Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017
GeoNorth names Douglas (Doug) Hobson as new Executive Director Previously, Mr Hobson was VP of Airbus (Energy) Oil, Gas and Mining Division, based in Colorado. Three years as Head of Sales in Friedrichshafen, (Germany) and a further three years as Head of Sales and Business Coordination for Airbus in Toulouse, (France) has given Mr Hobson
Tuesday, December 27th, 2016
Bethesda, MD – Thomas R. Jordan is the recently retired Associate Director and current Lead Research Professional at the Center for Geospatial Research (CGR), Department of Geography at The University of Georgia (UGA). A member of ASPRS since 1979, Jordan is a Certified Photogrammetrist and Certified Mapping Scientist, GIS/LIS. He received his B.S., M.A. and
Tuesday, December 27th, 2016
Hemisphere GNSS has named industry veteran Farlin Halsey as its president and chief executive officer, effective January 2, 2017. Halsey replaces interim president and CEO Xinping Guo, who has served in that position for eight months. In addition, Halsey has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Guo, chairman and general manager of Beijing
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
Both the current trends in technology such as smart phones, general mobile devices, stationary sensors and satellites, as well as a new user mentality of utilizing this technology to voluntarily share information, produce a huge flood of geo-spatial data. This data is enriched by multiple types of information or contexts, such as social, text, multimedia
Monday, December 19th, 2016
Noida, India – Geospatial technology is changing rapidly and finding use in virtually every economic sector globally. It is considered one of the most important high-growth industries of the 21st century. But then, what does the geospatial industry encompass and where exactly is it heading? The Global Geospatial Outlook Report will highlight trends and directions
Friday, December 16th, 2016
Los Angeles, CA – John P. Wilson, Professor and Director, USC Spatial Sciences Institute, and the Program Committee of the Los Angeles Geospatial Summit have announced the details of their hallmark one-day conference: The Seventh Annual Los Angeles Geospatial Summit will take place at the USC Radisson Hotel ( 3540 S Figueroa Street Los Angeles
Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
The Hydrographic Society UK, which also maintains an overseas membership drawn from nearly 45 countries, has launched an annual student and graduate paper Award scheme dedicated to the memory of Alan Ingham, founder member of the original organisation in 1972 who was a prominent educationalist and noted author as well as one of Britain’s leading
Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
In closing the 2016 Annual Conference for the Geologic Remote Sensing Group (GRSG), Chairman Luke Bateson, of the British Geological Survey, also stood down from his post, after serving his three year term. Following an overwhelmingly popular and unanimous vote at the Annual General Meeting that took place during the conference, he handed over the
Friday, December 9th, 2016
Des Plaines, IL – URISA is pleased to announce that its GIS Leadership Academy will be offered twice in 2017. •April 3-7, 2017 in San Diego, California •July 24-28, 2017 in Providence, Rhode Island The success of any GIS program is largely tied to the capabilities of its leader. Strong leadership is necessary to establish
Friday, December 9th, 2016
Andy Freckmann comes aboard as Program Director and will oversee all Business Development activities at Optimal GEO. “Andy is a strong addition to the Optimal GEO team,” said Mark Brooks, Chief Operating Officer for Optimal GEO. “With a great deal of insight in various aspects of the remote sensing and GIS markets, Andy will help
