Esri, the global leader in GIS software and location intelligence, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations globally and in over 200,000 institutions in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and universities. Esri has regional offices, international distributors, and partners providing local support in over 100 countries on six continents. Esri engineers the most innovative solutions for digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics.

The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information.

Trimble Geospatial solutions provide high-quality, productive workflows and information exchange, driving value for a global and diverse customer base of surveyors, engineering and GIS service companies, governments, utilities and transportation authorities. Trimble's innovative technologies include integrated sensors, field applications, real-time communications and office software for processing, modeling and data. Using Trimble solutions, organizations can capture the most accurate spatial data and transform it into intelligence to deliver increased productivity and improved decision-making. Whether enabling efficient use of natural resources or enhancing the performance and lifecycle of civil infrastructure, timely and reliable geospatial information is at the core of Trimble's solutions.

Carahsoft is the trusted government IT solutions provider, combining technological expertise with a thorough understanding of the government procurement process to help public sector organizations select and implement the best solution at the best possible value. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft is the largest government partner, serving as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors and driving value for an extensive ecosystem of IT manufacturers, resellers, system integrators, and consulting partners. Our dedicated solutions teams support proactive sales, marketing, and delivery of strategic solutions to help improve the efficiency and productivity of government IT.

Cesium, an innovative leader in 3D geospatial technology, began as a project by developers at Analytical Graphics, Inc. (now Ansys) in 2011. Spearheaded by computer graphics expert Patrick Cozzi, the team aimed to create a highly accurate virtual globe, culminating in the open-source release of Cesium in 2012. With the rise of 3D data collection, Cesium expanded its scope beyond aerospace, eventually spinning out as an independent company in 2019. Today, Cesium offers a comprehensive platform blending open-source and commercial software, providing powerful tools for creating diverse 3D geospatial applications, and supporting an interoperable geospatial ecosystem.

Google, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, stands as a global technology giant headquartered in Mountain View, California. Initially renowned for its powerful search engine, Google has evolved into a multifaceted company under the umbrella of Alphabet Inc. Led by CEO Sundar Pichai, the company offers a diverse array of products and services, including online advertising, software solutions like Gmail and Google Drive, the Android operating system, and a range of hardware products. Google's mission is to organize and make the world's information universally accessible. Known for innovation and a vibrant corporate culture, Google continues to shape the digital landscape.

For over a decade, iSpatial Techno Solutions (IST) has been delivering smart, innovative solutions that automate enterprise business processes, enhancing integration and communication across business and IT environments. IST specializes in a scalable Geo-enabled Rapid Solution development platform using ESRI, Microsoft, IBM, and Google AI technologies, providing high-quality, cost-optimized solutions to industries such as smart cities, government sectors, oil & gas, utilities, transportation, property development, and environmental verticals. IST's global technology solutions enhance efficiency, productivity, performance, and transparency, supporting quick decision-making through data analysis and business logic rules.

Rendered.ai is a platform-as-a-service for data scientists, data engineers, and developers who need to create and deploy unlimited, customized synthetic data generation for machine learning and artificial intelligence workflows, reducing expense, closing gaps, and overcoming bias, security, and privacy issues when compared with the use or acquisition of real-world data. Rendered.ai moves the process of creating and exploiting synthetic data closer to the business need by providing a collaborative environment, samples, and cloud resources to quickly get started defining new data generation channels, creating datasets in high performance compute environments, and providing tools to characterize and catalog existing and synthetic datasets.

The Taylor Geospatial Institute is a comprehensive and holistic geospatial research community comprising eight outstanding research institutions in the St. Louis region and the Midwest. Led by Saint Louis University, TGI aims to be the nation's leading geospatial research collaborative and to establish the St. Louis region as a global center of geospatial excellence. TGI is harnessing the power of partnership with industry, government, and research institutions to develop geospatial science and adjacent fields, to cultivate talent for the geospatial workforce, and to enable positive impacts on some of the world's greatest challenges.

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger GEOINT Community with government, industry, academia, professional organizations, and individuals who develop and apply geospatial intelligence to address national security challenges. USGIF achieves its mission through various programs and events and by building the community, advancing the tradecraft, and accelerating innovation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides near-comprehensive health care services to eligible military veterans at medical centers and outpatient clinics. It also offers several non-health care benefits including disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance. In addition, the department provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans and family members at national Cemeteries. Like many other organizations, the Department of Veterans Affairs follows a mission statement, which is "to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan." The values that the department follows match its mission. It has five values, which go by the acronym "I CARE": integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence. These values are intended to provide a baseline for the standards of behavior expected of all the department's employees.

The GIS Office coordinates the development, maintenance, and publication of geographic information across Arkansas, collaborating with various sectors. It maintains municipal boundaries, election precincts, school districts, and more. The office provides over 400 geospatial data layers through the Arkansas Spatial Data Infrastructure (ASDI) and offers services like geocoding and aerial imagery warehousing. It supports agencies by sharing data and reducing duplication. The Division of Land Surveys administers the corner restoration program and the state's survey plat archive, ensuring the maintenance of land survey monuments and archiving survey plats for public access.

MassGIS is Massachusetts' comprehensive resource for interactive maps and related descriptive information. It offers users the ability to view and explore an extensive library of map information. With the interactive MassMapper tool, users can create their own maps. Additionally, there is a selection of topic-specific interactive maps available for exploration. GIS users have access to data and web services compatible with their software and applications. MassGIS also plays a key role in coordinating GIS activities within state and local government and establishing GIS data standards.

The Council coordinates geographic information for the state by promoting geographic information system (GIS) technology and demonstrating its value for decision-making. It collaborates on initiatives and projects, resolves issues, and shares ideas and lessons learned. The Council builds consensus, develops standards and recommended practices, and adopts guidelines, policies, and strategies. Through these efforts, the Council ensures the effective use and integration of reliable geographic information across various sectors, enhancing the state's ability to make informed decisions.

The mission of the National Geospatial Collaborative (NGC) is to advance the understanding, use, and integration of geographic information systems (GIS) and associated emerging technologies by supporting geospatial professionals, organizations, and initiatives through collaborative research, education, knowledge-sharing, and strategic partnerships.

The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is an organization committed to efficient and effective government through the prudent adoption of geospatial information technologies (GIT). Members of NSGIC include senior state geographic information system (GIS) managers and coordinators. Other members include representatives from federal agencies, local government, the private sector, academia and other professional organizations.

The Census Bureau serves as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. They have been headquartered in Suitland, Maryland since 1942. We are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and overseen by the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA). They honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct their work openly. UN Census are guided on this mission by their strong and capable workforce, the readiness to innovate, and their abiding commitment to its customers.

The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing GIScience research, education, and policy in higher education and allied institutions. As the professional hub for the academic GIS community in the United States, UCGIS fosters partnerships both domestically and internationally. The organization's mission includes advancing GIScience research, enhancing GIS education, advocating for ethical GIS practices, and building multidisciplinary scholarly communities. UCGIS supports its goals through professional development programs and serves as the steward for the GIS&T Body of Knowledge, an authoritative resource on the dynamic discipline of Geographic Information Science and Technology.

Following its mission of "Making a Difference through Geospatial Knowledge in the World Economy and Society", Geospatial World is an open, diverse, inclusive, collaborative and humane organization that has pursued thought leadership, policy advocacy, technology evangelism for the past 27 years. An integral part of the geospatial ecosystem, Geospatial World will continue to work as a knowledge organization, advancing knowledge for sustainability.