Each year the specialty group honors AAG student and professional members through three distinguished awards that recognize research contributions to geographic information science.
Recognizes outstanding student research in GIS and GIScience. Undergraduate and graduate students present their work in a dedicated session at the AAG Annual Meeting; top papers receive cash prizes and publication recognition.
Full details →Honors senior scholars for sustained and effective research contributions in geographic information science. Named for Dr. Robert Aangeenbrug, the award is bestowed once a year on a protracted record of published research and other outstanding achievements.
Full details →A co-sponsored lecture with the GIScience journal Transactions in GIS honoring the legacy of Waldo Tobler. Each year a leading scholar delivers a keynote at a dedicated session during the AAG Annual Meeting.
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