The Indiana GIS Community Honors Jill Saligoe-Simmel

The first-ever David C. Ford Special Achievement Award was presented by the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC) to Dr. Jill Saligoe-Simmel at the recent 2009 Indiana GIS Conference.

The Ford Award is presented in honor of Indiana State Senator David C. Ford (1949-2008), a legislative champion of GIS Coordination. It is given:

...to an individual or organization for exemplary service, dedication, and accomplishment in coordinating Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, building partnerships, and advancing the “Indiana-Map.”

Jill Saligoe-Simmell, a former member of the NSGIC Board of Directors, helped shepherd the IGIC from dream to reality. She is a past winner of the NSGIC Outstanding Service Award (2006).

Another Ford Special Achievement Award was presented to University Information Technology Services (UITS) at Indiana University. They are the first organization to receive this award.

IndianaMap Featured in Television Report

Indiana's Jill Saligoe-Simmel reports on her Professional Geographer blog that the Indiana Geographic Information Council's IndianaMap is featured on the series "Across Indiana" on Indianapolis' WFYI Public Television station.

Dr. Jill reports that the segments are the result of several months of work by members of the Council and feature information on the uses and benefits of Indiana's 2005 very high resolution orthophotography project.

The blog entry includes a few highlights.