Welcome to URISA-AL! Your site
for GIS in Alabama.
Help us to better organize and collaborate on GIS initiatives, data, programs,
and standards.
Or, join us to learn more about GIS in Alabama.
The Alabama Chapter of URISA developed as a
consortium of GIS professionals, agencies, and corporations driven to help build
GIS programs and standards in Alabama, and to provide the best geospatial
information and services. URISA-AL is organized to help develop the Alabama
geospatial community and improve professional development and certification.
Throughout the year URISA-AL participates in GIS events throughout the State and
contributes to the professional landscape. We provide seminars, workshops, and
facilitate the exchange of information.
This group is focused on becoming a strong
professional organization by encouraging more of the GIS community to become
certified Geographic Information Systems Professionals (GISPs), increasing
membership, and creating an environment for better networking and information
sharing through committees for Outreach and Communications, these committees are
intended to better serve our membership and to encourage increased participation
in URISA-AL.
As a recognized
Chapter of National URISA, we enjoy cooperation and sponsorship from URISA and
the other State and Regional Chapters. Look for more information on the
URISA.org web site.
Alabama Chapter of URISA remains dedicated to the
following goals:
• Continued focus on low-cost
certified workshops.
• Create certified instructors from the Alabama Chapter.
• Develop stronger relationships with our sister chapters.
• Develop sponsorships from companies and other organizations.
• Work with other professional groups.
• Share information and technology such as web applications with
other chapters.
• Develop a student outreach program to develop long-term URISA
members.
• Create regions in the state to better serve the potential members.
• Increase the board membership to provide more representation for
the regions and assist in supporting the chapter.
• Create a social wing of Alabama URISA for a non-structured method
of networking and information sharing.
