerais SA - Copasa Brazil Water/Wastewater - - Photo
PETROBRAS – GEODÉSIA Brazil Petroleum Learn More Press Release Photo
City of Surrey Canada State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Ecotrust Canada Canada ESRI Conservation Program - - -
Compañía Minera Latinoamericana Chile Mining Learn More - Photo
Planning Department, Hong Kong SAR Government China Urban & Regional Planning Learn More Press Release Photo
Shanghai City GIS Developing Co.ltd China Transportation - - -
State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University China Transportation - - -
Productos Ramo S.A. Colombia Retail & Commercial Business Learn More Press Release -
Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Costa Rica Water/Wastewater Learn More Press Release Photo
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute Czech Republic Atmospheric Learn More - Photo
G4S Denmark Homeland Security - - Photo
Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Egypt Telecommunications Learn More Press Release -
Destia (formerly called Finnish Road Enterprise) Finland Engineering Learn More Press Release Photo
Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens France Transportation Systems & Networks - - Photo
Bayerische Staatsforsten - Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik Germany Forestry Learn More Press Release Photo
GAF AG Germany Map, Chart and Data Production - - Photo
German Insurance Association (GDV) Germany Retail & Commercial Business Learn More Press Release Photo
Landratsamt Cham Germany State and Local Government - - Photo
Attikes Diadromes SA Greece Transportation Learn More Press Release Photo
EPA ATTIKIS SA Greece Utilities Learn More Press Release Photo
The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. Hong Kong Transportation Systems and Networks Learn More Press Release Photo
Reykjavik Energy Iceland Utilities Learn More Press Release Photo
Reliance Energy Limited India Utilities Learn More Press Release Photo
Center for Network Systems and Spatial Data Standardization - BAKOSURTANAL Indonesia Surveying - - -
The Israeli National Roads Company Israel Transportation - - -
Regione Puglia Italy State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
United Nations Joint Logistics Centre Italy Public Health & Human Services - - Photo
National Water Commission Jamaica Water/Wastewater Learn More Press Release Photo
Niigata Prefecture Japan State and Local Government - - Photo
Greater Amman Municipality Jordan State and Local Government - - Photo
GIS Center of Kazakhstan Ltd. Kazakhstan Map, Chart and Data Production Learn More Press Release Photo
UNEP/DEWA/GRID Kenya Environmental Management Learn More - Photo
Electricity and Water Authority Kingdom of Bahrain Public Works Learn More Press Release Photo
Seoul Metropolitan Government Korea, South State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Kuwait Municipality – Information Center Kuwait State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Latvijas Gaze JSC Latvia Electric and Gas Learn More Press Release -
Rural Support Service of the Republic of Latvia Latvia Agriculture - - -
Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform - OMSAR Lebanon State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Lesotho Agriculture - - Photo
Utility Mapping Section, Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia Malaysia Utilities Learn More Press Release Photo
Delta N.V. Netherlands Electric and Gas - - Photo
ITC Netherlands Universities & Community Colleges Learn More Press Release -
Aqualectra Distribution Netherlands Antilles Utilities Learn More Press Release Photo
Norwegian Institute of Public Health Norway Public Health & Human Services - - Photo
Posten Norge AS (Norway Post) Norway Federal - - Photo
Muscat Electricity Distribution Company SOAC Oman Utilities - - -
Engineering Consultants International (Pvt) Ltd. (ECIL) Pakistan Engineering Learn More Press Release Photo
Sui Southern Gas Co. Ltd. (SSGC) Pakistan Electric and Gas Learn More Press Release Photo
Peru Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales Peru Agriculture - - Photo
Manila Water Company, Inc. Philippines Water/Wastewater - - Photo
Straz Miejska m.st. Warszawy Poland State and Local Government - - Photo
EMEPC Portugal Defense Learn More Press Release Photo
Puerto Rico Police Department Puerto Rico Law Enforcement - - Photo
Qatar Petroleum Qatar Petroleum Learn More Press Release Photo
Special Telecommunications Service (STS) Romania Defense and Intelligence Learn More Press Release -
SibGeoProject Company Russia Petroleum - - -
MOMRA Saudi Arabia State and Local Government - - Photo
Riyadh Region Municipality Saudi Arabia State and Local Government Learn More Press Release -
Saudi Electricity Company Saudi Arabia State and Local Government Learn More Press Release Photo
Land Transport Authority Singapore Transportation Learn More Press Release Photo
National Department Of Transport South Africa Transportation Systems & Networks - - Photo
Spanis Airports and Air Navigation (Aena) Spain Transportation Learn More Press Release Photo
Urban Development Authority Sri Lanka Urban & Regional Planning - - Photo
Cable & Wireless St. Lucia St. Lucia Utilities Learn More Press Release Photo
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development Swaziland Urban & Regional Planning - - -
CityMail Sweden AB Sweden Retail & Commercial Business - - Photo
Federal Office for the Environment Switzerland Environmental Management Learn More Press Release Photo
Department of City Planning , Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Thailand Urban & Regional Planning - - Photo
Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Turkey Turkey Environmental Management - - Photo
Umeme (U) Ltd. Uganda Electric and Gas Learn More Press Release -
Zakum Development Compaany (ZADCO) United Arab Emirates Petroleum - - -
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) United Kingdom Federal - - Photo
Land & Property Services, Northern Ireland United Kingdom State and Local Government - - -
OSE Uruguay Water/Wastewater - - Photo
Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) Venezuela Economic Development - - Photo