Thursday, May 5th, 2016
Redlands, California — Charles Convis, director of the Esri Conservation Program (ECP), received the Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award from the Society for Landscape Ecologists. Convis was recognized for nearly three decades of mentoring ecologists to use geographic information system (GIS) technology for species and ecosystem conservation. As a computer-savvy ecologist in the mid-1980s, Convis supported
Thursday, May 5th, 2016
Sydney, Australia – 5 May 2016 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced its call for submissions to the 2016 Be Inspired Awards program. The deadline for entries is 30 May, 2016. The awards, which are selected by independent juries of industry experts, recognise the
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
Redlands, California — As one of the fastest-growing parts of Esri’s business, the commercial sector continues to redefine how location information, knowledge, and insight are created, shared, and applied. Location strategy has transformed the way organizations approach problem solving, allowing them to achieve more with less and helping them successfully engage with customers within real
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
Karlsruhe — By taking “Smart City” as a key topic, INTERGEO 2016 is focussing on a multi-faceted issue that will shape the future. The preview of the leading international event for the geospatial community in Hamburg was attended by renowned experts from industry, science and public authorities. During their discussions, all were agreed that cities
Wednesday, May 4th, 2016
SAN JOSE, CA, May 4, 2016 – On the heels of yesterday’s announcement about the formation of the Commercial Drone Alliance, Drone World Expo is pleased to announce the event has been selected by this new industry group as its official trade show. The 2nd annual Drone World Expo, the defining event for the commercial applications
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
Washington, D.C. – Boundless is proud to support the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial North America conference (FOSS4G-NA). This regional conference strikes a balance between outreach, advocacy and technology that is not to be missed. Boundless is an open company, built on a foundation of open source, open collaboration, open standards, and open
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the selection of Michael Watkins as the new director of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. “President Thomas Rosenbaum and his leadership team at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have made an outstanding choice in naming Dr. Michael M. Watkins
Monday, May 2nd, 2016
PITTSBURGH and MORGAN HILL, Calif. – Real Earth, the pioneer in real-time 3D mapping and localization, secured first place in Microsoft’s Indoor Localization Competition recently held in Vienna, Austria. Real Earth achieved the top ranking through their algorithms embedded in their STENCIL product. It was the only product to perform real time indoor localization without
Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Plans are rapidly taking shape for the 15th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure World Conference (GSDI 15). With the Abstract submission deadline extended to 1 June 2016, don’t miss your chance to participate! GSDI appreciates it is a busy time of the year for professional staff and academics alike, so the conference program committee is maximizing
Friday, April 29th, 2016
Redlands, California — Earlier this week, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Esri announced the featured speakers at the annual GIS for a Sustainable World Conference, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2 to 4. Conference speakers will explore the ways geographic information system (GIS) technology can tackle global issues—such
