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MAPPS Announces 2015 Geospatial Excellence Awards Competition

August 10, 2015  - By
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MAPPS, the association of private sector geospatial firms, is accepting entries for the 9th Annual MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards exemplify the professionalism, value, integrity and achievement of MAPPS member firms as demonstrated over the previous year.

A panel of five judges will evaluate the submitted projects from eight categories.

  • airborne and satellite data acquisition;
  • photogrammetry/elevation data generation;
  • remote sensing;
  • GIS/IT;
  • surveying/field data collection;
  • small projects;
  • technology innovation;
  • licensed data products.

The panel will review each submission and select a winner for each category. A Grand Award will be presented from the category award winners to represent the MAPPS Project of the Year. Winners will be announced at the 2016 MAPPS Winter Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The deadline for entries is October 31, 2015.

Click here to learn more about the submission process.

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About the Author: Tracy Cozzens

Senior Editor Tracy Cozzens joined GPS World magazine in 2006. She also is editor of GPS World’s newsletters and the sister website Geospatial Solutions. She has worked in government, for non-profits, and in corporate communications, editing a variety of publications for audiences ranging from federal government contractors to teachers.