Friday, January 20th, 2017
Des Plaines, IL – URISA is pleased to announce that Daniel Behnke has been named URISA’s Young Professional of the Year in recognition of his outstanding contributions as part of URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet. Daniel is the Director of Asset Management Operations for Data Transfer Solutions in Orlando, Florida. He notes, “It’s been an honor to
Friday, January 20th, 2017
CUPERTINO, CA — Demisto, Inc., an innovator in Security Operations technology, today announced that customer Esri, Inc., the world’s leading mapping platform company, has been named an honoree of a 2017 CSO50 Award from IDG’s CSO. This prestigious honor is given to a select group of organizations demonstrating that their security projects/initiatives have created outstanding
Friday, January 20th, 2017
Des Plaines, IL – URISA is pleased to announce the Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards process for 2017. Since 1980, URISA’s ESIG Awards have recognized extraordinary achievements in the use of geospatial information technology that have improved the delivery and quality of government services. The award competition is open to all public agencies at
Friday, January 20th, 2017
The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comment on its WaterML 2 – Part 3, Surface Hydrology Features Conceptual Model. The OGC WaterML 2 – Part 3, Surface Hydrology Features Conceptual Model (HY_Features) is part of an intended ‘OGC WaterML 2’ suite of standards that groups water-related OGC standards. The candidate standard
Friday, January 20th, 2017
Des Plaines, IL – The National Center for Transit Research, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association and the Transportation Research Board are jointly sponsoring the 10th National GIS in Transit Conference, September 6-8, 2017, in Washington, DC. Martin Catala, Director of the Advanced Geo-Spatial & Informatics Lab at the Center for Urban Transportation Research, encourages
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Global engineering and infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming named two company veterans to its top leadership positions. Effective Jan. 7, 2017, Robert M. Scaer, PE, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer; and Paul D. Nowicki, PE, is president and chief operating officer. Scaer is the eighth person in the 100-year
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
The second edition of the INNOspace Masters competition is looking for great “Space 4.0” ideas: until 13 February 2017, interested participants are invited to submit their innovative ideas and solutions for improving the production and design of satellites, payloads, or launchers. Spin-in technology transfers driving innovation in the New Space Economy An increasing number of
Friday, January 13th, 2017
Herndon, Virginia —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) CEO Keith J. Masback was reappointed to a second three-year term as a member of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee ( NGAC). He was also reappointed as NGAC’s Vice Chair. The NGAC provides recommendations to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), the interagency executive group responsible
Friday, January 13th, 2017
NACKA STRAND, Sweden — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the following organisational changes: Gerhard Sallinger has been appointed new Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances for Hexagon and Mattias Stenberg has been appointed President of PPM. Mr. Sallinger
Friday, January 13th, 2017
DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas — Mouser Electronics Inc., along with Easy Aerial Inc. and celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, today launched the final episode of the unique project from the latest series in the Empowering Innovation Together™ program. Project First Responders showcases the proof of concept for an autonomous, cloud-based drone platform used for search
