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40 Under 40, 2017: Paula Dijkstra
REGIONAL MANAGER AT KADASTER INTERNATIONAL NETHERLANDS AS A YOUNG GIRL, Paula dreamed of helping make the world a better place. Now she views it as privilege that—in her role with the Netherlands’ Cadastre Land Registry and Mapping Agency (in short, Kadaster)—she can contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Paula says,...
40 Under 40, 2017: Chethna Ben
ASSISTANT LECTURER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, SCHOOL OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FIJI CHETHNA BEN, THE DYNAMIC YOUNG GEO-PRACTITIONER, likes to say, “Without definition of what and where something is, we cannot reach it.” Chethna is described by peers and colleagues as ebullient; she loves God, her family, and the environment. She...
40 Under 40, 2017: Carla Gibson Boisvert
GEOMATICS SPECIALIST AT CANADA NORTH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA CARLA GIBSON BOISVERT HAS MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE as a geomatics specialist in the mining and exploration field, with a focus on Saskatchewan and its unique mapping challenges. Peers have noted Carla’s ability to rapidly overcome such challenges and master essential skills. With a bachelors...
40 Under 40, 2017: David P. Acosta
PRESIDENT OF CONSTRUCTION SURVEY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. NEW MEXICO, USA DAVID ACOSTA RECEIVED HIS BS in surveying engineering in 2007 at New Mexico State University and now is a licensed professional surveyor as well as president and co-owner of Construction Survey Technologies Inc., a land surveying company based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. David’s company specializes...
40 Under 40, 2017: Solomon Njoroge Njogu
GRADUATE STUDENT AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH GERMANY SOLOMON NJOROGE NJOGU, a Kenyan national, is a dedicated surveyor and a software developer in land administration. He is pursuing his MS in land management and land tenure at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Solomon completed a BSc in geomatics engineering and GIS from Jomo Kenyatta...
40 Under 40, 2017: Mamata Kumari Akella
SENIOR CARTOGRAPHER AT CARTO COLORADO, USA CARTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS AN ART. Now, with access to richer datasets and the wizardry of modern cartographic tools—in skilled hands and in careful orchestration of form and function—maps have become art. xyHt is honored to have featured the maps-as-art work of Mamata Kumari Akella; more of her...