Center for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (CGIS) was founded in 1999 through an agreement between the NUR and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. CGIS became a permanent structure within NUR with an inter-faculty status in 2001. The multidisciplinary team of GIS, RS, ICT, webmapping, environment, project management, financial and administration specialists have executed great achievements over recent years. This success was marked through the award of a "Special Achievement in GIS" award at the ESRI’s 26th Annual User Conference held in San Diego, California.
Center for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (CGIS) kilianzishwa mwaka wa 1999 kupitia makubaliano kati ya NUR na Dian Fossey Gorilla FundInternational.CGIS ilishika mizizi ndani ya NUR kama idara mwaka wa 2001.Kikundi hiki kilichochanganyika cha GIS, RS, ICT, ‘webmapping’,mazingira, usimamizi wa miradi, wataalamu wa kifedha na usimamizi,wameweza kufaulu sana katika miaka iliyopita.Kufaulu huku kumefanya watuzwe tuzo la "Mafanikio Maalum katika GIS" wakiwa kwenye kongomano la 26 la USRI lililokuwa mjini San Diego, California.