Louisiana Chapter

Congratulations to LA URISA -
2016 URISA Outstanding Chapter of the Year!!!!

The Louisiana Chapter of URISA was established in 1993. LA URISA is open to anyone with an interest in networking and GIS education within the state of Louisiana. Students and young professionals, academics, veteran practitioners...you're all welcome at LA URISA!

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LA URISA Chapter Board 

• President: Andrew Milanes
• Vice President: Leslie Couvillion
• Secretary: Mary Latolais
• Treasurer: Jacqueline Woodward
• Events Coordinator: Liz Lowe
• Young Professional Liaison: Zach Leto

Chapter Membership

Annual Membership Dues (January 1-December 31):

• Professional Individual Membership: $50
• Student Membership (requires proof of full-time status):  $20
• Corporate/Agency Membership: $125 (includes 3 memberships and marketing opportunities)

Join the Louisiana URISA Chapter today (two payment options):

Pay with a credit card online:  Join LAURISA OR Download this form, complete it and send it in with a check for payment:  Download LA URISA's Membership Form

Upcoming Events

LA URISA Lunch & Learn

Location Matters - GIS for the Health Care Industry

Presented by: Nick Wissler, GISP

When: Monday, Sept 17, 2018
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Where: New Orleans Regional Planning Commission, 10 Veterans Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124

Flyer

On-Line Registration

 LA URISA Workshop:

Thursday, October 18, 2018 (8:30am to 4:30pm)

W Baton Rouge Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness and 911 Center

2413 Ernest Wilson Dr, Port Allen, LA 70767

On-line Registration

LA URISA Monthly GIS Social & Networking:  

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Recent Events 

Scroll down to review recent Lunch & Learn Meetings and Workshops sponsored by LA URISA!

LA URISA Event Attendance (for documenting GISP points) 2017

LA URISA Event Attendance (for documenting GISP points)

Lunch & Learn Meetings:

2018

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• July 13, 2018: Mapping Coastal Environments with Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems + LiDAR
• June 14, 2018: Mitigating the effects of FEMA Funded Demolitions in New Orleans through GIS Based Survey
• April 25, 2018:  Deputies vs. Chitimachas 
• March 1, 2018: High-Accuracy GPS  Data Collection for GIS Applications  

2017

• November 16, 2017: OneURISA and GISP Update
• October 12, 2017  Using Object-Based Image Analysis to Classify Wetland Vegetation Cover from Hyperspatial, Multispectral UAS Imagery
• August 24, 2017 The Coastwide Nutria Control Program
• June 29, 2017: Arc GIS Online Workshop
• May 25, 2017: Disastermap.net
• February 15, 2017: Next Generation 911 Task Force 
• February 2, 2017: Amite River Forecasting

2016

• October 2016 (New Orleans) Lunch & Learn: Drone Data   
• October 2016 (Baton Rouge) Lunch & Learn: ArcGIS Online Workshop
• August 2016 Lunch & Learn: The Coast Wide Nutria Control Program: From 2002 to 2016
• May 2016 Lunch & Learn: High Accuracy GPS Data Collection: Bridging the Gap Between Surveying and Mapping
• Spring 2016 Lunch & Learn: The Legal Path to Fly UAS

2015

• Winter 2016 Lunch & Learn: 10 Years of Service in URISA's GISCorps
• GIS Day 2015: Lunch & Learn: GIS Methodology to Predict Demographic Trends for Transportation Planning
• Fall 2015: Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Surveying and Mapping
• Summer 2015: Transforming Local Government GIS: From Desktop to the Cloud
• Spring 2015: Addressing
• Winter/Spring  2015: Herding Orange Barrels

2014

• Fall 2014
• Summer 2014

Workshops:

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  Workshop: Introduction to ArcGIS Pro - August 21 & 22, 2018- Flyer

• GIS for the Busy Professional Part II: Geoprocessing tools, Joining and Relating Data - May 18, 2018
  Instructor: Lynn Dupont, ASLA, APA, GISP - Flyer

• Workshop: GIS Fundamentals for the Busy Professional  - March 25, 2016
  Instructor: Lynn Dupont, ASLA, APA, GISP - Flyer

• Workshop: GIS Fundamentals for the Busy Professional (AIA, APA, ASCE, ASLA) - October 16, 2015
  Instructor: Lynn Dupont, ASLA, APA, GISP - Flyer 

• Workshop: NG9-1-1 and the GIS Workflow - October 14, 2015
  Instructors: Sandi Stroud , ENP & Jonathan Soulen, GISP, Michael Baker Jr. Inc - Flyer

• “Our Workflows Make You More Efficient,” presented by NEI - March 19, 2015

• GISCI Certification Program Workshop
  Baton Rouge: January 16, 2015
  New Orleans: January 23, 2015
  Post-GISP Workshop Happy Hour on January 23

• OpenStreetMap - January 2015
  
• OpenStreetMap - February 2014

LA URISA was the co-host of GIS-Pro 2014... September 8-11, 2014 in New Orleans!

GIS Day 2014

Membership

Annual Membership Dues (January 1-December 31):

• Professional Individual Membership: $50
• Student Membership (requires proof of full-time status):  $20
• Corporate/Agency Membership: $125 (includes 3 memberships and marketing opportunities)

Join the Louisiana URISA Chapter today (two payment options):

• Pay with a credit card online:  Join LAURISA

OR

• Download this form, complete it and send it in with a check for payment: Download LA URISA's 2018 Membership Form