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OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT

Community involvement and volunteering is simply part of the way we do business. Although we believe our efforts support our organization's core values, we recognize that the real value is the betterment of our communities.

classroom support — Connecting Classrooms and Communities
TLCGIS Introduces GIS to 7th Graders: TLCGIS staff introduces GIS applications in local government to 7th grade classes in the community.

geaneology support — Bicentennial History Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
Marcus Curtis, a renowned expert in Historical Geographic Information Systems (GIS), attending the Parkview at Cascades celebrating the community’s rich history and culture.

geaneology support — Tracing Your Ancestral Roots
Genealogical experts, including our very own Marcus Curtis, participated as a panelist to discuss strategies for preserving and perpetuating ancestral records. Mr. Curtis also explored methods of tracing family histories through GIS research.

Hurricane Ian — TEAM Leon Geographic Support
May 2024 Tornado response to help coordinate emergency response resources, shelters, and aide with geographic responses.

geaneology support — What is GIS?
Marcus Curtis, a renowned expert in Historical Geographic Information Systems (GIS), offers comprehensive lessons on connecting family histories and spatial locations through research while leveraging GIS. His teachings incorporate facets of data and tool creation in GIS viewed through a historical lens. This technique provides an invaluable methodology for preserving historical records. His unique immersive story-telling style lends itself to be useful for genealogists, archaeologists and historians alike

hurricane support — Madison County Geographic Support
TLCGIS's support mission delivers comprehensive mapping and analysis to aid Madison County, Florida, in hurricane recovery efforts.

Hurricane Ian — Hurricane Ian Geographic Support
Hurricane Ian response to help coordinate emergency response resources, shelters, and aide with geographic responses in Osceola County.

Dan Thomas & Carolyn Novak present the new custom TLCGIS Property Information Sheet. This innovative application provides comprehensive details about properties in Leon County, Florida, including zoning, land use, tax information, school zones, emergency services, and more. Leveraging the advanced capabilities of ArcGIS API 4, TLCGIS empowers you with up-to-date information at your fingertips.

Seven Hills Regional User Group for GIS

SHRUG is an alliance of multidisciplinary GIS professionals and users focused in the Tallahassee regional area to promote and support the use of GIS.

Map of Hurricane Michael — Professional Outreach Education
GIS and Emergency Management presentation at the Esri Southeast User Conference May 1-2, 2019 in West Palm Beach, FL

Elizabeth Ostrus and Scott Weisman delivering meals — Meals on Wheels

Since 2015, Leon County volunteers have been delivering meals through the Meals on Wheels Program to seniors in Leon County.