National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

On August 19, 1988, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the NCGIA to a consortium of the University of California, Santa Barbara, the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the University of Maine, with funding of $1.1 million a year for five years. The first year’s operation officially began December 1, 1988, with funding effective as of that date.

This document contains material requested by NSF in support of its 18-month review of the progress of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). It is organized in three sections as follows: Narrative summaries of progress under each of the Center’s Research Initiatives. For each of the initiatives currently under way, the document includes a 4-6 page discussion of progress and results, and a listing of publications with short abstracts. Narrative summary of progress in education.