Des Plaines, IL (July 28, 2022) The June 2022 GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam® is complete and The GISCI has awarded 80 individuals with their GIS Professional Certification. These geospatial professionals all passed the exam, have 4 years equivalent full-time geospatial experience, and meet the Portfolio Requirements (minimum point requirements in Education, Experience, and Contributions). The remaining 29 candidates that successfully passed the GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam® will receive their GISP certification upon completion and approval of their portfolio and experience requirements.

The GISCI offers the GISCI Geospatial Core Technical Knowledge Exam® twice a year in June and December. The exam measures a breadth of geospatial knowledge across 10 content areas. More information about the exam is available at the GISCI Core Knowledge Technical Exam®^[1] p page on the GISCI Website. Congratulations to all that passed the exam and to our newest GISP’s!

About GISCI

The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is a non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of proficient GIS professionals through its international GISP® (Certified GIS Professional) certification program. The Institute fosters rigorous professional and ethical standards, community engagement, and professional mentoring within the GIS industry. GISCI’s member organizations include the American Association of Geographers (AAG), National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), and the Urban...

HAMBURG, BOCHUM and DARMSTADT, Germany, July 27, 2022 — (PRNewswire) —CGI (NYSE:GIB^[1]) (TSX: GIB.A) announces CGI Sense360, its cloud-based, smart analytics platform that gives emergency responders holistic and accurate situational awareness in the event of a disaster. Using comprehensive data sources and augmented reality, the platform creates a visual situation overview that helps organizations more efficiently organize and accelerate rescue operations.

Whether a disaster is caused by natural or human hazards, up-to-date information is critical to safe and successful rescue efforts. CGI Sense360 creates a holistic picture of a disaster using data from a variety of sources across the ecosystem, such as satellites, drones and maps; infrastructure, geospatial, weather and environmental data; and online databases, blogs and social media. The platform's integrated and secure communications system combines augmented reality, situational images and other data to create a visual overview that is shared with emergency responders in a context-aware manner to enable faster, safer rescue operations.

International aid organization I.S.A.R. (International Search and Rescue) in Germany is a project partner in the design and development of CGI Sense360. I.S.A.R. is certified by the United Nations for international rescue operations.

"We provide international assistance in humanitarian missions; for example, after natural disasters and accidents or...

ZŰRICH, July 26, 2022 — (PRNewswire) —Teralytics, the global platform for human mobility analysis, today announced it has acquired the Streetlytics mobility data business from Bentley Systems (Nasdaq:BSY^[1]), the infrastructure engineering software company.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 26, 2022 — (PRNewswire) —Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB^[1]) introduced today the new Trimble® X12 scanning system to the geospatial scanning portfolio. The X12 integrates intuitive Trimble software for precise data capture and in-field registration with state-of-the-art 3D laser scanning and imaging hardware technology from Zoller+Fröhlich (Z+F), combining the expertise of two industry leaders into a single solution. 

Spire’s data will be used to demonstrate the quality and impact of commercial data on NOAA’s space weather forecast models

VIENNA, Va. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — July 26, 2022 — Spire Global, Inc.^[1] (NYSE: SPIR^[2]) (“Spire” or “the Company”), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today announced that it has been awarded a Commercial Weather Data Pilot (CWDP) space weather contract as part of the Commercial Data Program (CDP) issued by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA). Spire will provide near real-time radio occultation (RO) data for NOAA’s space weather forecast models to measure ionospheric conditions that impact activities such as aviation, satellite operations, navigation, and communications.

“NOAA’s focus on space weather data has allowed commercial providers opportunities to showcase the growing quality and impact their data can have on ionospheric weather models and applications,” said Chuck Cash, Vice President of Federal Sales, Spire. “Spire is honored to continue working with NOAA to provide radio occultation measurements that will help NOAA meet its objectives and ultimately safeguard society.”

The award, valued at $1.7 million, represents Spire’s continued ability to provide high quality commercial data for NOAA’s weather forecast models. NOAA’s CWDP studies using Spire’s data are expected to last 12 months.

Spire has provided...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., July 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NV5 Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “NV5”) (Nasdaq: NVEE), a provider of technology, conformity assessment, and consulting solutions, announced today that it has been awarded multiple contracts to support park infrastructure and educational facility improvements throughout New York City. Services that NV5 will provide under these agreements include engineering design, inspection services, and landscape architecture.

“We are pleased to be awarded these projects that will support education and recreation for New York City residents and visitors,” said Dickerson Wright, PE, Chairman and CEO of NV5. “NV5 has partnered with many New York City departments for over 40 years to support transportation, water, education, and green spaces, and we are proud to contribute to the functionality and beauty of the City’s infrastructure.”

The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation maintains over 30,000 acres of parks, athletic fields, beaches, historic monuments, and museums. NV5 was awarded two term agreements totaling approximately $20 million to perform the planning and design of these facilities as well as resident engineering and inspection services for projects moving into construction.

NV5 was also awarded a three-year, $2 million agreement by the New York City School Construction Authority to provide engineering and landscape architectural design for improvements for public schools throughout the city.

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