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SAG Awards
2007 SAG Award presentation to Hennepin County, Minnesota
Special Achievement in GIS Awards are given each year at the ESRI User Conference to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of GIS users around the world.
2007 Winners
U.S. Winners
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Alaska Photo
Antiquities Section, Utah Photo
Cayuga County Real Property Services and New York State Office of Real Property Services, New York
City of Biddeford Engineering Dept., MainePhoto
City of Cleveland, Ohio Photo
City of Clive, Iowa Photo
City of Dover, Delaware
City of Hamilton, Ohio
City of Hartford, Connecticut, Police Department, Connecticut Photo
City of Jacksonville ITD Jax GIS, Florida Photo
City of Kansas City, Missouri Photo
City of Midland, Texas, Texas Photo
City of Mobile, AlabamaPhoto
City of Pocatello - Engineering, Idaho Photo
City of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
City of West Bend, Wisconsin Photo
County of Prince William, Virginia Photo
County of San Juan, GIS/Information Technology Dept., New Mexico Photo
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, PennsylvaniaPhoto
Dept. of Public Works, California Photo
Effingham County GIS Department, Georgia Photo
Frederick County Government, Division of Interagency Information Technologies, Enterprise GIS, Maryland Photo
Gallatin County, Montana Photo
Hennepin County, Minnesota Pictured above
Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois
Louisiana Department of Administration, Louisiana
North Dakota Game and Fish Department, North Dakota
Ohio Department of Taxation and Administrator Enterprise Shared Services Service Delivery Div State of OH, Ofc of Info Tech, OhioPhoto
Pima County, Arizona Photo
Pulaski County Assessor and PAGIS, ArkansasPhoto
San Bernardio County, California
Skagit County, Washington Photo
South Carolina Budget and Control Board, South Carolina Photo
State of Colorado, Colorado
State of Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, Mississippi Photo
State of Wyoming, Wyoming
Sumner County Assessor of Property, TennesseePhoto
Waterford Township, Michigan
WEB Water Development Association, South DakotaPhoto
International Winners
2007 SAG Award Presentation to Intendencia Municipal de Maldonado, Uruguay
Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems Centre Office of The Prime Minister, BahamasPhoto
Camara Municipal de Lisboa, PortugalPhoto
City of Aalborg, DenmarkPhoto
City of Greater Geelong, Australia
City of Quinte West, CanadaPhoto
CNMI Coastal Resources Management Office, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsPhoto
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland
Greater Izmir Municipality, Department of Data Procesing, Turkey
Instituto Nacional Tecnologia Agropecuaria - INTA, Argentina
Intendencia Municipal de Maldonado, UruguayPictured above
LoG-IN Project, Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme, Belgium Photo
Quezon City Government, Philippines
The Swedish County Administrative Boards, Sweden
Town & Country Planning, BVI, British Virgin IslandsPhoto
2006 Winners
U.S. Winners
Charlotte County, Florida Photo
City and County of Spokane
City of Spokane, WashingtonPhoto
City of Claremont, New Hampshire Photo
City of Hudson GIS Department, Ohio Photo
City of Huntsville, AlabamaPhoto
City of Idaho Falls Public Works Department, Idaho
City of Lawrence, County of Douglas, Kansas Photo
City of Mesa, ArizonaPhoto
City of Sioux Falls-GIS Department, South Dakota Photo
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Geospatial Technologies, PennsylvaniaPhoto
Horry County GIS, South CarolinaPhoto
Kane County, Illinois
Kenai Peninsula Borough – GIS Division, ArkansasPhoto
LA DEQ, Louisiana
Marshall County Geographic Information Consortium (MaGIC), KentuckyPhoto
Martinsville – Henry County 911, Virginia
Monroe County Government, IndianaPhoto
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New YorkPhoto
New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination, New York Photo
Office of Information Technology, GIS, MarylandPhoto
Sacramento Area Council of Governments, California Photo
Somerset County, New Jersey, New Jersey Photo
State of Arkansas, ArkansasPhoto
State of California Department of Health, California Photo
State of MT GIS Services Bureau of ITSD, Montana Photo
State of Vermont Enhanced 911 Board, VermontPhoto
The Texas Statewide 9-1-1 Geodatabase Consortium, Texas Photo
Town of West Springfield, MA, Massachusetts Photo
URISA's GISCorps, OhioPhoto
Virginia Department of Forestry, Resource Information, Virginia Photo
