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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

TLCGIS is a great place to work, to grow, and to serve the public and we're proud of the recognition we’ve received. Here's a glimpse at some of our recent accomplishments.

Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation — Historic Trust: 5.2024
Winners of the 2024 Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation Award. By using aerial imagery and data from historical documents, the story maps featured on the website allow people to explore details of the past. Through Marcus Curtis’s research, plantation boundaries, old roads, and other resources are available.

Digital Counties Survey — Digital Counties Survey: 7.2023
Winners of the 2023 Digital Counties Survey for populations of 250,000-499,999 due to the development of a virtual fly-through map of the cross-country course at Apalachee Regional Park; creation the TLCGIS Data Dictionary; and improving situational awareness of first responders via the Capital Region Real Time Crime Center.

ESRI Emergency Management write up — ESRI User Story: 5.2020
User Story: Leon County Supports Local Businesses during COVID-19 Pandemic by using maps and apps to provide an authoritative view of locations open for takeout, delivery, drive-through, and curbside pickup.

ESRI Emergency Management write up — ESRI User Story: 3.2020
User Story: Improving Hurricane Response and Recovery with GIS. When a storm is on the way, geographic information system (GIS) technology is an invaluable tool for the county's emergency management personnel in alerting citizens.

ESRI Emergency Management write up — CIO 1000 2019 Award
The Tallahassee-Leon County Geographic Information Systems (TLCGIS) team was recognized for their hard work in providing geospatial services and coordination before, during and after a disaster. THIS AWARD IS GIVEN FOR RECOGNIZING IT INNOVATION & BUSINESS VALUE.

Image of a Flooded Neighborhood — GovLoop:Case Study 2.2019
GIS has helped the area prepare and respond in a highly effective manner after two powerful hurricanes in the last two years. In particular, Leon County stood up a powerful incident management system centered around GIS .

Image of TLCGIS and Emergency Management staff — Governor's Inauguration Team
Leon County Emergency Management, in conjunction with Tallahassee-Leon County Geographic Information Systems were called on to provide mapping and logistical support to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for the Governor’s Inauguration.

TLCGIS management team — SAG: 2018 Award
This award is given to user sites around the world to recognize outstanding work with GIS technology.

NACo: Achievement 2016 Award

In 2015, Tallahassee-Leon County Geographic Information Systems (TLCGIS) conducted a comprehensive overhaul of its public-facing website.

Penny Sales tax story map — ArcWatch: Newsroom 11.2014
“We wanted to impress upon the viewer that a lot of thought and energy went into each project,” Cavell said. “The Story Map application represented the perfect blend of narrative and analytics.”