Category Archives: Spatial IT/GIS

Yusuf Aro-Lambo

Yusuf Aro-Lambo Senior Surveyor, Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation and National Coordinator, Young Surveyors Network – Nigeria The FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) initiative for young geospatial professionals—the YSN (Young Surveyors Network)—has been successful in outreach, education, and attracting youth to seek and build futures in such essential professions. A particular success story...

URISA Vanguard Cabinet

URISA Vanguard Cabinet – Urban and Regional Information System Association – USA URISA is one of the most influential professional associations serving the geospatial information communities. Formed in 1966 (long before the advent of modern GIS), the focus was to bring together professionals working towards improvements in urban and regional planning. As geographic information moved...

Perri Howard

Perri Howard – Geospatially inspired artist – Washington USA Perri Howard, a Seattle-based artist, sculptor, pilot, and mariner, came to the attention of the surveying community through several of her public and studio art projects that weave in spatial themes. One of these was the photo and sound series “Precisely Known Completely Lost,” with close-up...

Lindsay Renkel

Lindsay Renkel – Geospatial Marketing Specialist, Trimble – Colorado USA In the not-so-recent past, segments of geospatial industries were viewed more as rigid verticals, and cross-discipline and integrated workflows were realized through innovation in applied tech. That’s when companies like Trimble began to organize under new functional divisions.  Marketing a broader range of products and services could...

Alasdair Begley

Alasdair Begley – Director – Saunders Havill Group – Australia Alasdair Begley views the design and development of commercial and public projects in a holistic manner and develops solutions to challenges— approaching each as integral parts of the design process rather than compartmentalized independent tasks.  And with his bachelor’s degree in surveying from the Queensland University of...

Morgan Ré

Morgan Ré – High school student intern at NASA – Virginia, USA Morgan Ré attends both governor’s school and high school in Virginia; she’s on track to graduate with an associate’s degree in May before graduating high school in June 2015. She’s been interested in working for NASA since sophomore year when she began at Virginia...