Wisconsin Emergency Management, Division of the Wisconsin Department of Military, WisconsinPhoto
International Winners
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), Jordan Photo
Aruba Government Department of Public Works (DOW), ArubaPhoto
Centro Recudacion Impuestos Municipales, Puerto Rico Photo
Consortium Catalogue Services Project (DLI, NRMW, GA) Australia
Directorate General for Informatics and Assistance to Taxation and Customs Services, Portugal
Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates Photo
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Landesbetrieb Geoinformation und Vermessung, GermanyPhoto
Greater Ankara Municipality, Turkey
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Egypt Photo
Municipio de Medellin, Colombia Photo
National Office of Technical Studies and Development, Ivory Coast
Provincie Antwerpen, Belgium
Sin El Fil Municipality, Lebanon
Suphanburi Province Hall, ThailandPhoto
The Royal Court, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain Photo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, JapanPhoto
2005 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
Baldwin County, Alabama Photo
City of Allentown, PennsylvaniaPhoto
City of Boise, Idaho Photo
City of Casper, Wyoming Photo
City of Long Beach, CA - Technology Services, California Photo
City of Loveland, Colorado Photo
City of Marietta, Georgia Photo
City of Naperville, Illinois Photo
City of Walla Walla, Washington Photo
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Connecticut Photo
County of Hawaii, Hawaii
County of York, South Carolina Photo
Flathead County, Montana Photo
Hamilton County GIS Department, TennesseePhoto
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, LouisianaPhoto
Maryland State Highway Administration and Maryland Association of Counties, Maryland Photo
Miami-Dade County, Florida Photo
New York State Public Service Commission, New York Photo
North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council (GICC), North Carolina Photo
Ohio Department of Health, Ohio
Oklahoma County Assessor, Oklahoma Photo
ORMAP ESRI User Group, OregonPhoto
Pottawattamie County, Iowa Photo
Ramsey County, Minnesota Photo
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island
Sarpy County GIS Coalition, Nebraska Photo
South Dakota Governor's Emergency Response Network, South Dakota
State of Delaware Photo
State of New Jersey Photo
State of New Mexico
Town of York, Maine Photo
Wise County, VirginiaPhoto
International Winners (by country)
Alcaldia de Chacao, Venezuela Photo
County of Oxford, Ontario, CanadaPhoto
Fredrikstad Kommune og Sarpsborg Kommune, NorwayPhoto
Gouvernement De Polynesie Francaise, French PolynesiaPhoto
Local Government of Zuglo-Budapest, HungaryPhoto
Municipality of Athens, GreecePhoto
Municipio de Juncos, Puerto Rico Photo
Regione Lombardia, ItaliaPhoto
State Information and Communication Technology Unit, Chief Minister's Department, Sarawak, Malaysia Photo
2004 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
City of Auburn - IT Department, Alabama
Yavapai County, Arizona
Benton County, Arkansas
City and County of San Francisco, California
State of California Department of Justice, California
Adams County, Colorado
Groton, Connecticutt
New Castle County Information Systems, Delaware
Cobb County, Georgia
Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Guam
City of Rexburg, Idaho
Allen County, Indiana
Sioux City and Woodbury County, Iowa GIS
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas
City of New Orleans, Louisiana
City of Auburn, Maine
City of Baltimore, Maryland - Mayor's Office of Information Technology
County of Anne Arundel, Maryland
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Boone County, Missouri
Stillwater County, Montana
City of Keene, New Hampshire
County of Dona Ana, New Mexico
Dutchess County Office of Computer Information Systems, New York
State of New York Power Authority, New York
Cass County, North Dakota
Mahoning Co. Auditor's Office, Ohio
State of Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma
Lane County, Oregon
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Greenwood County, South Carolina
Rutherford County - Office of Information Technology, Tennessee
City of Yakima, Washington
District of Columbia Government, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Washington, DC
Waukesha County, Wisconsin
International Winners (by country)
Province of Limburg, The Netherlands
Kanton Aargau Informatik, Switzerland
2003 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
Jefferson County, Alabama, Information Services
State of Arkansas Assessment Coordination Dept.
