November 9, 2015 — Earth-i (www.earthi.space), the innovative, new distributor of imaging and data services from the DMC3/TripleSat Constellation will be attending the GeoData 2015 seminar and exhibition (stand 18), on 3rd December at the ILEC Conference Centre,...
Young GIS Professionals Encouraged to Apply to URISA’s Vanguard Cabinet
Des Plaines, IL, November 4, 2015 — URISA is pleased to announce the availability of the 2016 Vanguard Cabinet application. Applications are due by November 30, 2015. The Vanguard Cabinet (VC) is a URISA initiative which debuted in 2011 to engage young GIS...
URISA Leaders Recognized at GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015
Des Plaines, IL , November 4, 2015 — Nearly 450 GIS professionals - from 37 states, 3 Canadian provinces, and 8 countries - recently convened in Spokane, Washington for GIS-Pro & NWGIS 2015. One of the highlights of the conference was the Awards Breakfast,...
OGC Seeks Participants for International GeoPackage Elevation Data Interoperability Experiment
November 4, 2015 —The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) announces a Call for Participation (CFP) in the OGC GeoPackage (GPKG) Elevation Extension Interoperability Experiment (GPKG-EE IE). The OGC GeoPackage Standards Working Group (SWG) has identified a need to store...
JUPEM Earns Global Recognition for Ground-Breaking Smart Mapping Project
November 4, 2015 — Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia (JUPEM) has received a prestigious Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award for their efforts to promote the use of geospatial information in Malaysia through a ground-breaking project called Geospatial Data...
Call for Papers for the Esri UK 2016 Annual Conference Now Open
Aylesbury, November, 4, 2015 — Esri UK is pleased to invite proposals for presentations for its 2016 Annual Conference to be held on Tuesday 17th May, at the QEII Conference Centre, in London. The day-long event, the biggest in the UK GIS calendar, brings...
GEO Unleashes the Power of Open Data in Mexico City, November 9 – 13
Geneva, November 4, 2015 — Hosted by the Government of Mexico, the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) will convene its international Plenary and Ministerial Summit on 9-13 November in Mexico City. Against the backdrop of recent approval of the UN...
Georgia URISA Named Outstanding Chapter of the Year
Des Plaines, IL, November 4, 2015 —Each year, URISA recognizes an outstanding Chapter that has sponsored particularly effective activities or has otherwise excelled in serving its membership. Outstanding Chapter Award criteria include: • Innovation • Outreach...
At Prestigious NAS Workshop, Velodyne Sketches Future of Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2015) – Low-altitude, low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles are poised for a genuine breakthrough across a range of industries – and compact LiDAR sensors of unprecedented mobility will make that happen. So predicted Wayne Seto, Product...
The International Drone Expo Announces Influential Speaker Lineup, Agenda
LOS ANGELES – November 2, 2015 — The International Drone Expo (IDE) is attracting industry luminaries across the emerging commercial drone business sector. Professionals and influencers pioneering and shaping the industry will share their insights at the...