Geospatial Professional Network (formerly URISA)
The Geospatial Professional Network (formerly the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)) is a nonprofit association that provides education and training, a vibrant and connected community, advocacy for geospatial challenges and issues, and essential resources for GIS professionals throughout their careers.
The information, opinions, viewpoints, and content contained in these educational materials, documents, webinars, and events are those of the authors, contributors, and speakers for informational purposes only and do not necessarily the views and/or beliefs of GPN. Presentations and resources available through GPN does not imply GPN’s endorsement or recommendation of the same.
All Latitudes, Longitudes, and Heights will be Changing - Preparing Your GIS to Reap the Benefits
Mappy Q&A (11/17/2025)
Portraits of Resilience (November 14, 2025)
The Geography of Law (November 12, 2025)
GIS at the Core of 9-1-1: Indoor Mapping, Z-Axis, and Federal Legislation (November 4, 2025)
How Cities Can Beat Extreme Heat: Mapping the Invisible Killer (10/21/2025)
ESIG 2025 - City of Columbus, Ohio: Closed Lanes Or Steel-plate Events (CLOSE) Program
2025 Enterprise Category - Distinguished System: City of Midland, Texas: Council Dashboard
Tracking Wildland Fire Progression with NASA's Earth Science and Open-Source Tools (Sept 10, 2025)
GIS-Pro in the Rockies Moderator Training 2025
Modular Open-Source Geospatial Data Science Ecosystem for Climate and Community Resilience 08/11/25
Groundwater Beneath our Feet: Safeguarding Infrastructure from Sea Level Threats (July 30, 2025)
2025 GPN Virtual Candidate Forum (July 28, 2025)
Geospatial Trends and Observations from Higher Education (6/30/2025)
Guiding Conservation & Resilience Actions Now and for the Long View (June 27, 2025)
NOAA's Sea Level Calculator (June 23, 2025)
Unlock Your Data's Impact: Partnering with Google to Build Smarter and More Resilient Communities
GPN Virtual Town Hall Meeting (05/29/2025)
GIS Leadership: Unlocking the Secrets to Building a Successful Team (May 13, 2025)
Volunteering for Resilience: GISCorps Stories in Climate and Community Action (May 7, 2025)
Excellence in GIS: King County, Washington (April 25, 2025)
Excellence in GIS: City of Frisco, Texas: SAFER (Situational Awareness For Emergency Response)
Mappy Q&A, charting your path in the GIS industry (March 25, 2025)
Excellence in GIS: City of Rockwall, Texas: Restaurant Inspection Scores Dashboard (Feb 28, 2025)
Building Capacity through Professional Development (February 20, 2025)
A New High Resolution Coastal Land Cover for the Nation (December 10, 2024)
Passing the Torch: Mappy Q&A with Outgoing Vanguard Leaders (11/21/24)
Town Hall: Introducing the Geospatial Professional Network (November 15, 2024)
InSPIRE2024 Highlights (11/07/2024)
Practices and Policies to Improve the Use of GIS for Pandemic Response and Public Health (10/24/24)