Monday, September 28, 2009

PCI Geomatics Announces Appointment of Executive Vice President & COO

Richmond Hill, Ontario – September 28, 2009: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, has announced that it has appointed Terry Moloney to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Mr. Moloney brings over 20 years of industry and executive leadership experience to the role. As PCI Geomatics continues its global growth, Terry will ensure operations management evolves to meet the requirements of the industry and will spearhead the continued expansion of PCI Geomatics into new international markets.

"I am pleased to have someone with Terry’s expertise and dedication as part of the PCI Geomatics team," said Dr. Robert Moses, President and CEO of PCI Geomatics. "He is a valuable asset to the organization and will help us to accelerate PCI’s progression and expansion into new vertical markets."

Terry Moloney has extensive work experience in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing industries. Prior to joining PCI Geomatics, Mr. Moloney served in various capacities, including Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Operations and Administration of TYDAC Research Inc.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of hardware/software systems for geo-imaging solutions. Since 1982, we have specialized in remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, cartographic production, automated production systems, image management and on demand mapping solutions. PCI Geomatics’ advanced hardware/software systems address a wide variety of industry applications including the environment, agriculture, security and intelligence, aerospace & defense, and satellite receiving stations. We have the expertise and know-how to turn images into useful information.

For more information, visit www.pcigeomatics.com.

Press Contact
Alysia Vetter
Marketing Manager
Tel: 819-770-0022, Ext. 233
Fax: 819-770-0098
Email: vetter@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

PCI Geomatics Announces GeoSoluciones as New Distributor

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada - September 16, 2009: PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce that GeoSoluciones is now the official distributor of its desktop software suite Geomatica® to customers in Chile and Guatemala.

GeoSoluciones is a young, dynamic company that strives to offer the best, integrated geomatics solutions to their clients in all sectors, including: Energy and Mining, Environment, Engineering, Education, Defense and Governmental Institutions.

"PCI’s OrthoEngine, with its rigorous mathematical modeling of a wide range of sensors and user friendly interface, combined with Geomatica’s capability to recognize a host of GIS vector and image data formats used by our clients - provided us with the confidence to partner with a company that is as committed to geomatics as we are," said Walton W. Edwards, Managing Consultant, GeoSoluciones.

"We look forward to working with such a vibrant and competent company to act as our distributor in Chile and Guatemala," said Michael Agnes, Director, International Channel Sales, PCI Geomatics. "GeoSoluciones will provide PCI products and support to our customers in this area, while also taking a direct and active role in expanding our markets within this region."

For more information about GeoSoluciones, please visit www.geosoluciones.cl.

For more information about PCI Geomatics, please visit www.pcigeomatics.com.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

PCI Geomatics receives $1,500,000 investment from The Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Outaouais

Gatineau, Quebec – September 10, 2009: The Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Outaouais has finalized a $1 500 000 investment in PCI Geomatics Enterprise Inc. (PCI Geomatics) to aid in fostering PCI’s international growth and presence. This is the first time that the Fonds régional de solidarité has invested in PCI Geomatics, which is a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems.

PCI Geomatics takes pride in its 27+ year history of providing geo-imaging software and solutions to more than 135 countries world wide. Its technology enables users to apply satellite imagery to support a wide variety of applications including the environment, agriculture, security and intelligence and aerospace and defense industries.

"We look forward to expanding our relationship with the Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Outaouais as we use these proceeds to accelerate our world wide growth," said Dr. Robert Moses, President and CEO, PCI Geomatics. "Geospatial technology has been identified as a key economic driver this century and our award winning software and solutions will continue to provide geo-imaging knowledge and technology to help sustain our planet."

Ms. Édith Gaudet, Director of the Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Outaouais is very proud to have gained the trust of entrepreneurs in the region and she is proud to help contribute to the region’s economic development. She supports PCI by saying, "The team at PCI Geomatics has shown great dynamism and understanding of sector issues which has allowed them to rank among the world leaders in the industry." "We have followed the company’s evolution in recent years and are particularly proud to note the excellent reputation it has within its field of activity and its steady growth throughout these past years, " said Stephane Poirier Defoy, Investment Adviser to the Fonds régional de solidarité FTQ Outaouais.

About the Fonds régionaux

Since their establishment in 1996, the 16 Fonds régional FTQ have participated actively in economic development in each region of Quebec. As of June 30, 2009, the Fonds régionaux’s portfolio regrouped 295 investment business partners for a total worth of approximately $176 million in projects totaling $664 million, bringing the number of jobs created and maintained to over 13 831. The Fonds régional contributes, in the form of equity, loans and investments of up to $2 million dollars. These contributions are primarily awarded to growing businesses and organizations that are planning to commercialize a product or that are planning an acquisition or merger.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of hardware/software systems for geo-imaging solutions. Since 1982, we have specialized in remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, cartographic production, automated production systems, image management and on demand mapping solutions. PCI Geomatics’ advanced hardware/software systems address a wide variety of industry applications including the environment, agriculture, security and intelligence, aerospace & defense, and satellite receiving stations. We have the expertise and know-how to turn images into useful information.

For more information, visit www.pcigeomatics.com.

Press Contacts

Guylaine Fortin
Coordonnatrice des communications
Fonds régionaux de solidarité FTQ
Tel: (514) 383-2548

Alysia Vetter
Marketing Manager
PCI Geomatics
Tel: 819-770-0022, Ext. 233

Government of Canada Invests in Next–Generation Earth Observation Technology

Toronto, Ontario – September 9, 2009: Bob Dechert, Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Erindale, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today confirmed $200 million in funding for the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI) and announced a $7.6-million repayable investment in support of a research and development (R&D) project being undertaken by PCI Geomatics to develop next-generation earth observation technologies.

