Geospatial World Honors CEO Greg Bentley for Lifetime Achievement in Geospatial Innovation
 
Bentley Systems, the company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, announced that Geospatial World, published by India-based Geospatial Media and Communications Pvt. (formerly known as GIS Development Pvt. Ltd.), has honored Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to geospatial communities worldwide. Geospatial World holds conferences around the globe and fittingly chose to present the award to Mr. Bentley at its first annual Latin American Geospatial Forum in Rio de Janeiro. Countries such as Brazil, whose robust economies will increasingly depend on large-scale enhancements to their infrastructure, have the most to gain from leveraging geospatial information in the design, construction, and operations of water systems, energy generation and distribution networks, resource extraction, transportation facilities, and structures.



Geospatial World recognizes and honors mapping agencies, professional societies, companies, individuals, and programs for their contribution towards inception, development, growth of geographic information tools, products, and applications that help make geographic information a public commodity. The most important category of award recognizes and honors an individual in the form of a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his or her outstanding contribution to geospatial communities worldwide. Past recipients of this award include Jack Dangermond, president of Esri; K.K. Singh, president of the Association of Geospatial Industries and chairman, Rolta Group; and Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former chairman of Indian Space Research Organization and currently serving as Member (Science) of the Planning Commission of the Government of India.
 
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