Geneva, 14 July 2014 – ITU and UN Women are partnering to launch a new global technology award that recognizes outstanding contributions from women and men in leveraging the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to promote gender equality.
Geographic Information: An Exciting Major Economic Growth Sector with Substantial Societal Impacts
According to a report published last year for Google prepared by the British research company Oxera the Geographic Information (GI) sector is estimated to be globally worth about $150 – 270 billion annually. This is approximately one third the size of the global aviation industry.
Scottish World Political Map wins the IMIA Gold Award, Best Digital Data Product on Avenza PDF Maps
Esri UC Kicks Off Today in San Diego – Here’s What You Need to Know
The Esri User Conference, the largest geospatial event in the world, kicks off today at the San Diego Convention Center. More than 16,000 attendees from nearly 100 countries are expected to descend on downtown San Diego for this week-long celebration of mapping and geospatial innovation.
CompassCom to Preview On-the-Fly Geofencing in CompassTrac® 6 at Esri User Conference
Centennial, Colorado, 14 July 2014 – CompassCom will offer Esri User Conference attendees a sneak peek at advanced asset tracking capabilities in the upcoming version of its popular CompassTrac® software powered by Esri ArcGIS technology.
Canon Solutions America Showcases Innovations in GIS Printing at 2014 #ESRIUC
Melville, N.Y., July XX, 2014 – Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A, today announced that it will display its latest solutions to help Geographic Information Systems (GIS) operators improve print quality, efficiency and workflow at the Canon U.S.A booth (#917) during the 2014 ESRI International User Conference, July 14–18 in San Diego, CA.
Azavea Receives Amazon Web Services Partners in Innovation Award
Philadelphia, PA, July 9, 2014 – Azavea, a geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company, was awarded a Partners in Innovation Award from the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Global City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge. Azavea’s HunchLab software was chosen by AWS and a panel of experts based on criteria including the impact of their solution and the likelihood […]
OGC seeks comment on charter for new Urban Planning Domain Working Group
7 July 2014. An OGC Urban Planning Domain Working Group (SWG) is being chartered to define the role for OGC standards and related activities within the Urban Planning Discipline and to provide an open forum for the discussion and presentation of interoperability requirements, use cases, pilots, and implementations of OGC standards in this domain.
Juniper Systems Brings Top-Notch Ruggedness to Esri User Conference
Logan, UT — Juniper Systems is headed to the Esri User Conference held July 14 – 18 in San Diego, CA. The Esri UC is a major attraction each year for GIS professionals and vendors from all over the world.
New York to LA: History of America’s Maps in One App
Redlands, California—July 1, 2014—Two of the nation’s most authoritative mapping sources, the U.S. Geological Survey and Esri, have partnered to put the rich tapestry of U.S. Historical Maps into the hands of everyone. Available in time for the Fourth of July and able to be accessed on all digital devices, the USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer brings to life more than 178,000 […]