Posts By Sonia Chakrabarty

Data, Analysis, and Action – Esri’s Federal GIS Conference

In a world where information grows at exponential rates, it can be difficult to figure out what is important, how things are related, and why we should care. But those are exactly the tasks that federal employees must address on a daily basis. Luckily, that’s where geographic information system (GIS) comes in. GIS can helpRead… Read more »

How Does Your State Fare? Women at the State and Federal Level

One hundred years ago, the first woman was elected to serve in Congress. On November 9, 1916, Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was elected to serve as Montana’s Representative-at-Large in the House of Representatives during the 65th Congress. In the subsequent century, 312 more women have been elected or appointed to serve in our country’s legislative body.Read… Read more »