Hyderabad, India: Geospatial Media and Communications is glad to introduce the winners of this yearโs Geospatial Excellence Awards. The ceremony took place on January 25th, during the closing of Geospatial World Forum 2017, in Hyderabad, India. Dr. Vanessa Lawrence CB, Director-General and Chief Executive, Ordnance Survey presented the awards.
Initiated in 2009, Geospatial World Award is an internationally acclaimed honor that recognizes exemplary innovations and practices in the global geospatial industry. So far, around 150 individuals and organizations have been felicitated with these awards.
The nominations were submitted under the following categories:
โขย ย ย Geospatial Applications Excellence Award
โขย ย ย Geospatial Technology Innovation Award
โขย ย ย Geospatial Policy Implementation Award
The winners for this yearโs Geospatial Excellence Awards under the above- mentioned categories are:
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in Land Services- IPICOL and IDCO, Department of Industries, Government of Odisha & Odisha Space Applications Centre, India for โGOiPLUS (Government of Odishaโs Industrial Portal for Land Use and Servicesโ
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in e-Governance- National Land and Mapping Center, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (R.O.C.) for โTaiwan Map Serviceโ
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in Geodetic Infrastructure- National Survey Authority (NSA), Sultanate of Oman for โOman National Geoid Model (ONGM)โ
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in Sustainable Urbanization- Joint Research Center, European Commission for โGlobal Human Settlement Layerโ
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in Agriculture- Agri-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), Mexico, for โDetection of Sugar Cane in Mexican Territory through Satellite Imagesโ
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in Irrigation- Geokno India Pvt. Ltd. and WAPCOS Ltd. for โAerial LiDAR Survey for โAerial LiDAR Survey for Telangana Irrigation Projectsโ
โขย ย ย Application of Geospatial Technology in Oil and Gas- CAIRN India and Rolta for โMySmartViewโ
โขย ย ย Innovation in Infrastructure Monitoring- Berntsen International Inc. and Geospatial Research and Application Center, Auburn University for โInframarker: RFID Location of Infrastructure Elements in a Connected Worldโ
โขย ย ย Innovation in Bathymetry- EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG, ChartWorld and SevenCs for โfreshENC: Ready to use Electronical Nautical Charts (ENCs) based on Satellite Derived Bathymetryโ
โขย ย ย Innovation in Citizens Empowerment- cMapIT for โcMapIT.comโ
โขย ย ย Innovation in Laser Scanning- Leica Geosystems AG for โLeica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scannerโ
โขย ย ย World Policy Award for Data Governance- DG Environment, European Commission for developing the โStructured Implementation and Information Framework (SIIF)โ
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