Las Vegas, NV – James Bridenstine, Administrator at NASA, and Bala Ganesh, Vice President of the Advanced Technology Group at UPS, will deliver keynote presentations at the 5th annual Commercial UAV Expo Americas taking place October 28-30, 2019 at the Westgate...
The American Geographical Society to Award the Paul P. Vouras Medal to Dr. Daniel Arreola
New York City, NY — The American Geographical Society (AGS) has announced that Dr. Daniel Arreola, Emeritus Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, has been selected to receive the Paul P. Vouras Medal. The...
The American Geographical Society to Award the O.M. Miller Medal to Dr. Cynthia Brewer
Description: The O.M. Miller Cartographic Medal, awarded by the American Geographical Society (AGS), is one of several prestigious honors given by the Society. Cynthia Brewer, Professor of Geography at Pennsylvania State University, will receive the medal on November...
The Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute held its 11th Annual General
During the Annual General Meeting, Dr. Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse was reelected as President of SSSI Australia for 2019-2020, stepping into the role for the second term after a successful tenure in 2018-2019. Paul Digney was confirmed as President-Elect 2019-20. SSSI...
AI Expert Joins Chesapeake Conservancy's Conservation Innovation Center
Annapolis, Md. – Kumar Mainali, an expert in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), has joined Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center’s technology team. The position is funded by a grant from the Grayce B. Kerr Fund. Mainali, a...
OGC invites responses to its 3D Data Container and Tiles API Pilot Call For Participation; funding available for participants
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has released the Call for Participation for its 3D Data Container and Tiles API Pilot and is offering funding for interested participants. Applications close December 9th, 2019. The goal of the 3D Data Container and Tiles API Pilot...
‘Drones are Now’: UAS Industry Leaders Partner to Kick Off FAA National Drone Safety Awareness Week
LAS VEGAS -Â Leading organizations within the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) sector are teaming together on Tuesday, October 29 to help kick-off National Drone Safety Awareness Week, a week-long series of events coordinated by the Federal Aviation Administration...
Land Trust Alliance, USDA Forest Service Partner to Introduce Scholars for Conservation Leadership Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, announced today a partnership with the USDA Forest Service to introduce the...
Velodyne Lidar Executive Addresses How Velodyne's Next Generation Sensors Enable True Vehicle Autonomy
SAN JOSE, Calif.- Anand Gopalan, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Velodyne Lidar, Inc., will deliver a featured presentation on lidar technology at the upcoming PRECISE Industry Day Conference at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on October 25....
GBDAA SkyVision team recognized for advances in safe integration of drones into the National Airspace System
WASHINGTON -Â Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Ground Based Detect and Avoid team received the Air Traffic Control Association's annual Team Award for outstanding achievement for its collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, academic partners, and federal,...
