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WGIC’s Blog section covers all the key developments from our members, innovative applications of geospatial technologies for global challenges, and more…

‘Internships are more like dating’ 

March 8, 2023

WGIC and academia uncover the power of collaborative strategies to make geospatial workforce future-ready during “Geospatial Education and Market Needs” session at Geo Week 2023

Geo Week features sold-out exhibit floor and 2,500+ registrants

February 8, 2023

As a strategic partner at Geo Week 2023, the leading geospatial and built world technology expo and conference to take place in Denver next week, WGIC will exhibit at the event, organize industry-relevant sessions and a meeting of WGIC members.

WGIC brings the collective voice of global geospatial industry to the Conference of Parties (COP): Barbara Ryan

December 21, 2022

In this interview, the World Geospatial Industry Council’s Executive Director, Barbara Ryan, shared the details of WGIC’s participation in this year’s Conference of Parties (COP27). She highlighted the role of WGIC and its members in addressing the climate action at the two key venues, the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) and Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), and elaborated on the key outcomes from both events.

Time is ripe for Indian enterprises to embrace geospatial ESG

December 16, 2022

This rising interest, to determine environmental risk and financial materiality, coincides with improvements in satellite technology, geospatial tools and machine learning is spurring the development and interest in Geospatial ESG.

Climate Action – WGIC Gains Global Recognition, Launches Africa Project

December 9, 2022

After bagging the prestigious 2021 Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development for its collaborative work on the significance of geospatial and Earth observation solutions in climate action, WGIC pledges to advance its commitment and launches “Leveraging Commercial Geospatial Capabilities for Climate Action in Africa Project” at COP27.

WGIC Announces Inaugural DEI Trailblazer Awards, Esri India and Clinton Johnson Receive Honors  

November 4, 2022

The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) announced the winners of the WGIC DEI Trailblazer 2022 Awards during INTERGEO 2022 in Essen, Germany. In this inaugural edition of the awards, Esri India won the WGIC DEI Trailblazer – Corporate Impact Award, and Clinton Johnson, Racial Equity and Social Justice Solutions Lead, Esri, won WGIC DEI Trailblazer – Individual Champion Award.

When we started the DEI conversation within WGIC, members unanimously agreed about the lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion: Albert Momo 

October 7, 2022

Albert Momo, the World Geospatial Industry Council’s (WGIC) DEI Committee Chair and Vice President & Executive Director of Trimble’s Emerging Markets and Funded Projects, joins Matt Sprague and co-host Lisa Ruggeri from Trimble to share his thoughts about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in geospatial and construction industry.