{"id":2390,"date":"2023-09-05T04:42:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T04:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/?page_id=2390"},"modified":"2024-01-18T18:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:21:50","slug":"unigis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/organizations-and-partners\/unigis\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIGIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/01\/Nate-Novak-UNIGIS-prize.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The USC Spatial Sciences Institute is the only North American member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/unigis.net\/unigis-institution\/unigis-usa-university-of-southern-california\/\">UNIGIS International Association<\/a>, a global network of higher education institutions dedicated to recognizing international standards in the design, development and delivery of distance learning Geographic Information Science and Systems (GIS) programs.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1992, UNIGIS has been enhancing the competence of GIS professionals worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>SSI Founding Director\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/spatial\/profile\/john-p-wilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John P. 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