Addressing Conference

URISA and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) have announced the 2010 URISA/NENA Addressing Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, taking place from 16th to 18th August 2010. The conference features three full-day workshops:•Open Source GIS for Addressing •Addresses: Key to GIS Success •Introduction to NG 911 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a major aspect of Next Generation 9-1-1.The Program Committee organized an educational program based upon abstracts submitted through a Call for Participation and organised according to these topics:•Adventures in Addressing •E-911•Addressing Strategies for Success (read more)

2010-05-06 03:16:14

Conference Reports

ISPRS Technical Commission I SymposiumThe ISPRS Commission I Symposium took place at Calgary Convention centre from 15th to 18th June, in parallel with the first Canadian Geomatics Conference the theme of which was: Convergence in Geomatics - Shaping Canada's Competitive Landscape. The opening ceremony included an address by Professor Orhan Altan, ISPRS president. Plenary speeches were given by Glen Hodgson, vice-president and senior economist of the Conference Board of Canada, and Jim Garinger, former Governor of the State of Wyoming. A keynote was also delivered by Deputy Premier the Honourable Doug Horner, also Minister of Advanced Education and Technology. The... (read more)

2010-10-05 02:20:24

Racurs Conference

The VIIIth International Scientific and Technical Conference "From imagery to map: digital photogrammetric technologies" was held on the shores of the Adriatic Sea in Porec, Croatia from 15th to 18th September 2008. The conference was organised by Racurs (Russia) with the support of the ISPRS, Russian Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and Federal Real Estate Cadastre Agency of Russia (Rosnedvizhimost) and sponsored by Geolidar (Russia), Leica Geosystems AG (Switzerland), Geofoto (Croatia), and GeoEye (USA). Media sponsors included GIM International. The conference provided opportunities for discussions, knowledge and experience exchange in the sphere of remote sensing and digital photogrammetric... (read more)

2008-10-14 10:51:48

SDI Conference

The international conference on spatial data infrastructures 2010 will be held from 15th to 17th September 2010 hosted by FON University in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The main theme of the Conference is the development and use of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI's) and all their aspects. The ambition of the conference is to become the major SDI conference in the region of South-East Europe and be influential here for SDI development. The conference will show the importance of SDIs and their use, on local, national or regional level in South East Europe and its relation to global initiatives. The realisation... (read more)

2010-05-26 01:41:19

Cartographic Conference

On 23 and 24 April 2009, a conference themed ‘Conference on Cartographic Challenges: movement, participation, risk' will be organised in Bergamo (Italy). The conference is an opportunity of encounter among researchers interested in sharing two levels of considerations about cartography: the epistemic one, concerning the communicative role it is playing actually; the empiric one, regarding the production of maps, able to face globalisation challenges. About the empistemic role, assuming that the information technologies and the world wide web have undermined the elaboration and the basic assumptions of the map, it comes out the need to wonder whether we... (read more)

2009-04-08 08:17:40

GITA Conference 2005

Chip Eichelberger will be keynote speaker for the opening session of the Geospatial Information and Technology Association (CO, USA) Annual Conference 28, to be held at the Colorado Convention Centre in Denver (CO, USA) from 6th to 9th March 2005. The speaking style used by Chip Eichelberger has been described as electrifying and spontaneous and is based on his experience in nine countries on three continents. He entertains with a natural humour and a relevant message, incorporating accessibility and attention to detail. Eichelberger is co-author of 10 Secrets to Marketing Success and creator of the tape series Gaining the Edge!... (read more)

2005-03-16 12:00:00

BE Conference 2008

Bentley has set the date for the BE Conference 2008 on 28th to 30th May 2008, to be held in Baltimore, Maryland USA at the Baltimore Convention Center. Bentley is seeking presentations that detail your experience in compelling projects where your organization has designed, built or operated infrastructure. To learn more: www.be.org/callforpresentations. The deadline for submission is 31st January 2008. 2008 BE Awards call for submission is also opened. The 2008 program features exciting enhancements including new categories. For more information on the 2008 BE Awards program, visit www.be.org/awards. The deadline the BE awards submission is 29th February 2008. (read more)

2008-01-03 02:26:57

Optech at SASGI Conference

Optech, Canada, is participating in the trade show at the SASGI Conference being held this year in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 23 and 24 July 2013. The company is providing 4 hours of workshops recommended for professionals interested in leveraging new airborne, mobile and terrestrial surveying solutions to secure profitable business opportunities. SASGI is an event for surveyors, mapping institutions and geomatics companies in Africa. It offers an opportunity to network with local and international experts and understand the benefits of using the latest mapping technology solutions. SASGI attendees are invited to participate in the Optech workshops and stop by... (read more)

2013-07-17 10:43:13

13th PAQS Conference

Commission 10, Construction Economics and Management, has lately focused its activities on project management, but quantity surveying is still a high-status item on its agenda. To increase co-operation with other quantity and cost-engineering associations, FIG accepted the gracious invitation from the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) to attend its 13th Annual Congress in Kuala Lumpur on 17th and 18th August 2009. Delegates FIG was represented at this congress by Andrew Morley, chair, FIG Commission 10, and CheeHai Teo, vice-president. Over 450 delegates attended the congress from more than twenty countries; substantial delegations arrived from Brunei, Singapore, PR China... (read more)

2009-12-04 11:47:33

ISPRS Conference Director Reports

During the General Assembly on Monday afternoon, Congress Director Lena Halounova reported on this event. This ISPRS Congress in Prague welcomed 2,294 participants from 88 countries. There were 710 contributions submitted by young authors. China was the country of origin of most delegates, followed by Germany and the host country, the Czech Republic. The exhibition that took place on the second floor during the first days counted 77 participating companies. That makes this ISPRS Congress a great place to share knowledge, learn, meet fellow scientists and professionals working with geospatial technology! (read more)

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