Arizona Department of Public Safety
City of Anaheim, California
City of Milford, Connecticut, MIS Department
Glynn County, Georgia
Linn County, Iowa
Ada County, Idaho, Land Records Division
Cook County, Illinois
City of Evansville & Vanderburgh County, Indiana
City of Olathe, Kansas
City of Boston Assessing Department, Massachusetts
City of Saco, Maine
Missouri Department of Conservation
North Dakota Department of Commerce
City of Carson City, Nevada
Auditor Office - Greene County, Ohio
County of Cleveland, Oklahoma, Assessors Office
Jackson County, Oregon, GIS Services Program
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Department of Commerce
First District Association of Local Governments, South Dakota
Utah Geographic Information Council
Community Mapping Program, Vermont
City of Bellevue, Washington, Information Services
County of Cabell, West Virginia, Assessors Office
Wyoming State Geological Survey
International Winners (by country)
City of Burnaby, Canada
States of Guernsey, Channel Islands
Regione Piemonte, Italy
Klaipeda City Municipality, Lithuania
Hutt City Council, New Zealand
Cebu City Government, Philippines
Municipality of Wroclaw, Poland, Wroclaw Development Office
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
State of Geneva, Switzerland
Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey
2002 Winners
U.S. Winners (by state)
Maricopa County, Arizona, Elections Department
State of California Department of Heath Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development - California
City and County of Denver - Colorado
The National Association of Counties - Washington, DC
Palm Beach County ISS - Florida
Gwinnett County - Georgia
State of Hawaii, Office of Elections, Reapportionment Office - Hawaii
Kootenai County GIS - Idaho
City of Chicago, Business Information Services Department - Illinois
International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) - Illinois
Indiana GIS Initiative (INGISI) Indiana Geographic Information Council - Indiana
Garden City/Finney County - Kansas
Jefferson County Public School District - Kentucky
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) Geographic Information Services Section - Kentucky
Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) - Kentucky
City of Cambridge - Massachusetts
National Fire Protection Association - Massachusetts
Prince George's County Office of Information Technology and Communication (OITC) - Maryland
City of Ann Arbor - Department of Information Technology Services - Michigan
Minnesota Dept. of Transportation - Minnesota
City of Kansas City, Missouri - Planning and Development Department - Missouri
Butte-Silver Bow City/County - Montana
County of Iredell - North Carolina
State of North Dakota - Information Technology Dept. - North Dakota
Douglas County Assessor's Office - Nebraska
New Hampshire Office of State Planning - New Hampshire
New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NJSPLS) - New Jersey
New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services - New Jersey
Washoe County, Nevada - Nevada
The New York City Office of Emergency Management - New York
City of Westerville - Ohio
City of Norman - Oklahoma
Lane Council of Governments - Oregon
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met) - Oregon
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania
City of Cranston, Rhode Island, Public Works Department - Rhode Island
Lexington County, South Carolina
State of Tennessee
City of San Antonio, Texas - Texas
Automated Geographic Reference Center, State of Utah - Utah
The Vermont Agency of Transportation - Vermont
Lewis County GIS Mapping Division - Washington
Pierce County Sheriff's Department - Crime Analysis and Information Unit - Washington
City of Milwaukee - Wisconsin
Wyoming Department of Revenue, Division of Ad Valorem - Wyoming
International Winners (by country)
Caloundra City Council - Australia
City of Vienna - Austria
Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Gis West. - Belgium
Cooperativa Rural de Electrificaci˘n (CRE) - Bolivia
Strathcona County - Canada
DROV Curacao, N.A. - Government Planning Department - Caribbean
Civil Engineering Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Hong Kong
TamilNadu Water Supply & Drainage Board, R&D Cell, HG Wing - India
City of Yokosuka - Japan
Busan Metropolitan Government (BMG) - Korea
Lithuanian State Department of Tourism - Lithuania
Gobierno del Estado de Queretaro - Mexico
City of Johannesburg: Corporate GIS - South Africa
Municipal Demarcation Board - South Africa