Boards, Awards & Professional Contributions
​This page features a curated overview of David Dubauskas’ achievements in technology, innovation, and executive leadership across the public and private sectors. From pioneering award-winning GIS applications to advising on high-impact digital strategies, David has consistently delivered scalable, real-world solutions that bridge innovation and operational efficiency. His contributions span entrepreneurial ventures, municipal modernization efforts, and cross-sector partnerships, demonstrating a sharp focus on leveraging emerging technologies to solve complex challenges and drive sustainable growth.
Boards and Committees
David has held leadership and advisory roles across various professional and community organizations. His contributions span decades of participation in digital innovation, urban governance, environmental stewardship, and land management through groups like the Government Blockchain Association, URISA, and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. David has also demonstrated a strong commitment to civic and social causes through volunteer work with the United Way, Habitat for Humanity, and local health foundations.
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Alberta Capital Regional Alliance
• Director – Urban CAO Representative
Alberta Industrial Heartland Association
• Director
Alberta Industrial Heartland Servicing Steering Committee
• Advisor
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
• Member – Small Communities Committee
• Special Committee Member
Beaver Hills Environmental Initiative
• GIS Committee Chairman
Canadian Information Processing Society
• Member
Fort Saskatchewan Hospital Foundation Board
• Director
GEOALBERTA 2013
• Volunteer
Government Blockchain Association
• Member of Working Group: Land Titling
Habitat for Humanity
• Volunteer
International City Manager's Association
• Advisor – Canadian Representative
Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
• Advisor
Natural Resources Canada – National Land and Water Information Service
• Advisor
North Alberta Institute of Technology
• Geographic Information Program Advisor
Progressive Conservatives Party (National and Provincial)
• Director
Provincial Government – Lou Hyndman Report, Alberta Capital Region
• Advisor – Geographic Information Technology & Intranet Committee
Provincial Government – Radke Report, Alberta Capital Region
• Advisor
St. Lucia National Green Party
• Chairman
Sundre Petroleum Operators Group
• Town Representative
Taxation and Assessment Policy Advisory Committee
• Member
United Way Campaign (Strathcona County)
• Chairman
Urban and Regional Information Association (URISA)
• Chairman, Special Task Force
• Program Chairman, Conference Chairman, Member, Committee Chairman
URISA, Alberta Chapter
• Chairman
• Vice President, President, Past President
Honours and Awards
David is recognized for both technological innovation and community leadership. His work earned industry awards for advancing GIS and digital tools in local government. At the same time, his United Way Community Service Citations reflect a strong commitment to social impact through successful fundraising and civic engagement.
Sustainability – Founders Award (2010)
The Sustainable Communities Awards honour projects that achieve environmental responsibility and excellence while yielding social and economic benefits for their communities. Awards were presented in eight categories: community energy, waste, climate change mitigation, natural assets, sustainable buildings, transportation, climate adaptation, reconciliation and anti-racism, equity and inclusion (AREI).
GTEC Distinction Awards
The GTEC (Government Technology Exhibition and Conference) Distinction Awards are among Canada's most prestigious public sector technology honours. They recognize outstanding achievements in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve public service delivery, innovation, and operational excellence across all levels of government.
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Gold Medal – Distinction Award (2000)
GIS Wizard Application
Awarded for creating a simplified, user-friendly GIS tool that enabled rapid deployment and reduced training requirements across municipal departments. News Release
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Nominee – Distinction Award (2002)
Bylaw Enforcement Tracking Application
Recognized for developing a spatial application that enhanced enforcement tracking, coordination, and transparency through GIS integration.
Special Achievement in Geographic Information Systems
Awarded by Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)
Selected from over 100,000 organizations worldwide, Strathcona County—under David’s GIS leadership—was recognized for outstanding use of geographic information systems to improve public service delivery. This elite award honors organizations that have set new standards in the application of GIS technology, demonstrating innovation, impact, and leadership within the global GIS community.
Community Service Citations
Issued by United Way (2004 - 2006)
Responsible for coordinating fundraising within Strathcona County's organization on behalf of the United Way Canada. United Way is responsible for social change in local communities. It is committed to bringing people and organizations together to meet immediate community needs and tackle the complex social issues at the root of those needs.
By uniting the power of people, organizations, and resources, we create awareness, inspire action, and advance positive change in communities nationwide.
Publications
While pursuing his formal education, David's academic work focused on the intersection of technology and organizational efficiency. His master's thesis proposed an optimal business and governance model for shared regional GIS services among local governments, demonstrating how mandate-driven structures can adapt over time. Complementing this, his project WITHIGO (What In The Heck Is Going On?) explored the development of an early location-based GIS internet application, designed to push spatially relevant information directly to residents. Both works highlight his vision for integrating advanced technology, such as spatial information, into adaptable, service-driven organizations.
A Conceptual Business Model for a Regional Multi-Participant Local Government GIS
This dissertation explores the optimal business model and organizational structure for a shared regional GIS among local governments. A literature-based framework and classical organizational forms identify the motivations, benefits, and everyday challenges of GIS implementation. Eight shared GIS organizations are then examined through case studies, allowing comparison against the initial model. The findings reveal that a shared GIS's mandate defines its tasks, which inform its structure, most effectively modelled as an adhocracy. While shared GIS implementations face similar challenges to standalone systems, no unique barriers were found. The research highlights that such organizations are highly adaptive, often evolving their internal configurations post-launch to better align with their mandate. The resulting framework provides a practical guide for municipalities considering shared GIS initiatives, understanding that internal structures must remain flexible to succeed.
WITHIGO: A Location Based Service - GIS Internet Application.
This document, titled "WITHIGO: A LOCATION BASED SERVICE - GIS INTERNET APPLICATION," is a final project proposal by David Dubauskas from May 2001. It outlines the concept, design, and implementation of WITHIGO, a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application delivered over the Internet.
Core Concept: WITHIGO aims to combine "Push Technology" (delivering personalized information directly to the user) and Location-Based Services (LBS) to provide geographically relevant information to web users. Instead of users searching for information, WITHIGO would proactively deliver updates based on their location.
The Digital Earth Blockchain
The Digital Earth Blockchain (DEB) is an innovative geospatial blockchain platform designed to validate, track, and timestamp physical locations and activities globally in real time. It operates by converting the Earth's surface into a network of hexagonal zones, each acting as a digital tokenized space. DEB records and verifies data related to geographic positions, movement, and environmental changes through satellite and ground-based sensors, enabling trusted data exchange without centralized oversight. This technology has applications in environmental monitoring, smart cities, asset tracking, and location-based services, providing an immutable, decentralized ledger of the Earth’s dynamic surface
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