Blue Marble Announces Speakers for User Conference

Blue Marble Geographics has announced the featured speakers for the 2014 Blue Marble User Conference (BMUC) to be held in Calgary, Canada, which will be the first of two user conferences this year. Blue Marble's geospatial data manipulation, visualisation and conversion solutions are used worldwide by thousands of GIS analysts at software, oil and gas, mining, civil engineering, surveying and technology companies, as well as by governmental and university organisations.

The Calgary User Conference will be held at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel on 8 September. A second user conference will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on 30 October 2014 in Houston, Texas. In past years, the Blue Marble User Conferences have proven to be a great opportunity to learn more about new mapping techniques and to discuss upcoming features and functions of the software that will help users streamline their workflow as well as help to maximise software investment. BMUC is also a great event for networking with industry professionals and for providing the Blue Marble Team with feedback to ensure that they continue to deliver high-quality, customer-driven products.

Industry leaders

The Calgary conference features four speakers from industry leaders including LMKR-GeoGraphix, Avenza Systems, Suncor Energy, and DAT/EM Systems International. The Blue Marble Team will also demonstrate the latest features and functions found within Global Mapper version 16 (to be released in mid-September) and the Geographic Calculator 2014, SP1. The Blue Marble User Conference is a great opportunity to join the Blue Marble Team to see why so many consider Blue Marble software essential to their work as well as to learn what is next from the company.

Scott Oelfke, product manager of GIS and Data Management for LMKR-GeoGraphix, will deliver a presentation on Exploiting GIS in Oil & Gas. Jonathan Critchley, quality assurance specialist from Avenza Systems, will speak on the topic of Using Global Mapper to Produce Maps for Mobile Devices . Alonzo de la Cruz, Geomatics Specialist for Suncor Energy, will present a paper on Avoiding Disaster: Customizing the Blue Marble Data Source for Suncor Energy and Alissa Oder, who works in the Technical Documentation & Technical Support department at DAT/EM Systems International, will introduce a new Global Mapper extension that connects Global Mapper to DAT/EM Summit Evolution. DAT/EM Systems International develops products to efficiently extract and edit 3D vector terrain and object features from stereo imagery and point clouds.

Attendees are asked to pre-register to guarantee a spot at the conference. For more information or to register please visit Blue Marble at www.bluemarblegeo.com/bmuc. On the website, you can also learn more about Global Mapper Software Training, which is being offered at the University of Calgary Downtown Campus in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on 9 and 10 September 2014.