Advancing the geospatial ecosystem

Overview

The World Geospatial Industry Council is an association of companies representing the entire ecosystem of geospatial industry. WGIC endeavors to:

  1. Enhance the role of the geospatial industry and strengthen its contribution in global economy and society.
  2. Facilitate exchange of knowledge within the geospatial industry and co-creation of larger business opportunities for the geospatial industry.
  3. Represent business interest, share perspectives of the geospatial industry and undertake policy advocacy and dialogue with public authorities, multilateral agencies and other relevant bodies.

Genesis

In a world where disruption is fast becoming the new normal, geospatial information and technologies have become ubiquitous, pervasive and by-default in our daily lives. With the world on the cusp of a Fourth Industrial Revolution driven by Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Internet of Things, geospatial industry is gaining momentum with the mainstream; adding spatial dimension and locational context to digital infrastructure, interconnected systems and business processes. Return on investments are getting bigger, boosting the economic impact of geospatial market in world economy — currently estimated to be US$2 trillion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 20%. The global geospatial industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of 13.6% to reach US$ 439.2 billion by 2020 owing to the democratization of geospatial information and its integration with IT. Proliferation of location-based technologies has further raised the demand and accelerated the development of applications for user-based needs. With location technology going into chipsets, cars, drones, and every other kinds of business process, collaborations are becoming essential. To accentuate relevance and the value the industry offers to world economy and society, the geospatial industry has to essentially reorient itself to new business processes and work with national governments to redefine policy frameworks. Besides, the industry needs to adapt itself to system of systems to consciously meet the needs of its stakeholders today and evolve and scale to sustain those stakeholders into the future. An independent survey has found that majority of industry leaders feel that with the geospatial ecosystem undergoing a transformation with innovation and disruptions caused by rapid advances in the digital space and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the lack of awareness among users and collaboration is the biggest challenge. There is an urgent need for collaboration within the industry for complete solutions, and with mainstream innovators to help realize the true potential of geospatial technology. Further, with policy restraints limiting private sector participation / commercialization, it is also imperative to raise awareness among policymakers, and pitch for enabling environment and investments in the geospatial sector. In this background, the World Geospatial Industry Council was co-founded by leading companies representing the entire ecosystem of geospatial industry to become a shared voice for enabling engagement and collaboration within the industry and outside, educating policymakers and users alike about the long-term benefits of technology adoption.

Purpose

WGIC is envisioned as a high-level forum for advancement of geospatial industry globally and deepen its contribution to the world economy and society by focusing on the following overarching themes: Stakeholders and focus areas

Governance

WGIC will have a multi-tier governance structure with representation of leaders from the geospatial industry.

Patrons

Chair
JACK DANGERMOND

Founder & President
Esri

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Vice Chair
ALAIN DE TAEYE

Member of Management Board
TomTom

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Patrons

COLBY MANWARING

Vice President Innovyze
Autodesk

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Robert Mankowski

Sr. VP Digital Cities
Bentley Systems

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B.V.R. MOHAN REDDY

Founder & Executive Chairman
Cyient Ltd

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Robert Hoddenbach

Global Director - Land Asset Integrity
Fugro

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Eva Carranza

ESG & Sustainability Global Director
Hexagon Geosystems

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RAJESH ALLA

Chairman & Managing Director
IIC Technologies Ltd

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DANIEL JABLONSKY

President
Maxar Technologies

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Dr. Siva Ravada

Vice President of Development
Oracle Corporation

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Robbie Schingler

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Planet Labs Inc.

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RONALD BISIO

Senior Vice President
Trimble

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Scott Cattran

Chairman, President and CEO
Woolpert

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WGIC Board

President
Ken Mooyman

EVP
Hexagon Geosystems

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Secretary General
JOHN RENARD

President – Utilities and Geospatial BU
Cyient Europe Ltd.

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Treasurer
JAMES VAN RENS

Senior Vice President
RIEGL International

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President-Elect
Bryn Fosburgh

Senior Vice President
Trimble

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Treasurer-Elect
Brian Nicholls

Executive Director
AAM Pty Ltd

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Members

Theo Agelopoulos

Senior Director, Infrastructure Business Strategy & Marketing
Autodesk

Jean-Francois Gauthier

VP of Strategy
GHGSat

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JOHN RENARD

President – Utilities and Geospatial BU
Cyient Europe Ltd.

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Dr Bushra Zaman

Director - Data Science
Deepspatial Inc

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Elshan Musayev

Managing Director
EKM Global Consulting GmbH

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Ms. Pooja Mahapatra

Solution Owner - Geospatial
Fugro

DEAN ANGELIDES

Corporate Director, International Operations
Esri

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Ken Mooyman

Executive Vice President
Hexagon Geosystems

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Adina Gillespie

Vice President – Strategic Initiatives,
Hexagon Geosystems GCS, USA

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STEVEN SAWDON

Managing & Operations Director
IIC Technologies Europe

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Harsh Govind

Technical Program Manager
Microsoft

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Jayant Sharma

Sr. Director, Product Management
Oracle

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​Agnieszka Lukaszczyk

Senior Director - European Affairs
Planet Labs Inc.

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JAMES VAN RENS

Senior Vice President
RIEGL International

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WILLY GOVENDER

CEO
Terra Analytics

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Bryn Fosburgh

Senior Vice President
Trimble

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Marius Swanepoel

Director of Geospatial Engineering
TomTom

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Joseph Seppi

Senior Vice President, Geospatial Sector Lead
Woolpert

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Honorary Member

SANJAY KUMAR

CEO - Geospatial Media and Communications

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Statutory Directors

Arnout Desmet

Vice President – Maps
TomTom

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Ken Mooyman

EVP
Hexagon Geosystems

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JOHN RENARD

President – Utilities and Geospatial BU
Cyient Europe Ltd.

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