Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
40 pioneering entrepreneurs, 31 mentors and representatives of the European Commission and the European Space Agency gathered in Madrid on 24 and 25 October 2016 for the initial bootcamp of the first Copernicus Accelerator. The new business coaching programme, funded by the European Commission, will accelerate the market entry of innovative space applications and products
Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
EuroGeographics has announced a new Management Board comprising senior representatives from Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registry Authorities. During the Association’s 2016 General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary, members elected Anne Cathrine Frøstrup, Norwegian Mapping Authority; Konstantin Koltonyuk, Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr), Russia; and Darko Vujetic, Republic Geodetic Authority, Serbia
Friday, October 21st, 2016
Global smart-mapping leader Esri today unveiled its gold sponsorship of IBM World of Watson, to be held October 24 to 27 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The IBM World of Watson conference will demonstrate a new era of cognitive computing and assisted intelligence through 1,500 sessions, more than 200 labs, and over 500
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
Reston, VA – MAPPS, the national trade association of geospatial firms, and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) today announced they will jointly host the third annual national surveying, mapping, and geospatial conference, March 13-17, 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel in Silver Spring, Maryland. The conference will bring together associations, professional societies, individuals, companies
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
TORONTO, ONTARIO – The International UAV Show, December 6-7, 2016 in Toronto, hosted by The Sky Guys Ltd. and Cambridge House International today confirmed business leaders Michele Romanow, tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Nicole Verkindt, founder and President of The OMX Marketplace and Michael Hyatt, Co-founder and Executive Chairman BlueCat, will lead a keynote panel
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced that The Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference will be held Oct. 10-12 in Singapore. The conference will take place at Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, a world-class hotel and conference facility,
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
Des Plaines, IL – URISA and the Vanguard Cabinet are pleased to announce the finalists in the 2016 Geospatial Student Competition. The intent of the competition is to showcase the geospatial technology skills of current post-secondary students. Competing students will create a project that utilizes geospatial technology to address a real-world problem. The finalists will
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Hamburg – The world is getting smart. At the heart of these tumultuous changes to our lives, economy and work lies digitalisation. And at the core of this transformation, it’s intelligently networked and applied coordinates that often create the added value. The geo IT sector gains from this. Its players create and supply smart geoinformation
Friday, October 14th, 2016
SUNNYVALE, Calif.– Quanergy Systems, Inc., today named Patrick Archambault as Director of Strategic Financial Planning, responsible for providing the financial planning and analysis to maximize Quanergy’s innovative growth strategy. In this role, he will be responsible for managing all forecasting and budgeting activities for the company and will serve as a liaison between Quanergy and
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Esri chief scientist Dawn J. Wright, PhD, has been named a 2016 fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). GSA recognizes its fellows for their distinguished contributions to the geosciences through research, teaching, and enhancing the public’s awareness of geology. Wright has partnered with scientists during the last 20 years to expand the use
