Across the many DEI trends in the geospatial industry – a diverse workforce and a safe work environment are being focused on by WGIC Members.
This Newsletter is aimed to look back at last quarter’s activities by the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC).
The recently held Annual and Executive Board Meetings came out with announcements on new Members, the incoming Executive Board, and newly elected Office Bearers and Committee Chairs.
The Agriculture division of WGIC Member Topcon has launched the fourth season of the Topcon Talks Agriculture podcast series. The previous three seasons are still available for streaming or download and have spanned a wide variety of topics in more than twenty episodes.
IIC Academy is offering its new 2021 Hydrographic Surveyor Program, starting September 2021 and open for pre-registration now.
Autodesk, Inc. has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Upchain, a provider of instant-on, cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) and product data management (PDM) solutions. The acquisition positions Autodesk to deliver more value for engineers, manufacturers, suppliers and other product stakeholders by increasing collaboration across the decentralized product value chain, regardless of CAD system.
On April 30, 2021 there will be a webinar dedicated to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capabilities that WGIC member e-GEOS can deploy using COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation and a combination of SAR data from both COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation and SAOCOM, the Argentinean SAR Constellation.
WGIC member Trimble announced an alliance with autonomous vehicle research firm VSI Labs. Trimble will serve as the GNSS precise-positioning and orientation technology supplier for VSI’s autonomous research vehicle program.
Cities, which once wooed businesses by touting advantages like low taxes and a strong workforce, now must also show that they’re resilient to climate threats.
Recently WGIC member FARO Technologies, Inc., a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions for 3D Metrology, Architecture, Engineering & Construction, and Public Safety Analytics, announced two new strategic goals in support of its Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts.
Fugro has signed a strategic framework agreement (SFA) with dCarbonX, a pioneering geo-energy resource company, for decarbonisation exploration projects supporting the development of offshore geo-energy resources in the UK and Ireland.
On March 31, 2021, Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed-Ghouse has been conferred as an Honorary Fellow of the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI).
WGIC member Trimble announced that the company has joined the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), an industry coalition dedicated to corporate social responsibility in global supply chains.
WGIC member, Fugro CEO Mark Heine was recently featured in the Dutch Financial Times, discussing last year’s successful refinancing.
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