Tag Archives: geography

Joel Holliman

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 18 of 23 Name: Joel HollimanCompany: Phoenix LiDAR Systems              Current position: Data AnalystAge: 26                Education: BS Environmental Geoscience, Texas A&M; Minor in Geographic Information Science and Technology While at Texas A&M, Holliman worked on a case study that showed the potential for satellite imagery to model the...

Shirley Chapunza

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 17 of 23 Name: Shirley ChapunzaCompany: Midlands State UniversityCurrent position: Research AssistantAge: 27               Education: BS in Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University Chapunza is a firm believer in community development through youth and women engagement and leadership. She volunteers her time and skills in youth and...

Adailin Lebron Bengochea

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 14 of 23 Name: Adailin Lebron BengocheaCompany: City of Grapevine, TexasCurrent position: GIS Engineering SpecialistAge: 33              Education: MA Geo in GIS, Texas State University; BS in Geography and Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin Although Bengochea has always enjoyed a good map and navigating atlases...

Encoding Geography: Scale Up to Keep Up

America’s foremost community of professional geographers wants all students, especially women and minorities, to have a head start in geocomputational abilities. A revolution in teaching geography is in the offing. Demand for professionals with geospatial skills is on the rise. In 2019, expertise in geospatial technology was listed by Upwork, a global job website, as...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 04/29/2022

NSPS Joins Coalition Effort to Raise Concerns on GPS Interference with President Biden and Congress Association for Geographic Information Celebrates Return to In Person Events White House Wants to Counter the Use of Drones in the U.S. USGIF Announces New Scholarships and a New Working Group Focused on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Auterion Delivers New...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 04/08/2022

FIG Congress 2022 in Warsaw: Registration Now Open  Gold Shovel Association to Become Part of Common Ground Alliance  3,500 Attend Amsterdam Drone Week  URISA Accepting Nominations for the GIS Hall of Fame  Australian Firms Deliver High-Resolution Hyperspectral Earth Observation Microsatellites  CoreLogic and EagleView Enhance Claims Processing Automation  Quanergy 3D Lidar Flow Management Solution Deployed to...