Geospatial Leadership Award Winners Announced
Tuesday June 03rd 2008
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For Immediate Release
Contact:
Kathleen Hastings
GeoTec Media
Phone: 225-218-9025
GeoTec Media Announces
2008 Geospatial Leadership Award Winners
Park Ridge, Ill. (June 3, 2008) - GeoTec Media announced the winners of its annual Geospatial Leadership Awards today at its yearly Canadian conference, the GeoTec Event in Ottawa. Sponsored by GeoWorld magazine, this Geospatial Leadership Awards program was created to identify and recognize individuals and organizations for both vision and achievement in the geospatial industry.
“We’re very proud of this prestigious awards program,” stated Jo Treadwell, VP and Group Publisher, GeoTec Media. “As the first and leading magazine in the geospatial technology market, we felt it was important to honor those companies and organizations that have strengthened our industry.”
GeoWorld magazine and GeoReport e-newsletter subscribers as well as visitors to GeoPlace.com cast their votes this past April for their top candidates in the following three categories: Geospatial Innovator, Private Enterprise, and Public Enterprise. Each category is supported by a sponsoring organization, including BAE Systems, Microsoft Virtual Earth and DigitalGlobe.
And the winners are:
Geospatial Innovator Award - Given to a geospatial tool developer that has created new software or hardware that expands the possibilities of the geospatial industry.
Category sponsor: BAE Systems
Manifold Net Ltd., Manifold System - Winner
Autodesk Inc., FDO Data Access Technology - honorable mention
ESRI Canada, PurVIEW - honorable mention
LizardTech Express Suite - honorable mention
Public Enterprise Award - Given to a government entity or non-profit association.
Category sponsor: DigitalGlobe
U.S. Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency (SDDCTEA) - Winner
City of Nanaimo, British Columbia - honorable mention
Environmental Emergencies Division, Environment Canada - honorable mention
City of Quinte West, Ontario - honorable mention
Private Enterprise Award - Given to a private organization that has either successfully extended GIS throughout its enterprise or contributed significantly to the advancement and adoption of geospatial technology.
Category sponsor: Microsoft Virtual Earth
ESRI, ArcGIS Explorer - Winner
EmerGeo, EmerGeoGIS Mapping Software - honorable mention
Google, Google Earth - honorable mention
Intermap Technologies, NEXTmap 3D Mapping Program - honorable mention
About GeoTec Media
GeoTec Media has been providing guidance for geospatial industry practitioners and a voice for vendors for 21 years as the publisher of GeoWorld magazine, the developer of the Web portal GeoPlace.com, the distributor of the weekly “GeoReport” e-newsletter, and the organizer of the annual GeoTec Event tradeshow and conference.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems’ Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) division is a global provider of software for image analysis, geospatial analysis and photogrammetry. From critical mission planning and disaster relief to topographic mapping, land use management and transportation planning, GXP develops groundbreaking tools used to deliver accurate geospatial and intelligence data-when every minute counts. GXP helps its customers optimize their return on investment by delivering quality technical support and training. Software products include SOCET SET and SOCET GXP.
About DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe is the clear leader in the global commercial Earth imagery and geospatial information market. DigitalGlobe is the only geospatial content provider to take an end-to-end approach to geospatial imagery, from acquiring high-resolution imagery through its leading-edge satellite and aerial network, to integrating with web portals and handheld mobile devices. The company’s updated and growing ImageLibrary contains over 360 million square kilometers of imagery suited to countless mapping and planning needs.
About Microsoft Virtual Earth
Microsoft and its partners are dedicated to helping customers achieve a new level of business intelligence that enhance decision making and help reduce response time. With this in mind, Microsoft offers Virtual Earth technologies, an integrated set of products and services that provide a robust platform for building cost-effective, flexible and accurate intelligence solutions.
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