"I'm very pleased to confirm our government's commitment to support SADI's budget with $200 million," said Mr. Dechert. "These funds will help Canadian companies build on their existing capabilities, diversify into new areas of expertise and develop new products and services. The SADI repayable investment in PCI Geomatics builds on Canadian expertise in space technologies while helping an innovative company to play a vital role in the growing earth observation market."

The R&D project at PCI Geomatics will involve developing a high-speed computing framework and software suite that will make it possible to process large amounts of raw satellite image data faster and more cost-effectively, with an emphasis on increasing the automation of image processing. The resulting data are essential for decision making in many fields, including environmental monitoring, agriculture, security and intelligence, aerospace and defence, and wide-area surveillance.

SADI supports strategic industrial research and pre-competitive development projects in the aerospace, defence, space and security industries. SADI is managed by the Industrial Technologies Office, a special operating agency of Industry Canada with a mandate to advance leading-edge research and development by Canadian industries.

For further information (media only), please contact: 
Lynn Meahan
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Tony Clement
Minister of Industry
613-995-9001

Media Relations
Industry Canada
613-943-2502

PCI Contact
Alysia Vetter
Marketing Manager
Tel: 819-770-0022, Ext. 233
Fax: 819-770-0098
Email: vetter@pcigeomatics.com
Web: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/



Tuesday, September 8, 2009

PCI Geomatics Appoints SuperMap as SDK Reseller for China

Richmond Hill, Ontario – September 8, 2009: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, is pleased to announce it has appointed SuperMap Software Co., Ltd. as a reseller of its Professional Software Development Kit (ProSDK) and developer products (ProPacks), for the People’s Republic of China.

SuperMap is a leading Geographic Information System (GIS) software company committed to developing cutting edge GIS products and providing the best GIS platforms to their customers. Since the release of their first product back in 2000, SuperMap solutions have been widely employed by numerous government agencies, schools and organizations. SuperMap implemented the Open and Co-operation strategy within their products; they offer open and scalable software/service oriented architecture. This provides capability for developers and users to set up their own systems with SuperMap GIS products.

"We are pleased to cooperate with PCI Geomatics. SuperMap will provide an integration application with PCI’s ProSDK," said Miss Liu Xia, General Manager, Agent Product Division, SuperMap software Co., Ltd. "PCI’s ProSDK will be beneficial to the users of SuperMap."

The ProSDK is an integrated toolkit which includes libraries, header files and tools that allow developers to write their own pluggable functions which can be dynamically loaded into an image-processing script or program. Combined with PCI Geomatics ProPacks, which are comprised of a vast set of software components, developers are able to create their own geoimaging workflows for orthorectification, feature extraction, change detection, image analysis and much more.

"We are very pleased to announce SuperMap as our Master Reseller for the sale of our software development tools," said Mr. Yubin Xin, General Manager, PCI Beijing Technology Co., Ltd. "SuperMap is well positioned in China to support the sale of this product line for PCI Geomatics."

For additional information on SuperMap Software Co., Ltd. visit www.supermap.com.

For more information on the PCI Professional Software Development Kit and ProPacks, please visit www.pcigeomatics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=5.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of hardware/software systems for geo-imaging solutions. Since 1982, we have specialized in remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, cartographic production, automated production systems, image management and on demand mapping solutions. PCI Geomatics’ advanced hardware/software systems address a wide variety of industry applications including the environment, agriculture, security and intelligence, aerospace & defense, and satellite receiving stations. We have the expertise and know-how to turn images into useful information.

For more information, visit www.pcigeomatics.com.  

Press Contact
Alysia Vetter
Marketing Manager
Tel: 819-770-0022, Ext. 233
Fax: 819-770-0098
Email: vetter@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Friday, September 4, 2009

Natural Resources Canada Expands License Server Renewal with PCI Geomatics

Richmond Hill, Ontario – September 4, 2009: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, is pleased to announce the signing of a license server renewal with Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Earth Sciences Sector.

The new licensing arrangement greatly simplifies access to Geomatica tools for NRCan’s Earth Sciences Sector and Canada Centre for Remote Sensing scientists located across Canada. Users connect to a centralized server which controls the access to the purchased licenses when they invoke the Geomatica software tools. This has significantly streamlined license maintenance efforts within the department, and provides simple access to new Geomatica 10.2 desktop software modules.

Geomatica is PCI Geomatics' advanced geo-imaging desktop software for remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, raster spatial analysis, map production, mosaicking and automated production workflows.

"NRCan’s Earth Sciences Sector, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and PCI Geomatics have sustained a strong technical and business relationship, and we look forward to continuing to provide their scientists with the best image processing software on the market," said Deborah Panagopoulos, Account Executive at PCI Geomatics.

"We are very satisfied with the technical support and management of the license server that we have received from PCI Geomatics," said Jean-Claude Deguise, Section Head, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing.

For additional information on the NRCan’s Earth Sciences Sector, visit ess.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php

For additional information on NRCan’s Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, please visit www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca

For more information on the latest features of Geomatica 10.2.1, please visit www.pcigeomatics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=4

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of hardware/software systems for geo-imaging solutions. Since 1982, we have specialized in remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, cartographic production, automated production systems, image management and on demand mapping solutions. PCI Geomatics’ advanced hardware/software systems address a wide variety of industry applications including the environment, agriculture, security and intelligence, aerospace & defense, and satellite receiving stations. We have the expertise and know-how to turn images into useful information.

For more information, visit www.pcigeomatics.com.

Press Contact
Alysia Vetter
Marketing Manager
Tel: 819-770-0022, Ext. 233
Fax: 819-770-0098
Email: vetter@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com