ESRI has extensive links with the Ministry of Defence, particularly with various parts of the
Defence surveying community dealing with geospatial matters. In recognition of this ESRI Inc
and ESRI (UK) have kindly agreed to sponsor the Defence Surveyors’ Association, providing
information and articles for inclusion on the Association’s website and in Ranger Magazine. The
Association very much welcomes ESRI’s involvement in its affairs, as the Company has provided
substantial support to the UK Armed Forces for many years.

DGI 2009 is Europe’s largest annual gathering dedicated to high-level discussion addressing the major challenges of the defence and government geospatial intelligence community will take place on January 19^th -22^nd at the QEII centre in London.