Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
NASA and over 150 partner organizations worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on April 20-21, 2013. The International Space Apps Challenge is a technology development event during which citizens from around the world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life on Earth and in space.
Friday, April 12th, 2013
MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, will conduct a “Non-Cash Benefits and Salary Survey” to provide a comprehensive overview of the major salary data and benefit programs for pay levels from entry level technical positions through middle management.
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
In November, during the SharePoint Conference 2012, attendees received a Public Preview of project codename “GeoFlow” for Excel, the latest business-intelligence (BI) functionality to be integrated with Microsoft Excel 2013 later this year. As an Excel add-in, GeoFlow provides interactive, 3-D geospatial and temporal data visualizations. It enables information workers to discover and share new
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Esri’s chief scientist, Dawn J. Wright, PhD, has received the Distinguished Teaching Honors of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the highest award offered by the association. Esri provides more than 7,000 universities worldwide with GIS software for teaching and research.
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Laser scanning specialist 3D Laser Mapping has embarked on a research project, in partnership with Durham University, following the award of a share of a multi-million pound government grant. The project, which aims to develop new models for slope failure monitoring, will be used to improve the safety and operational efficiency of mining companies around
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced the appointment of Darryl Murdock, Ph.D., as Vice President of Professional Development. Dr. Murdock will be primarily responsible for leading the Foundation’s GEOINT Professional Certification Initiative.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announces the OGC Student Map App Challenge, sponsored by Google, an OGC Principal Member. The Student Map App Challenge is a contest for students who have programming skills and an interest in maps and location services.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
NOAA received the prestigious 2013 Space Achievement Award today from the Space Foundation “for its use of space-based systems in making life-saving predictions and issuing early warnings of calamitous weather conditions.”
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
3-GIS continued its industry-wide momentum in 2013 after being awarded the 2013 GISTEC Business Partner of the Year Award. The announcement was made during the 7th Annual GISTEC Excellence in GIS Implementation (EGI) Awards at the GISWORX 2013 conference and Expo held in Dubai.
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
Geographic information systems (GIS) is a technology that uses location to bring different types of data together. One of the most important markets for the technology is the government, where it has quickly become the backbone for U.S. national security and a key driver of the technology’s growth.
