GUILDFORD, United Kingdom, July 22, 2014—Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) won the Best Aerospace and Defence company award at Insider’s first ever Made in the UK National finals, held in Liverpool yesterday as part of the International Festival for Business...
URISA 2014 Board of Directors Election Results Announced
Des Plaines, Ill., July 25, 2014—URISA is pleased to announce the results of its 2014 Board of Directors’ Election. Rebecca Somers will become President-Elect of the association and Valrie Grant, Kevin Mickey and Martin Roche will begin their terms as members of...
ASPRS Announces Mapping with Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium
Bethesda, Md., July 21, 2014—Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology firms, geospatial and engineering consultants, government agencies, universities, and research institutions will all convene in Reno, Nevada on October 21-22, 2014 for the ASPRS UAS Technology...
Cape Cod Story Map Takes Grand Prize in Storytelling with Maps Contest
San Diego, July 17, 2014—Esri announced the winners of its Storytelling with Maps Contest last night during the Special Achievement in GIS Awards at the Esri User Conference. Bret Whiteley and Anne Reynolds' Buy Fresh, Buy Local Story Map, which highlighted local...
Esri App Challenge Winners Create Actionable Tools to Strengthen Resilience Efforts
Redlands, Calif., July 15, 2014—Esri, the world leader in mapping technology, today announced the winners of the Esri Climate Resilience App Challenge 2014. The announcement was made during the Opening Session of the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego....
Esri Celebrates Outstanding Applications of Geographic Technology
Redlands, Calif., July 17, 2014—Esri celebrated more than 170 organizations during the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards ceremony yesterday at the Esri User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, California. The SAG Awards highlight users that have shown vision,...
The Esri Global Disaster Resilience App Challenge Is On
Redlands, Calif., July 15, 2014—Esri and the United Nations are working hard to help communities build resilience to impending twenty-first century disasters. One way Esri – the world leader in GIS – is helping is...
MAPPS and USGS to Host Congressional Briefing on 3D Elevation Data
Reston, Va., July 22, 2014—MAPPS, the national association for private sector geospatial firms will host a Congressional Briefing with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Speakers: Doug Bausch, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII John Dorman, North...
Unmanned Systems and Emerging Markets to be Buzz of MAPPS Summer Conference
Reston, Va., July 17, 2014—The buzz in the geospatial profession on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) will draw the attention of MAPPS members at the association's annual Summer Conference, to be held July 27-31, 2014 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Interest in UAS increases...
Blue Marble Exhibits in South Africa
Hallowell, Maine, July 8, 2014—Representatives from Blue Marble Geographics (bluemarblegeo.com) have just returned from a very successful and exciting trip to Cape Town, South Africa. The trip to South Africa included a Global Mapper Training class held in...
