What is GIS? It’s GIS Day but what is GIS? A Geographic Information System (GIS) is system built to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and display all kinds of spatial or geographical data.

An exclusive article about our very own Yogesh Khandelwal and Leena Madan has been featured in the August edition of India’s leading Business magazine - Forbes. The story shines light on the journey of Yogesh Khandelwal and Leena Madan, their educational background and how they started their career. We also gain insight into how Yogesh and Leena came up with the idea to start geoAMPS, the inception of geoAMPS and what they envision for the future of the company.

geoAMPS has been honored as a finalist for the Conway Center for Family Business Re-Invention Award. The Re-Invention Award recognizes family businesses that have successfully adjusted their business strategy or focus to address a changing business climate or societal demands. This recognition has been bestowed upon geoAMPS in response to a new product line driven by radical changes to energy-related industries and markets in addition to internal restructuring to meet growing demand.

geoAMPS has been selected a 2016 Corporate Caring Finalist. The program honors for-profit companies of Central Ohio for their financial contributions, volunteer service and other unique contributions to Columbus-area charities and nonprofit organizations. This year marks the second consecutive year that geoAMPS has been named a Corporate Caring Finalist. The awards program is organized by Columbus Business First, the leading weekly business newspaper serving Central Ohio. Nick Fortine, Business First President and Publisher, said more than 100 nominations were received for this year’s awards.

Yogesh Khandelwal, President and Chief Executive Officer of geoAMPS, is a finalist for the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Award in the Ohio Valley Region. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. The finalists were selected by a panel of independent judges. “I am honored to have been selected a regional finalist in the Ernst and Young awards program. It is humbling to have been chosen along with 24 outstanding business leaders in the Ohio Valley Region,” Yogesh said. “This is an honor I share with our geoAMPS team. Each day, I am amazed by their commitment to build upon our reputation as the premier provider of software solutions to manage land rights and infrastructure assets.”

geoAMPS is pleased to again sponsor the Delaware County, Ohio, Power of the Purse event to raise money for the American Red Cross. This marks the third year that geoAMPS has sponsored this event to benefit the life-saving work of the Red Cross. This event is scheduled Friday, April 22, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Bridgewater Banquet and Conference Center in Powell. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. There will be a pre-reception before the Power of the Purse event in the conference center’s main ballroom.

geoAMPS is featured in a new Gas Oil and Mining Contractor article. Titled “Technology Helps Turn a Profit,” the article is an online exclusive on the publication’s website. Written by Paul Nicolaus, the article addresses how software vendors help oil and gas companies increase efficiencies during the current market difficulty of decreased oil prices.

The geoAMPS team is pleased to donate $2,444 to the Columbus Literacy Council to help the organization provide important services in Central Ohio. The donation will go towards the Columbus Literacy Council’s "Families Involved Together” (FIT) program. The program is designed for adults who are consistently improving their literacy skills to enroll their child in the program with them.

geoAMPS is continuing its community outreach efforts through a donation of $2,444 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The donation will assist the organization is conducting important programs in the Central Ohio Area. Those programs include research, prevention and education, advocacy and public policy, and support to help the organization in its goal of reducing the suicide rate 20 percent by 2025.

For the third consecutive year, geoAMPS was honored as one of the Healthiest Employers in Central Ohio. geoAMPS helps its employees stay healthy through a comprehensive wellness and fitness program. Columbus Business First, the leading weekly business news publication serving Central Ohio, recognized geoAMPS as a regional leader in providing wellness programs for its employees.