USGIF - GIS user technology news https://gisuser.com Mobile, Technology, and Business news Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:31:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.6 USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development https://gisuser.com/2023/11/usgif-welcomes-gary-dunow-as-new-vice-president-for-strategic-development/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usgif-welcomes-gary-dunow-as-new-vice-president-for-strategic-development Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:31:16 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=88797 Herndon, Va., (Nov. 13, 2023)— The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is pleased to announce that Gary Dunow is joining the Foundation as Vice President for Strategic Development. This new addition to the organization’s executive team underscores USGIF’s commitment to advancing the GEOINT community. In his role, Dunow will focus on guiding the Foundation’s issue-focused […]

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USGIF Announces Three New Scholarships Sponsored by St. Louis Organizations https://gisuser.com/2023/06/usgif-announces-three-new-scholarships-sponsored-by-st-louis-organizations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usgif-announces-three-new-scholarships-sponsored-by-st-louis-organizations Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:36:49 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=86425 The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s 2023–2024 scholarship program is open for applications, including three new multi-year scholarships with ties to the St. Louis region offered by Greater St. Louis, Inc., the Globe Building, and Westway Services Group, LLC.  “Through USGIF’s scholarship program, we are able to achieve our mission as an educational foundation in a meaningful […]

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Three New USGIF Scholarships Announced https://gisuser.com/2023/04/three-new-usgif-scholarships-announced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-new-usgif-scholarships-announced Fri, 21 Apr 2023 15:41:45 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=85302 USGIF announces new multi-year scholarships from AWS, Leidos, and GDIT  Herndon, Virginia (April 14, 2023) — The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)’s 2023–2024 scholarship program is open for applications, including three new multi-year scholarships offered by AWS, Leidos, and GDIT. “Growing the next generation of GEOINT professionals is at the heart of what we do at USGIF,” said […]

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USGIF Announces New Scholarships and a New Working Group Focused on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging https://gisuser.com/2022/04/usgif-announces-new-scholarships-and-a-new-working-group-focused-on-diversity-inclusion-and-belonging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usgif-announces-new-scholarships-and-a-new-working-group-focused-on-diversity-inclusion-and-belonging Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:13:23 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=80157 Aurora, CO, April 27, 2022 – At the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s (USGIF) GEOINT Symposium today, Maxar and Evona announced commitments to multi-year USGIF scholarship donations designated to increase diversity in the GEOINT talent pipeline. USGIF CEO Ronda Schrenk announces the Foundation’s intent to form a new USGIF working group focused on increasing diversity, inclusion, […]

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GEOINT 2022 Innovative Tradecraft Competition – Entries Open January 12 https://gisuser.com/2022/01/geoint-2022-innovative-tradecraft-competition-entries-open-january-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=geoint-2022-innovative-tradecraft-competition-entries-open-january-12 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:26:57 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=78825 First Round: Wednesday, March 16, 0830-1600 – USGIF Trajectory Event Center, 13665 Dulles Technology Dr. Suite 150, Herndon, VA and via Webinar     Herndon, Virginia (November 30, 2021)— The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) bring you this third annual Innovative Tradecraft Competition, an opportunity for USGIF and OGC members to […]

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USCGA recognized as 20th USGIF Accredited Program https://gisuser.com/2021/12/uscga-recognized-as-20th-usgif-accredited-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uscga-recognized-as-20th-usgif-accredited-program Sun, 26 Dec 2021 18:21:16 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=78650 Herndon, Virginia (December 21, 2021)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced today it has accredited the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s (USCGA’s) Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence. USCGA is the 20th such program to be awarded this prestigious accreditation since USGIF began to accredit programs in 2008. Through the accreditation program, USGIF provides academia with an independent, […]

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USGIF Launches 2022 Scholarship Campaign https://gisuser.com/2021/12/usgif-launches-2022-scholarship-campaign/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usgif-launches-2022-scholarship-campaign Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:56:52 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=78434 Foundation seeks donations toward collegiate geospatial intelligence education Herndon, Virginia (December 1, 2021)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announces the launch of the 2022 USGIF Scholarship Campaign, its most ambitious fundraising effort to date. Since starting the scholarship program in 2004, USGIF has demonstrated its commitment to GEOINT education by awarding more than $1.5 million in […]

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Edgybees Selected as Finalist in the 2021 USGIF Innovative Tradecraft Competition https://gisuser.com/2021/08/edgybees-selected-as-finalist-in-the-2021-usgif-innovative-tradecraft-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edgybees-selected-as-finalist-in-the-2021-usgif-innovative-tradecraft-competition Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:32:06 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=77171 Leading visual intelligence technology company Edgybees to present on main stage at the annual GEOINT Symposium Gaithersburg, Maryland, August 31, 2021- Edgybees, the leading provider of precise, real-time geo-registration and actualization of aerial video and images, announced today that it has been selected as a finalist in the 2021 USGIF Innovative Tradecraft Competition. The competition recognizes innovative […]

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USGIF Announces 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient https://gisuser.com/2021/04/usgif-announces-2021-lifetime-achievement-award-recipient/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usgif-announces-2021-lifetime-achievement-award-recipient Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:38:17 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=75371 Stu Shea will receive the Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award at USGIF’s GEOGala Dec. 3. Herndon, Virginia (April 15, 2021)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), is pleased to announce that GEOINT community icon Stu Shea will be awarded the 2021 Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award at the USGIF […]

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Amazon Web Services Becomes USGIF Strategic-Level Member https://gisuser.com/2021/04/amazon-web-services-becomes-usgif-strategic-level-member/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-web-services-becomes-usgif-strategic-level-member Mon, 05 Apr 2021 22:27:07 +0000 https://gisuser.com/?p=75141 USGIF welcomes Amazon Web Services to its growing list of organizational members. Herndon, Virginia (April 5, 2021)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is pleased to welcome Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its newest Strategic-Level Member.  AWS is the latest company to join the growing list of USGIF organizational members and is its 27th Strategic-Level […]

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