{"id":123321,"date":"2018-03-12T10:52:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T10:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/connect-with-inspiring-emerging-businesses-at-2018-fedgis-conference\/"},"modified":"2018-04-07T19:46:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T19:46:13","slug":"connect-with-inspiring-emerging-businesses-at-2018-fedgis-conference","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/developers\/announcements\/connect-with-inspiring-emerging-businesses-at-2018-fedgis-conference","title":{"rendered":"Connect with Inspiring Emerging Businesses at 2018 FedGIS Conference"},"author":5431,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101,37171],"tags":[30181,30291,32941],"industry":[],"product":[36591,36551,36561,36601],"class_list":["post-123321","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-business","tag-developer-summit","tag-esri-startup-program","tag-startup-zone","product-apps","product-arcgis-online","product-arcgis-pro","product-developers"],"acf":{"short_description":"On March 20th over 4,500 professionals will gather for the 2018 Esri Federal GIS Conference (#FedGIS). 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Esri tech experts will also show you advances in GIS technology and how you can use the latest tools.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the GIS Solutions EXPO where you can connect and collaborate with exhibitors along with Esri experts. Here you can also meet with a multitude of government agencies and connect with Esri Emerging Partners in the Startup Zone (SUZ). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/startups\" target=\"_blank\">Esri Startup Program<\/a> hosts the SUZ, with a demo theater featuring presentations from the five exhibiting partners, presenting their innovative solutions and showcasing their many projects.<\/p>\n<p>These companies have integrated ArcGIS within their products to improve workflows, deliver better services, and help your business meet current mandates. You can benefit from their knowledge and experience as you interact with CEO\u2019s, technical leads, developers, and a wide range of specialists who will present their innovative applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Startup Zone &amp; EXPO Times: Hall B, Lower Level<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 20, 12:30 PM \u2013 6:30 PM, Hall B<\/li>\n<li>March 21, 10:30 AM \u2013 5:15 PM, Hall B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Startup Zone Exhibitors<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"14%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Industry Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"14%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.easy2hike.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easy2Hike<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">A platform to empower outdoor adventures by connecting nature park managers and visitors. 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We specialize in GIS web &amp; mobile applications, data visualization &amp; processing, workforce optimization, cloud infrastructure and computing and ArcGIS Platform solution.<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">GIS Services, National &amp; Local Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"14%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ground.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\">GroundVu<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">GroundVu &#8211; imagery, 3D point clouds, and geo data as a service. Enterprise and professional GIS requires high quality, reliable rapid delivery of ArcGIS ready data. At GroundVu, we capture, process, and deliver high resolution imagery in 2D and 3D into organizations Portal for ArcGIS. Come learn about our work with utilities, local governments, and other organizations dealing with large areas of interest covering hundreds and thousands of miles.<\/td>\n<td width=\"15%\">National &amp; Local Government, Defense, Electric &amp; Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"14%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.navteca.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Navteca<\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">Navteca is a woman-owned technology services company focusing on emerging technologies and IT innovation, like cloud and virtual reality. A small business headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, Navteca develops, executes, and manages technical solutions for government clients like NASA and NOAA. 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In this presentation Navteca will demonstrate how they\u2019re working with NASA data in a disaster application scenario.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"8%\">3:15pm\u20133:45pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federal-developer-dc2018.schedule.esri.com\/schedule\/1467854621\" target=\"_blank\">Holistic Solution for Park Management Agencies through ArcGIS &amp; Easy2Hike<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.easy2hike.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easy2Hike<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"55%\">Use your budget wisely. Learn how to leverage your existing GIS data to enhance experiences for park visitors. Use innovative tools to engage with large audiences and gain insight into visitors\u2019 behavior, so you could take data driven decisions when managing your parks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"8%\">4:00pm\u20134:30pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federal-developer-dc2018.schedule.esri.com\/schedule\/544907147\" target=\"_blank\">Leveraging GroundVu for Imagery, 3D Point Clouds &amp; Geo Data as a Service<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ground.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\">GroundVu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"55%\">Better decisions require accurate and current information. GroundVu offers on-demand remote intelligence as a service. We fly and drive your area of interest to extract and deliver just the critical GIS-ready data you need. Learn about how we supported Hurricane Harvey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"100%\"><strong>Wednesday, March 21<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"8%\">11:15am\u201311:45am<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federal-developer-dc2018.schedule.esri.com\/schedule\/818250267\" target=\"_blank\">Understanding Human Movement<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safegraph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SafeGraph<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"55%\">How anonymous Human Movement Data can drive better decision making across all levels of Government.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"8%\">3:30pm\u20134:00pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"24%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federal-developer-dc2018.schedule.esri.com\/schedule\/1203942029\" target=\"_blank\">Indoor Mapping and GIS for Government<\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"11%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/indoorvu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">IndoorVu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"55%\">Learn how new indoor mapping technology is creating opportunities for facilities and asset managers to create more efficient systems to utilize and manage their buildings and associated assets, providing more complete data to public safety agencies for planning, responding and reporting to events inside of buildings and providing the communication industry better data to design, maintain and utilize lifesaving communication networks inside of buildings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/fedgissuz18\" target=\"_blank\">Startup Zone Flier for 2018 FedGIS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t registered, we encourage you to join us and share ideas, discover new trends, and learn how GIS can help us all understand our world and make a difference. Continue to monitor the website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/events\/federal\" target=\"_blank\">esri.com\/fedgis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/events\/federal\/agenda\" target=\"_blank\">agenda<\/a> and engage on social via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23fedgis&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">#FedGIS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Esri\" target=\"_blank\">@Esri<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Esristartups\" target=\"_blank\">@EsriStartups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you can stay an additional day, we encourage you to also attend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/events\/devsummit-dc\" target=\"_blank\">Esri Developer Summit DC (DevSummit)<\/a>, March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>See you in DC!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2017_FedGIS_JD_Photo_Thumbs1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-102004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2017_FedGIS_JD_Photo_Thumbs1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":5431,"user_firstname":"Katie","user_lastname":"Decker","nickname":"Katie Decker","user_nicename":"6689","display_name":"Katie Decker","user_email":"KDecker@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:17:09","user_description":"Katie Decker is the Community Manager for the Esri Startup Program, a free three-year program that gives emerging businesses the tools to build mapping and spatial analytics capabilities into their products.\r\n\r\nAs Community Manager, Katie enables hundreds of startups to successfully leverage Esri\u2019s technology and global business network. 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