The CGA has recently received upgrades for Trimble's eCognition 9.1.3 land mapping software, and ENVI 5.3, and IDL 8.5 remote sensing software. Click the links above to download the software and update license files. For Harvard affiliates only.

Fisher Prize and EDC Award

Submissions are now being accepted for two Harvard student awards for GIS excellence. Click the links below for more information and to apply: Fisher Prize| ESRI Development Center Student of the Year

Google Maps Engine to be Deprecated

The Google Maps Engine (GME) service is deprecated and will be shut down on January 29, 2016. GME will be deactivated and no longer available for use; no extensions will be granted; and data stored on GME will be removed. Note: Google My Maps (formerly Maps Engine Lite) is not affected by this deprecation. Here is an article on how to export your GME data, or migrate it to My Maps. Contact gme-deprecation@google.com for questions about this, and help transitioning from GME to My Maps.

Harvard Map Collection Exhibition and Data Additions

The latest exhibition at the Harvard Map Collection is "Embellishing the Map: Empty Spaces and Treacherous Waters". This collection of maps is an exploration of the imaginative imagery that early cartographers used to populate the unknown areas of the world, including dragons, sea monsters and flying turtles. It is on view in Pusey Library's Map Gallery Hall through March 22, 2016.

Recent data purchases available in the Harvard Geospatial Library include topographic maps of Bahrain at 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 scale, and recent census data for India at the town (points) and subdistrict levels. Also available in print at the Map Collection is "A Historical Atlas of Tibet" by Karl E. Ryavec.

GIS Internship at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

The Conservation GIS Lab at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. is seeking interns, to start immediately. We focus on conservation applications of GIS and satellite remote sensing for research and management of endangered species. For more information and to apply.

Wood's Hole Internship Opportunity

The Wood's Hole Partnership Program is designed primarily for college juniors and seniors majoring in the natural sciences, and is a chance to spend a summer gaining practical experience in marine and environmental science, including GIS. The program runs June 6th through August 13th, in Wood's Hole, Massachusetts. For more information and to apply.

NEGIS Scholarship and Internship Opportunity for GIS Students

The Northeast Geographic Information Society is offering a scholarship and internship opportunity for GIS students attending New England-area colleges, universities and technical institutes. Application deadline is January 31, 2016. For more information and to apply.

CaGIS Annual Map Design Competition

The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) has announced their Annual Map Design Competition. The competition is open to all mapmakers in the United States and Canada for maps completed or published during the past calendar year (2015). Students are particularly encouraged to apply for the award sponsored by Avenza. For more information and to submit your map.

Job Opening: Professor in Public Health & Social Change in Africa

The University of Florida is seeking applications for a Professor in Public Health & Social Change in Africa. Candidates with Geography and GIS backgrounds are encouraged to apply. See the full job announcement.

Ontological Approaches to Sensor Data Analysis Conference

This conference will be held May 19 - 20 in Buffalo, NY For more information.

Post 2015 Nepal Earthquake Conference Procedeeings

Proceedings from this November 2015 workshop in Kathmandu are now online.

OGC Seeks Comments on Coordinate System Standards

Zooming in on History

Norway's Geodesic Gift to Finland

The Future Patagonia Map

Free Class from Esri: Give Yourself the Location Advantage

Urban Scratchoff

European World Translator Map

Museum Without Walls

The CGA Newsletter is published monthly. Editor of this issue is Jeff Blossom.