Friday, August 10th, 2018
Geospatial industry leaders have announced the formation of the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) at the 8th session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) on August 1. Co-founded by a group of 21 companies, the WGIC aims to be a collaborative platform for advancing the role of the geospatial industry and strengthening its contribution
Friday, August 10th, 2018
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announces the full agenda for its next Location Powers event, which will focus on Data, Interoperability and our Urban World. The event will occur in Singapore, September 25-26, 2018, and will precede the the meetings of the Integrated Digital Built Environment (IDBE) Sub Committee. As the world’s population continues to
Friday, August 10th, 2018
Hallowell, Maine – Blue Marble Geographics today announced the keynote speakers for its 25th anniversary Blue Marble User Conference (BMUC) as it made plans to welcome several of its international partners to this Maine-hosted event. Scheduled to take place on September 21st in Portland, the conference will feature Ron Chapple, cinematographer and CEO of Aerial
Thursday, August 9th, 2018
The Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) inaugural North American Oil & Gas Workshop was held recently in Boulder, CO and has been hailed as a great success by sponsors, speakers and attendees alike. With over 90 attendees from across North America and from as far away as Brazil, UK, Norway and Italy, the two-day event
Monday, August 6th, 2018
WASHINGTON – CompTIA ChannelCon 2018, the tech industry’s premier education, networking and partnering event, wrapped up its run here Thursday with sessions on cybersecurity and emerging technologies and words of advice from the 17-year-old CEO of a drone company. “There are people like me in every school and every class,” Alex Taylor, founder and CEO of
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
University of North Alabama Offers Online GIS Analyst Certificate Program – This certificate program consists of seven courses which can be completed within one year. Learning ArcGIS Pro 1: Maps & Projects (September 18 – October 11, 2018) Learning ArcGIS Pro 2: Editing, Analysis & Automation (October 16 – November 15, 2018) Learning ArcGIS Pro 3:
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
USGIF is excited to announce the addition of Al Di Leonardo and Patty Mims to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. USGIF’s Board includes 26 directors representing the many aspects of the broad and expanding GEOINT Community. Di Leonardo is an experienced intelligence and special operations officer and is widely recognized as a subject matter expert
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
NEW YORK – Mapfit today announced that it has appointed accomplished technology executive and investor, Jeroen Seghers as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company through its next phase of innovation and spur exponential growth. In June 2018, Mapfit announced its seed funding round, which Seghers participated in as an investor and board member. The
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Attendees at this year’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Technology Forum in Broken Arrow, Okla., can expect to hear a wide-range of quality speakers, including a couple of nationally known and respected industry professionals. The UAS Tech Forum runs Sept. 12-13 inside the new Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Broken
Friday, August 3rd, 2018
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada – Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), which is celebrating its 20th year of developing complete microspace missions, will highlight autonomous formation flight technologies for micro- and nanosatellites next week at the 32nd Annual Small Satellite Conference in Logan, Utah. The next launch of an SFL-developed mission is expected to be the HawkEye
