The accomplishments of Fugro drilling practitioners at different milestones in their career have been recognised at the British Drilling Association’s (BDA) annual awards. The coveted Lifetime Achievement award was picked up by John Smith as he marks almost 50 years...
SpaceKnow Hires Jeremy Fand as VP of Product
SAN FRANCISCO -Â SpaceKnow, a leading provider of geospatial analytics, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Fand as VP of Product to lead the firm's product development efforts globally. Based in New York, Fand will have responsibility for the development...
Huawei and Hexagon Geospatial Showcase Geospatial Solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress 2017
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 14, 2017 - Hexagon Geospatial is proud to announce that we will partner with Huawei to showcase Smart City solutions at Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, 14-16 November. Huawei, a leader in the Information and Communications...
GIS Day 2017 Showcases The Science of Where around the World
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced that the nineteenth annual observation of GIS Day will take place on November 15, 2017. The day is a celebration of geographic information system (GIS) technology and unites the geospatial...
Ardent Management Consulting to Donate up to 100 hours of Free GIS-based, Professional Aerial Imagery in Support of Fire Recovery Operations in Northern California
RESTON, Va. -Â Ardent Management Consulting (ArdentMC) has announced today that they have launched a drone initiative to offer free aid in wildfire ravaged areas of Northern California. The two-week initiative will aid in damage assessment in Napa through the use of...
Ireland and Spain Elected to EuroGeographics Management Board
Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registry Authorities have elected representatives from Ireland and Spain to the Management Board of their membership Association, EuroGeographics. Colin Bray, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Survey Officer, Ordnance...
European Space Agency (ESA) Announces Overall Winner FFSCat at the Copernicus Masters 2017
Tallinn, Estonia - FFSCat – providing complementary data to the Sentinel fleet –wins the 2017 Copernicus Masters, the international competition on innovative solutions for business and society based on Earth observation (EO) data. Small satellites are a...
European Commission Supports Entrepreneurship with the Copernicus Accelerator
Tallinn, Estonia, 8 November 2017 – The Copernicus Accelerator business coaching programme, supported by the European Commission, accelerates the market entry of innovative space applications and products submitted to the EO competition Copernicus Masters. This...
Spoofing-Resistant UAV Application Wins Overall Prize of the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2017
Tallinn, Estonia – SORUS – a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) powered safety application – wins the overall prize of the 2017 European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC), an international competition on innovative business solutions for society...
USGIF Accepting Nominations for 2018 Awards Program
Herndon, Virginia —The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is now accepting nominations for its 2018 Awards Program. The USGIF Awards Program annually recognizes the exceptional work of the global geospatial intelligence tradecraft’s...