Special Achievement in GIS Award
Description
The GRACE project was selected to receive a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award at the 2016 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) User Conference. This award is given to user sites around he world to recognize outstanding work with GIS technology (for outstanding vision, commitment, design, and conduct of a very challenging project). Our project stood out from more than 100,000 others. In addition to receiving this award, ESRI showcased th organization and its important contributions to GIS at the SAG Award ceremony.
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Esri Honors SAG Winners
Organizations That Use GIS to Improve Our World
By embracing geographic information system (GIS) technology, these organizations have used GIS to improve our world—and set new precedents throughout the GIS community.
The SAG Award ceremony is held at the annual Esri International User Conference and presided over by Jack Dangermond, the president and founder of Esri. During the reception, winners are invited to have their pictures taken with Jack.
Recipients of the Special Achievement in GIS award are submitted by Esri staff from thousands of organizations worldwide, then personally reviewed and selected by Jack.