ISPRS
2000
Awards Presented at the Amsterdam Congress
Honorary Member
See page 62.
The Brock Gold Medal Award
Presented by: John C. Trinder, ISPRS Secretary General
and by: Mr. A. Mikuni, ASPRS President
at: Opening Plenary Ceremony
The Brock Gold Medal Award was instituted in 1952 by the
International Society for Photogrammetry to encourage
the advancement of photogrammetry. The funds for the
provision of medals were donated by Mr. Virgil Kauffmann
in memory of Arthur and Norman Brock, two American pio-
neers who succeeded in making photogrammetry a prac-
tical survey technique in the United States of America
through their many innovations at Aero Service Corpora-
tion. It is the oldest and most prestigious of all ISPRS
awards and it shall be made by the Council for an accom-
plishment of an individual representing an outstanding
landmark in the evolution of photogrammetry and remote
sensing. The Award is sponsored by the American Society
of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
In 2000 the Brock Gold Medal was awarded to Jack Dan-
germond (USA). Jack Dangermond was chosen because
he is the recognised leader in the international adoption
and advancement of technologies for processing , analy-
sis and management of geo-spatial information systems
for applications which benefit all sectors of both public
and private communities. The effects of these develop-
ments are increasingly impacting on almost all aspects of
human activity, leading to more efficient management and
applications of information that has a spatial component.
The achievements are in particular leading to significant
improvements in the management of the Earth's scarce
resources. ISPRS recognises him for his constant dedica-
tion to advancing the geo-spatial technologies. These
advancements are truly landmark achievements in the sci-
ences and technologies presented by the ISPRS.
Mr. Dangermond has over twenty-five years of experience
in developing GISs for multi-agency data management. He
A. Minkuni presents the Brock Gold Medal Award to Jack
Dangermond (ESRI, USA)
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is the founder and president of ESRI, a Redland, Califor-
nia-based firm that has been at the forefront of the GIS
field since 1969. ESRI is generally acknowledged as the
technical and market leader in GIS software and custom
turnkey systems. ESRI has the largest GIS software install
base in the world with more than 200,000 systems on PCs,
workstations, and computer networks. Mr. Dangermond is
recognised in both academia and industry as a leader of
and an authority on the GIS field. He personally managed
many of ESRI's early projects and remains active in project
overview in addition to handling client relations and man-
aging overall company activities.
Mr. Dangermond graduated with a B.S. in environmental
science from California Polytechnic College, Pomona,
California; an M.S. in urban planning from the Institute of
Technology at the University of Minnesota; and an M.S. in
landscape architecture from the Graduate School of
Design, Harvard University, where he worked in the Labo-
ratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Design. During
the first fifteen years of his career, Mr. Dangermond
worked on dozens of significant projects in the areas of
developing and applying GIS technology. Early efforts
included developing environmental and landscape
assessment for regional planning, studies in methodology
for transmission line power plant sitting, and new town
planning.
Mr. Dangermond has been the recipient of numerous fel-
lowships, grants and awards including the Cullum Geo-
graphical Medal of Distinction from the American Geo-
graphical Society, the EDUCAUSE Medal of EduCause,
the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
(URISA) Horwood Award "for outstanding contributions to
the information systems field", and the Association of
American Geographers (AAG) Honorary Membership, pre-
sented to individuals who have made exemplary contribu-
tions to geography. He is a member of many professional
organisations and has served on advisory committees for
such U.S. agencies including NASA's Science and Tech-
nology Advisory Committee, the EPA, the National Acad-
emy of Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and
NCGIA. He delivers keynote addresses at various meet-
ings and conferences around the globe.
Mr. Dangermond has authored hundreds of papers dealing
with GIS technology, which were published in journals and
conference proceedings in such diverse fields as pho-
togrammetry, computer science planning, environmental
science and cartography.
The Otto von Gruber Award
Presented by: John C. Trinder, ISPRS Secretary General
and by: Professor Karl Harmsen, Rector of ITC
at: Opening Plenary Ceremony
The Otto von Gruber Award was established in 1961 by the
Board of the ITC Foundation, and on the initiative of Prof.
Dr. ir. W. Schermerhorn, a good friend of Otto von Gruber.
Otto von Gruber was born in 1884 in Salzburg and he died
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