EFS News: Fall 2016

Jacob Peacock Joins EFS Team

August 15, 2016 – Jacob Peacock accepted a position with EFS as Pilot for EFS’s Aerial Photography Team.  In addition to his aerial photography collection responsibilities, Jacob has been assisting the Image Processing Team when not in the air.  Born in Minneapolis, MN, Jacob received a B.S. in Aviation Flight Sciences from the College of Aviation at Western Michigan University.  He is currently an instrument rated commercial single and multi-engine licensed pilot.

Hancock Wins Again!

October 16, 2016 – EFS was proud to announce last year that our own Logan Hancock, EFS Production Manager, won the 2015 World Champion Duck Calling Championship held in Stuttgart, AR.  He has continued his winning streak with a win at the 2nd Annual Big Cypress National Duck Calling Championshiphosted by Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in Memphis, TN.  Good luck to Logan as he heads back to Stuttgart at the end of November to compete once again in the World Championship Duck Calling Contest!

EFS Participates In Inaugural SARGIS Meeting

November 01, 2016 – Seeing a need for improved communication and networking for GIS users in Southern Arkansas, EFS collaborated with other GIS leaders in our state and region to organize a new South Arkansas GIS Users Group.  The group is currently Co-Chaired by Glen Dabney, EFS President, and Dr. John C. Dennis, University of Arkansas at Monticello.  Dabney and Dennis were assisted in the organization of the meeting by Auddy Doss with EFS and Cliff Ryland with Kingwood Forestry Services, Inc.  For the first meeting attendees heard presentations from representatives with Monticello Economic Development Commission, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas Geographic Information Office, State Land Surveyor’s Office, and Navigation Electronics Inc.  on their individual applications of geospatial technologies in daily activities.  EFS was proud to see several EFS EDGE users attend the meeting.  The group is looking forward to meeting again in the Spring for additional networking and information sharing opportunities.

EFS GeoTechnologies is an Aerial Photography and GIS Services company based in Monticello, Arkansas. To learn more about EFS please visit www.EFSGEOTECH.com.  Also, to receive updates from EFS you can follow them at Facebook and Twitter.