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Article: Geomatics industry update; GEO: connexion international looks at the latest industry news.
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- May 1, 2009
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SUPPORT FOR GEOSPATIAL IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Pleas are being put forward, around the globe, to include funds for a range of geomatics-related activities in national, regional and now global economic stimulus plans. In February we saw ESRI's renewed call for support for the "GIS for the Nation" initiative proposed back in 2005, with support from the newly formed COGO--Coalition of Geospatial Organizations. In March (see below), we saw a similar plea from MAPPS, the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (www.MAPPS.org), and now EUROGI--the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information (www.eurogi.org)--is leading a similar ...