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Jake McCay
24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: LIDARUSACurrent position: Sales managerAge: 34Education: BS business management McCay worked in sales at a several companies prior to joining LIDARUSA. For more than four years he has been head of sales at LIDARUSA. Starting with no knowledge of the industry, he was quick to pick up...
Evan Applegate
24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: The Map ConsultancyCurrent position: CartographerAge: 35Education: MS in cartography and GIS, University of Wisconsin-Madison For 12 years Applegate has made beautiful, data-rich maps for the news, Fortune 500 companies, charitable foundations, and commercial interiors. He created his first maps in 2011 as a graphics editor for...
xyHt Weekly News Recap: 12/08/2023
AGI Skills Discussion Challenges Geospatial Community to Stand Up and Be Heard! Early Bird Specials Already Available for Trimble Dimensions 2024 Saint Louis University, Taylor Geospatial Institute Ramp Up Hiring of Geospatial Faculty Topcon Positioning Systems Announces New Global Sustainability Initiatives Why Robotics is a Key Component in Uncrewed Aviation
Alexander Hollberg
24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: Chalmers University of TechnologyCurrent Position: Associate professorAge: 38Education: PhD and MS in architectural engineering, BS in civil engineering Hollberg is an architectural engineer by training and since his first days of studies has been passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration. He joined Chalmers as assistant professor for computational...
Mapping for a Good Cause
When humanitarian emergencies strike, these volunteers are ready to share their geospatial skills and help communities map their way out of crisis. You, too, can lend a hand. After Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique in the middle of March 2019, it left behind more than 1,000 casualties, miles of damaged roads, and ruined at...
GoGeomatics Expo Puts Canada on the Geospatial Map
In the words of Will Cadell, “Geospatial is changing everything.” That was not only one of the opening lines of a visionary talk by Cadell, founder and CEO of geospatial consultancy Sparkgeo, it seemed to capture the sentiment of exhibitors, speakers and attendees at GoGeomatics’ inaugural conference. Held in Calgary, Alberta from Nov. 6 –...
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