WGIC’s Blog section covers all the key developments from our members, innovative applications of geospatial technologies for global challenges, and more…
WGIC member e-GEOS, , has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of Pomerium, a project to protect the environmental and cultural heritage of the historic centre of Rome by means of satellites, drones and the 5G network.
The Secretariat of WGIC Partner WFEO (World Federation of Engineering Organisations) announced that the call for nominations regarding WFEO 2021 Awards is now open for the WFEO Gree Women in Engineering Award, the WFEO Medal for Engineering Excellence and the WFEO Medal for Excellence in Engineering Education.
WGIC Member Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, pledges to become a carbon and water neutral business by 2025. Cyient announced a holistic sustainability framework with its first sustainability report. By adopting the framework, Cyient ensures that the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) aspects are strengthened across the value chain with strong leadership commitment, collaborative partnership, and an empowered ecosystem enabling long-term sustainable value generation.
COVID-19 Pandemic, Geospatial Information, and Community Resilience, with worldwide contributions focused on COVID-19 pandemic, provides interdisciplinary analysis and multi-sectoral expertise on the use of geospatial information and location intelligence to support community resilience and authorities to manage pandemics.
In his latest blog, Oracle’s Juergen Lindner, senior vice president of global SaaS marketing, highlights a joint research project with finance expert Farnoosh Torabi to survey more than 9,000 consumers and business leaders across 14 countries on AI adoption.
The non-profit organization Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has announced Dr. Este Geraghty, the Chief Medical Officer for location intelligence vendor and WGIC member Esri as a recipient of the Most Influential Women in Health IT Award.
On 30 June, 2021, from 15:00 to 17:00 CEST, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) together with the European Commission Directorate-General for the Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) and the European Innovation Council (EIC) are organising an informative online workshop on EIC opportunities for space SMEs.
WGIC Member GHGSat has been awarded EO Product of the Year by the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) for their first-of-a-kind, precision Industrial Methane Monitoring.
WGIC Member Bentley Systems announced the acquisition of SPIDA Software, developers of specialized software for the design, analysis, and management of utility pole systems.
As a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, WGIC Member Hexagon AB announced it will host a Capital Markets Day on 29 September 2021.
buildingSMART International has a brand new website for the hosting of its publications.
Trimble announced the addition of a geotechnical portfolio to its geospatial automated monitoring portfolio through a collaboration with Worldsensing.
Terra Analytics has invested in a strategic partnership with Huawei Cloud to ensure the company can provide continued world-class data backup and disaster recovery services.
The Eleventh Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) will consist of three two-hour meetings on 23, 24 and 27 August 2021.
WGIC member Autodesk, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
RIEGL will be hosting free webinars in the month of June.
The latest GKI white paper is developed based on the first year of a three-year global partnership program developing the concept of, and blueprint for a Geospatial Knowledge Infrastructure.
Design software company Autodesk, Inc. announced the retirement of Pascal W. Di Fronzo, the company’s executive vice president of corporate affairs and chief legal officer, following 23 successful years at the company.
A new ISO/TC211 report on GIS-BIM interoperability opened the doors for further investigations in collaboration with buildingSMART and the OGC almost immediately upon release.
June 15th and 16th 2021, the Earth Archive Virtual Congress will present several prominent speakers from the geospatial community. WGIC’s Executive director Barbara Ryan will join in a fire-side chat.