As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we had the privilege of attending their annual conference again this past September. The conference brings together hundreds of city officials and administrators from all over Iowa to network and attend educational sessions, and we loved having this year’s conference so close to our Cedar Falls office!…
By Steve Troskey, AICP The first thing we notice as we enter a small town is the way the corridor looks. How does it function? What does it say about the community we are about to enter? Too often in our smaller towns, we focus development along these roads in a single direction, leading to…
CGA Recognizes How Geographic Information System Technology Makes an Impact Marshalltown, Iowa—November 17, 2020—CGA will celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. While global circumstances require GIS Day to be largely virtual this year, CGA will celebrate innovative applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology in analysis, visualization, gaining insights into geospatial data, and…
What Can You do NOW to Prepare for GIS LATER? By Micah Cutler, GISP A Geographic Information System (GIS) can assist a municipality and its leaders to more easily access information as well as make better-informed decisions and manage a wide variety of assets. By utilizing resources such as aerial photography, engineering plans, and GPS…