Jack Dangermond, founder and president of Esri, is to receive the Global Citizen Award of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI).

The award is an occasional prize of the GSDI Association and recognises an individual who has provided exemplary thought leadership and substantive worldwide contributions in promoting informed and responsible use of geographic information and geospatial technologies.

The GSDI specifies that: “A recipient should be an exemplary citizen in substantively serving the needs of others internationally or globally, contribute selflessly to his or her profession, and contribute as well to his or her own community, state and nation.”

The award will be presented on the opening day of the GSDI 12 World Conference in Singapore.

The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association is an organisation with members from all sectors – public and private – and individuals from around the world promoting international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national, regional, and international spatial data infrastructure developments.