Distinguished Research Scientist, Yehuda Bock, was recognized by the California Spatial Reference Center (CSRC: http://sopac-csrc.ucsd.edu/index.php/csrc/) with the Founder's Day Award. Presented by Dana Caccamise, Bock was honored for the "thriving science and community outreach facilitated through Dr. Bock's vision and implementation of the Center for decades." With Bock's guidance, CSRC was established in 1997 as a partnership with surveyors, engineers, GIS professionals, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the geodetic and geophysical communities, and has become of IGPP's most successful outreach efforts.
A plaque dedicated to Bock "With Gratitude for Your Vision and Service to the Geospatial Communities of California" was unveiled as part of the ceremony.
