

28 August 2008, 10:03am
Each year, ESRI Inc honors users who do a particular effort in the advancement of GIS technology: “By embracing GIS technology, these organizations have made extraordinary contributions to our global society and set new precedents throughout the GIS community. Recipients of the Special Achievement in GIS award are submitted by ESRI staff from thousands of organizations worldwide, then personally reviewed and selected by Jack Dangermond.”
This year, the AED-SICAD customer Aqualectra Distribution, from Curaçao (Dutch Antilles) received this prestigious award. It was presented by Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI Inc., during a ceremony at the 28th Annual ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) in San Diego on August 6, 2008. Ben Statia, CEO from Aqualectra, personally attended the ceremony, jointly with Inca Dowling (GIS Manager) and further staff who were proud to be recognized for their work. Aqualectra Distribution has implemented the ArcFM UT Product Suite for documentation and analysis of their distribution networks. Eric Sussenbach from GIS4C, the Caribbean ESRI distributor, and Florian Brandi-Dohrn from AED-SICAD also attended to congratulate.

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