URISA Advocacy

Shaping the GIS Profession

URISA actively works to advance and support the GIS profession and GIS professionals. URISA supports an advocacy agenda, develops standards, models and policy statements...and invites your participation.  URISA is advocating for your success and here’s how we can effectively do that together.

Advocacy Agenda

Policy Statements

• Data Policy & Amicus Brief
• URISA Signs Letter of Support for Funding of American Community Survey

Standards

• United States Thoroughfare, Landmark and Postal Address Standard

Models

• Geospatial Management Competency Model
• Geospatial Technology Competency Model