NSGIC was formed in 1991 and held its first meeting in Atlanta, GA. NSGIC was incorporated in 1994 as a 501(c)6, volunteer-run organization. In 2016, NSGIC hired its first Executive Director to take over membership and Geospatial Maturity Assessment responsibilities. Since then, the staff has expanded to 5 full-time positions, conferences and meetings have been held in over 25 different states over 30+ years, and the business partner program has grown to include over 20 companies.
NSGIC History
History
Below is a timeline of significant NSGIC history:
2022
- Published the GIS in the Courts final project report
2021
- Expanded the business partner program
- Increased the number of full-time staff
- Sunsetted the Geo-Enabled Elections project
- Started the GIS in the Courts project
2020
- Held its first virtual conference
2019
- Graded the GMA for the first time
- Began cooperative agreements with USGS
2017
- Received a grant from Democracy Fund Voice to start the Geo-Enabled Elections project
2016
- Hired its first Executive Director
2009
- Produced its first Geospatial Maturity Assessment (GMA)
1995
- First Midyear Meeting held March 11-12 in Chicago described as “a weekend of educational sessions, committee work and a wee bit of socializing”
1994
- Formally incorporated as a 501(c)6
- NSGIC/Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) funded survey of state coordination activities
- NSGIC Print Newsletter began
- Conference workshops added to the Annual Meeting
- Committee Workplan Structures Added to the NSGIC organizational structure
1991
- Establishment of the “NSGIC Idea” where representatives of 39 states met in Atlanta, Georgia on October 27-29 to discuss state geographic information activities and created the National States Geographic Information Council.