2018 USGIF Award Winners Announced
Outstanding organizations and individuals are recognized for contributions to the GEOINT Community
At GEOINT 2018, USGIF announced this year’s recipients of its annual Awards Program. The USGIF Awards Program recognizes the exceptional work of the geospatial intelligence tradecraft’s brightest minds and organizations pushing the community forward. Award winners are nominated by their colleagues and selected by the USGIF Awards Subcommittee.
“As with all previous awardees, each of the individuals and teams selected for the 2018 USGIF Awards have a wonderfully unique story to be told,” said Kevin Jackson, USGIF Awards Subcommittee Chair. “Stories of exceptional achievement that develop, promote, and advance the GEOINT tradecraft, but more importantly, positively affect our lives and the lives of others all around the world.”
The 2018 USGIF Award Winners
Academic Achievement Award: Dr. Kathleen M. Carley, professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Community Achievement Award: Foundation Career Service Team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Military Achievement Award: Dr. Richard Massaro, USACE-ERDC Geospatial Research Lab
Government Achievement Award: Glen Canyon Dam Modeling Team, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Autodesk Inc.
Industry Achievement Award: SpaceNet Team
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