2019 Symposium 🏆 Award Winners

Distinguished Service Award: 

Chad Hicks, Fidelis Ltd.

This award is bestowed on an individual for extraordinary personal contribution to the mission and success of the Arkansas GIS Users Forum. Candidates for this esteemed award have demonstrated many years of dedicated service to the Arkansas GIS User's Forum, giving unselfishly of their time and energy. Their purposeful commitment has made a definitive and positive impact on the state. Winners of the Arkansas GIS User's Forum Distinguished Service Award will be inducted into the Arkansas GIS User's Forum Hall of Fame at the Biennial Arkansas GIS User's Forum Symposium. Nominees may be any current or former member of the Arkansas GIS User's Forum.

Innovator Award: 

Tina Thompson & Shannon Scott, WAPDD

The Arkansas GIS User's Forum Excellence Award recognizes user organizations for their outstanding application of geospatial technology. Candidates for the Excellence Award demonstrate dedication, insight and a high degree of initiative in implementing successful geospatial systems. The award recognizes the accomplishments of organizations whose success and attention to quality leads others by example.

Excellence Award:

Brittany Berry, EAST Initiative

The Arkansas GIS User's Forum Excellence Award recognizes user organizations for their outstanding application of geospatial technology. Candidates for the Excellence Award demonstrate dedication, insight and a high degree of initiative in implementing successful geospatial systems. The award recognizes the accomplishments of organizations whose success and attention to quality leads others by example.

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Best Cartographic Design:

City of Hope Zoning, Subdivisions, and Flood Hazard Area

by Darrell Allen, City of Hope

This map shows the current Zoning, Subdivision Lots, and Special Flood Hazard Areas in the City of Hope Arkansas.

Best Data and Analytic Presentation: 

2019 Arkansas River Flooding

by Eric Callahan, CTEH

Identification of potentially flooded and at risk structures using US Corps of Engineering flood inundation model and Microsoft building footprint database.

Best Applied Project: 

2019 Historic Arkansas River Flooding

By Maria Owen, Arkansas GIS Office

This map shows areas of Arkansas affected by the devastating and historic flooding of the Arkansas River which took place during May and June 2019. It also shows the data collected and created by AGISO and other key agencies who worked around the clock to mitigate and analyze the flooding impact.

Best Web App: 

Little Rock Historic Sites Viewer

by Thomas Melton, City of Little Rock

he Historic Sites Web Application developed by the City of Little Rock is one of the best tools available to locate historic properties in the City of Little Rock and areas south of the river...

Best Story Map: 

Razorback Regional Greenway

by Elizabeth Bowen, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission