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Brokaw to Keynote Intergraph® 2009 International Users’ Conference

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Tom Brokaw, one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism, will appear as the featured keynote speaker for Intergraph® 2009, Intergraph Corp.’s annual international users’ conference. Under the theme “Powering the Future,” Intergraph’s geospatial and enterprise engineering software customers from around the world will gather from June 15-18 in Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

In his keynote presentation, Brokaw will draw from his broad range of professional experiences as a broadcast news anchor and author. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two duPonts, a Peabody and several Emmys. During his keynote presentation, Brokaw will describe how today’s challenging economic times can enable our generation to define itself and power the future, just as the Great Depression created the Greatest American Generation.

first published week of:   03/23/2009

2009 ASPRS FELLOW AWARD WINNERS

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RAY HELMERING and THOMAS R. LOVELAND have been named the 2009 ASPRS Fellow Award winners. The ASPRS designation of Fellow is conferred on active Society members who have performed exceptional service in advancing the science and use of the mapping sciences (photogrammetry, remote sensing, surveying, geographic information systems, and related disciplines). The designation of Fellow is awarded for professional excellence and for service to the Society. Candidates are nominated by other active members, recommended to the Fellows Committee, and elected by the ASPRS Board of Directors. Up to 0.3 percent of the Society’s active members may be elected as Fellows in any one year. The nominees must have made outstanding contributions in a recognized Society specialization whether in practice, research, development, administration, or education in the mapping sciences. Members of the Fellows Committee and the Executive Committee are ineligible for nomination. This year’s awards will be given in March at the ASPRS 2009 Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

first published week of:   02/09/2009

2009 ESRI Developer Summit to Focus on Web GIS Trends and Collaboration

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ESRI invites software developers from around the world to participate in the 2009 ESRI Developer Summit (DevSummit), to be held March 23–26, 2009, at the Wyndham Hotel and Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, in California. The DevSummit is a forum for mapping and spatial application developers to connect with ESRI development teams and peers from all industries. Technical sessions and user presentations will explore trends, tips, and best practices for effective geographic information system (GIS) development.

A new facet of the DevSummit this year will be presentations by users on topics ranging from innovative applications and successful implementations to useful development practices and coding techniques using ESRI applications or other APIs.

The summit will also have four free preconference seminars, 58 unique technical sessions, and a new ArcGIS Mobile Code Challenge to complement the popular ArcGIS Server Mashup Code Challenge.

first published week of:   03/02/2009

2009 ESRI International User Conference Exceeds 12,000 Attendees

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More than 12,000 attendees from around the world gathered July 13–17 at the 2009 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC), the largest geographic information system (GIS) conference in the world. The ESRI user community traveled to the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, to learn about the latest developments in GIS and to network with colleagues despite a bad economy and tight budgets.

“Travel and training were cancelled within our city organizations this year,” shared James Judge, GIS coordinator, City of West Palm Beach, Florida. “In order to attend, I paid my own way because I feel the price is worth the experience.”

The ESRI UC experience began with an impressive Plenary Session. Before thousands of attendees, ESRI president Jack Dangermond honored the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award winners and presented several distinguished individuals with awards for their exceptional use of GIS technology. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley was awarded the coveted ESRI President’s Award. O’Malley shared the strategy and thinking behind several GIS applications developed under his leadership and also demonstrated specific examples of GIS success in the state. “It’s an honor to be here with all of you and a privilege to receive this award,” said O’Malley. “GIS just might be the linchpin of a powerful new movement.”

first published week of:   07/27/2009

2009 Geospatial Technology Report Available

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The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) announced the publication of the 2009 Geospatial Technology Report. This 144-page report contains detailed information on the complexity, direction, and completeness of geographic information system (GIS) projects being implemented at 515 organizations–a 9% increase in participation from the 2008 edition. The 2009 Geospatial Technology Report addresses GIS projects in six infrastructure vertical markets: electric, gas, water, pipeline, and telecommunication utilities, as well as the public sector. Information in each industry section focuses on land base accuracy, sophistication, maintenance cycles, application usage, and interfaces, as well as the top 10 applications and technologies.

“In many ways, we see this report as the answer to a call for help for our infrastructure. These are real application examples from electric utilities, communications companies, public sector agencies – just to name a few – that are putting geospatial technologies to work to help own, operate, maintain and protect the infrastructure,” said Robert M. Samborski, GITA executive director.

first published week of:   06/29/2009

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