FALMOUTH, Mass., Dec. 3, 2015 — The fate of tropical forests will again be a topic of this week's UNFCCC 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) negotiations in Paris. This time, however, the discussion of tropical forests takes on even more importance because...
Merrick Awarded LAGF 2015 Land Management Project of the Year
COLORADO – December 3, 2015 – Merrick Mexico (Merrick), a subsidiary of Merrick & Company, in alliance with the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (UAT) and the Government of the State of Tamaulipas, were awarded an International Geospatial Excellence Award...
Presentation Proposals Invited for CalGIS 2016 in Anaheim
Des Plaines, IL, December 3, 2015 — URISA's California Chapters and the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) are pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for the 22nd California GIS Conference taking place in Anaheim, May 10-12, 2016....
AGS Launches Geobadges
December 3, 2015 — As a 21st century learning society dedicated to the advancement of geographic thinking, understanding and knowledge across business, government academe, the social sector and education, the American Geographical Society is proud to have launched...
International LiDAR Mapping Forum 2016 Program Announced
December 2, 2015 (Portland, Maine, USA) — Event organizers announced The International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) 2016 Conference Program today, which can be viewed online here. The 16th edition of the technical conference and expo, taking place February 22-24, 2016...
SuperGIS Cup 2015 Awarded to Chien Hsin University
December 2, 2015 — SuperGIS Cup is an annual competition held by Supergeo and Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, with the main purpose of promoting the application of GIS and to provoke geospatial awareness among college students in Taiwan. The...
MAPPS Announces Judges for Ninth Annual Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards
November 30, 2015 (Reston, VA) — MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced the panel of judges for the ninth Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards Competition. The slate of judges will evaluate...
GSDI Association Announces GSDI 2015 World Conference in Taiwan in 2016
November 30, 2015 — The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association and the Taiwan Association of Disaster Prevention Industry (TADPI) announce the GSDI 15 Conference, to be held in Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) from 28 November to 2 December 2016,...
Gateway to Maps for Europe Takes Centre Stage at European Commission
November 30, 2015 — National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities have demonstrated how their maps and land information can help the European Commission to achieve the EU’s priorities. The two-week Maps for Europe event in Brussels focused on the use...
More Bandwidth for Earth Observation
November 27, 2015 — DLR makes progress with a new radar mission at the World Radiocommunication Conference. Mobile telephones, high-speed Internet, up-to-date meteorological data and navigation programs available anytime, anywhere – all thanks to satellites....
