ESRI President’s Award 2008 Awarded to City of Philadelphia’s MOIS GIS Applications

Vol. 3 Issue 4
August 2008

It's that time of the year when we jump into our swimsuits and get our sombreros out of the closet. And we count Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, California, and the Southwest U.S (reminiscent of Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson furiously galloping after some bad-looking villains -- think Spaghetti Western here) among our summer plans. And what would have our summer been without the Summer Olympics? After the breathtaking swimming races between the Americans and the French, the bets were flying in the office as to who would win the medal count! But between taking off to some exotic destinations and watching the Olympics, we have been working on great projects. We're thrilled to introduce you to MPIP's MetroPhilaMapper and a fun internal application of our DecisionTree technology. Welcome to another edition of the Azavea Journal.

"The President's Award ... is a special recognition to an organization that is "a model for others to follow in implementing GIS successfully as well as making a positive impact on the environment and society."

Jim Querry of Division of Technology accepts award from President Jack Dangermond

At the ESRI User Conference earlier this month, the City of Philadelphia was presented with the President’s Award by Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI. The President’s Award is given to one organization each year and is a special recognition by Mr. Dangermond to an organization that is “a model for others to follow in implementing GIS successfully as well as making a positive impact on the environment and society.” Previous winners have included the U.S. Department of the Interior, the City of New York, the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, and the Hong Kong Information Center. Though the award is seldom given to the same recipient twice, this is the second time the City of Philadelphia has received the award (the last time was in 2000).

The award was accepted by Jim Querry, the Director of Enterprise GIS for the City. The award was presented in the Plenary Session of the annual ESRI User Conference in San Diego before a crowd of more than 12,000. Several efforts were cited including: the public crime mapping web site, PhillyHistory, the work order management system at the Streets Department, a new mobile GIS system at the Airport, the Unified Land Record System, CityMaps and ParcelExplorer. We’re happy and proud that some of Azavea’s work was part of this recognition for the innovative GIS work being done by the City of Philadelphia.

To read more about the award ceremony visit the ESRI User Conference blog here.

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Vol. 3 Issue 4
August 2008