Accelerating Innovation in the Community

2017 USGIF Award Winners Announced

Whole-Group

The USGIF Awards Program annually recognizes the exceptional work of the geospatial intelligence tradecraft’s brightest minds and organizations that are pushing the community forward. Award winners are nominated by their colleagues and selected by the USGIF Awards Subcommittee.

“Unwavering commitment to service, inspired innovation, academic rigor, and discipline are just some of the words that define the exceptional accomplishments of this year’s awardees,” said Kevin Jackson, USGIF Awards Subcommittee Chair. “Their accomplishments will have lasting effects on our nation and the world.”

Academic Achievement Award:
DIRSIG Development Team, Rochester Institute of Technology

Community Support Achievement Award:
Dyah Goodman and Michael B. Mosteller, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Government Achievement Award:
NGB-J2 DAART Development Team, National Guard Bureau

Industry Achievement Award:
SpyMeSat Team, Orbit Logic

Military Achievement Award:
Canadian Armed Forces

 

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