Thursday, August 13th, 2020
Des Plaines, IL – URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 URISA Board of Directors’ election. Brent Jones will serve in the position of President-Elect and Kathryn Brewer, Xan Fredericks, and Steve Steinberg will serve as Directors. They will all begin their three-year terms at the conclusion of GIS-Pro 2020 which will be presented virtually this year.
Thursday, August 13th, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine – Steve Dickson, Administrator, FAA; Brian Harrell, Assistant Director, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); and Michael Kratsios, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, The White House, will deliver keynote presentations at Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2020 Virtual Event taking place September 15-17. Additional keynote panels are Drone Delivery in the
Friday, August 7th, 2020
Industry-leading aerial imagery company Nearmap will livestream annual flagship event Nearmap NAVIG8 today (6 August 2020) at 12pm (EDT). Nearmap NAVIG8 will feature presentations from experts in government, AEC, solar and insurance organizations, and provide attendees with a live demo of its new Artificial Intelligence product, Nearmap AI. SALT LAKE CITY – Leading aerial imagery
Thursday, August 6th, 2020
On February 4, USGIF and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) held the first round of the inaugural GEOINT Innovation Tradecraft Competition, propelling forward a conversation on the evolution of the nascent mission analytics tradecraft and the importance of discussing new challenges and strategies to achieve mission success. “ geospatial intelligence—as old as the tradecraft is—there
Friday, July 31st, 2020
Denver, CO (USA) – The AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference and the SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, taking place in Denver, CO, March 30 – April 1, 2021, have announced a Call for Speakers and invite interested parties to submit their presentation abstracts by Friday, September 4, 2020. As professionals across all industries adapt
Friday, July 17th, 2020
(HEERBRUGG, Switzerland)– Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today its 3D surveillance product, the Leica BLK247, won the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) 2020 Best New Product Award. The BLK247 was demonstrated as part of SIA’s annual New Product Showcase Awards competition held at this year’s virtual ISC West tradeshow. Since its inception in 1979, the
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced several new products and updates to the ArcGIS platform at the 40th Annual Esri User Conference (Esri UC). This year, the conference is being held in a completely virtual format for the first time. New products, tools, and capabilities announced this year include the
Friday, July 10th, 2020
Herndon, VA — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced The Honorable Susan M. Gordon as the 2020 recipient of the Foundation’s Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award. Gordon is the 16th individual to win this prestigious award. She was recognized as part of USGIF’s virtual GEOConnect Series Main Stage event. Gordon
Friday, July 10th, 2020
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has issued a Call For Participation for its upcoming Interoperable Simulation and Gaming Sprint, to be held 14-18 September* 2020, at the SOFWERX facility in Tampa, FL. Funding is available for selected participants. Over a week-long coding effort, the Sprint seeks to test the implementability of the 3D Data Container
Friday, July 10th, 2020
GIS Software Leader Speaks on COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the world leader in GIS, location intelligence, and mapping technology, today announced that its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, addressed the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. His remarks to the assembly were delivered July 7th at the key
