GIS Awards and Designation

• 2018 – URISA Innovation in GIS

• 2015 – URISA Best Public Sector GIS in Ontario

• 2012 – URISA Innovation in GIS Award

• 2012 – URISA Best Public Sector GIS in Ontario

• 2012 – Esri Canada Inc. Award of Excellence

• 2009 - URISA Best Public Sector GIS in Ontario

• 2008 - Esri Inc. declares Sault Ste. Marie GIS solution the most comprehensive Municipal/Utilities/Health GIS solution in the world

• 2008 - Esri Canada designates SSMIC as the first to create a holistic approach to community GIS

• 2008 - Esri Canada states that SSMIC is leading the world in health geomatics

• 2008 - NGenera lists the Sault Ste. Marie Community Geomatics Centre as the best example of leveraging public data for public good in North America

• 2008 - Esri Inc. Communication Award at GIS in Health Conference (Washington)

• 2007 - Esri Inc. Special Achievement Award in GIS (SAG) International Award (Category: Public Health & Human Services), previous year’s winner was United Nations

• 2006 - URISA Leadership in the Field of GIS

• 2006 - URISA Best Municipal GIS in Ontario

• 2006 - Esri Canada Award of Excellence

• 2006 - Sault Ste. Marie GIS solution declared the first real “Information Utility” by the Urban Institute of Canada

• 2005 - Third party review comparing Sault Ste. Marie GIS system to 10 other similar sized municipalities showed Sault Ste. Marie was lowest cost by 50% with at least 10 times as much to show for it

• 2005 - URISA – Leadership in the Field of GIS (Silver Award)

• 2005 - Sault Ste. Marie Police – Commitment to the Community

• 2003 - URISA Best Municipal GIS in Ontario

• 2003 - Designated Most Comprehensive Municipal/Utilities GIS Dataset in Canada

• 2002 - Esri Canada Business Partner Award

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Publications

Acorn has been recognized as an innovator in data-driven smart city solutions in the following
publications:

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• Municipal World

• Esri: Healthy GIS

• Ontario Technologist

• Ontario Professional Surveyor

• Esri ArcNorth News

• URISA: Ontario Chapter

• Esri Calendar

• MISA

• GeoWorld

• Advances in Disease Surveillance