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Monday, September 21st, 2015

Dr. Frank Van Diggelen Receives Award

Manassas, Virginia, September 21, 2015 — The Institute of Navigation’s (ION) Satellite Division awarded Dr. Frank van Diggelen its Johannes Kepler Award September 18, 2015 at the ION GNSS+ Conference (Tampa, Florida) for his significant and fundamental contributions to the practical, affordable and enhanced use of satellite based navigation for consumer applications, especially for mobile handheld

Friday, September 18th, 2015

Swedish Cities Innovates in Public Use of 3D in Smart City Applications

Intergeo, Stuttgart, September 18,  2015 —Swedish 3D industry repeatedly has innovated in public use of 3D and in particular in external city planning applications and has received several international awards. Now again Swedish cities are involved in projects reinventing the use of 3D city models in promotion of the city and in public participation.

Friday, September 18th, 2015

LizardTech Discusses Map Projections in Upcoming Webinar

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sept. 18, 2015 — LizardTech®, the creator of MrSID® and provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced today it will explore map projections and reprojection in an upcoming webinar held on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. PDT.

Friday, September 18th, 2015

Learn to Share 3D Geographic Content with Esri ArcGIS

September 18, 2015 — We live in a 3D world and like to explore it in 3D too. With Esri ArcGIS, your organization has the ability to visualize and analyze 3D geographic information and share that information with others who want to understand change and plans in a real-world context.

Friday, September 18th, 2015

INTERGEO 2015 Ends Successful – Geo-Sector Agrees: Geoinformation is the International Language of Decision-Makers

Stuttgart, September 18, 2015  — Geoinformation is the global language that decision-makers all understand. This places the geoinformation sector, with its technologies and solutions, in a key position to deliver information that can be used to make decisions. The sector has strong wind in its sails – as the growth seen at INTERGEO 2015 clearly demonstrates.

Friday, September 18th, 2015

Red Cross Offers Interactive Tool to Access and Track Live, Wildfire Information

WASHINGTON, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2015 — The American Red Cross has launched an interactive online map that consolidates multiple sources of disaster data into a real-time, interactive tool to get information and updates about the Western Wildfires. The tool is a high-tech, user-friendly visual database for media and the public to learn the size

Friday, September 18th, 2015

MAPPS Fall Policy Conference Taking Place during Drone World Expo

SAN JOSE, CA, September 18, 2015 — MAPPS, the trade association of private sector geospatial firms, will be co-locating its Fall Policy Conference at Drone World Expo, November 17-18 at the San Jose Convention Center. The conference will kick off with a presentation on What You Need to Know Before Starting Up Your Unmanned Aircraft System

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Craig Miller, M.S., Joins Terracon in the Denver Area

DENVER, Colo., September 17, 2015 — Craig Miller, M.S., has joined Terracon as a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and natural resources program manager based out of the Denver area office. In this role, he will spearhead business and staff development efforts to grow the company’s ecological and NEPA compliance areas.

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

McCaffery Joins Topcon Geospatial Sales Team

LIVERMORE, Calif., September 17, 2015 — Ed McCaffery has joined Topcon Positioning Systems as a North American regional manager for geospatial sales. 

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

52 AICP-CM Credits Approved for URISA’s GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015 Conference

Des Plaines, IL, September 17, 2015 — URISA’s GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015 Conference was recently approved for 52 AICP-CM credits, including .5 law and 1.0 ethics credits. The conference, taking place in Spokane, Washington during the week of October 18th, features workshops, dozens of breakout sessions, keynote addresses and more.