Tag Archives: MAPPS
The State of MAPPS in 2020
When I became president of MAPPS (a prominent national association of geospatial firms), I had two goals. First, I wanted to increase member engagement. Second, I didn’t want to work as hard as my predecessor. The two goals are not mutually exclusive. In fact, achieving the first goal makes reaching the second goal much easier....
xyHt Weekly News Links: 04/10/20
Hancock Associates Announces Promotion of Gregory G. Gould, P.L.S. to Vice President Ready Willing Able: The SWAT Team of LiDAR MAPPS’s COVID-19 Impact Webinar Series Drones on the Front-Line of the COVID-19 Pandemic Fugro wins NOAA contract for shoreline mapping services Carlson Software announces two special programs in response to COVID-19 INDOT Selects Woolpert to...
MAPPS on Capitol Hill: A 2020 Update
By John Copple, Ed Kunz, and Stefan Bailey Wow, Washington, D.C. was an incredibly dynamic place this past year. Despite a complex and polarizing political environment, MAPPS made significant progress on many priority issues. The MAPPS Legislative Affairs Committee (LAC), along with many strategic association partners, made huge contributions to our profession in 2019....
Aerial Imagery to the Rescue
Events in 2017 demonstrated without any doubts or reservations how vitally important georeferenced aerial imagery is in assessing damage and supporting relief efforts following a natural calamity. Last September, an impromptu consortium of companies in North America mobilized their forces and collected and analyzed mountains of data at near cost to help out in what...
xyHt Weekly News Links: 8/4/17
Dewberry Honored for Special Achievement in GIS Reps. Westerman and Moulton Introduce Bipartisan Geospatial Data Act | Congressman Bruce Westerman GeoCue Announces GNSS Direct Geopositioning System for Low Cost DJI Drones Nearmap Provides High-Rez Oblique Imagery and 3D Products in Ready-to-Use Service ILMF Call for Papers Deadline is August 14! Congressman Doug Lamborn Addresses MAPPS...
MAPPS, NSPS Announce 2017 National Surveying, Mapping & Geospatial Conference
Not your typical exhibit hall! TECH TIME SESSIONS Meet More People – Schedule Follow-up Discussions The 2017 MAPPS-NSPS National Surveying, Mapping & Geospatial Conference will feature “Tech Time”, a speed dating/speed mentoring concept which offers to those whose role is typically that of “exhibitor” the opportunity to be a “participant”, and to meet more people. Your...
