Wednesday, October 20, 2010

PCI Geomatics Continues to Extend Its Reach into Africa and the Middle East

Richmond Hill, Ontario – October 20, 2010: PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of software and systems for geo-imaging solutions, announces its plan to undertake a business development mission to Africa and the Middle East to meet, train, and interact with local partners and customers and to participate in a key industry event.

PCI Geomatics will begin its mission at the 8th International Remote Sensing Conference (AARSE) in Addis Ababa on October 25-29. PCI will take part in the conference alongside their new reseller, GEOMARK, to raise awareness of PCI products and technology and how it can assist in solving some of the region’s geospatial challenges. This is one of the largest African geo-intelligence events and brings together over 600 participants from over 40 countries.

“We are happy to be a part the PCI reseller network and are excited that PCI will be joining us at the AARSE event”, said Zelalem Getahun of GEOMARK. “There are pressing geospatial issues facing Africa such as disaster risk reduction and marine and coastal management, and it is important for the market to be aware that PCI technology can be used successfully in these areas.”

Following the AARSE event, PCI Geomatics will participate in a local reseller meeting on November 1-2 being hosted by GISTEC, PCI’s Master Distributor for the Middle East. This meeting will allow PCI to meet with GISTEC resellers and to present their latest updates and product offerings, such as GeoImaging Tools for ArcGIS®.

“Our African and Middle Eastern partners and customers are of high priority for PCI Geomatics”, said Anne Skinner, Global Channel Manager at PCI Geomatics. “PCI has been a key player in the African and Middle Eastern GIS forestry, mapping, and education markets for years and it is vital that we continue to take an active role in ensuring that partners are given the latest information and timely training and support.”

PCI Geomatics’ latest offerings including: GeoImaging Tools for ArcGIS, a suite of tools for processing and analyzing imagery in the GIS; GeoImaging Accelerator, a high-performance system with accelerated GPU-based performance; and GeoConference, a real-time interactive geospatial conferencing system.

About GEOMARK
GEOMARK Systems, an ISO9001:2008 certified company, is a pioneer in the Ethiopian market providing a full range of IT-based geospatial solutions and services. GEOMARK’s services include: GIS Application Development, Spatial Data Integration, Aerial Photography, Supply and Processing of Satellite Imagery, Topographic Mapping, Image Mapping, Digital Terrain Modeling, and 2D & 3D Data Capturing. In addition to providing these services to the Ethiopian market, GEOMARK is an established outsourcing service provider in the areas of 2D & 3D data capturing, Data conversion, Aerial and Satellite image processing, and GIS enabled application development and integration. For more information about GEOMARK, visit: www.geomarksystems.com

About GISTEC
GISTEC is a professional GIS services company specializing in the development of intelligent, enterprise-wide geospatial solutions for clients in a variety of disciplines and industries. Apart from offering leading GIS software from ESRI, we also support Geocortex Web GIS solutions from Latitude Geographics, utility GIS solutions from AED-SICAD, ETL software from Safe Software, telecom GIS products from Telcordia and 3-GIS, and remote sensing and image processing solutions from PCI Geomatics. GISTEC does not just sell these software products, but develops solutions to meet the unique business requirements of its customers. For more information about GISTEC, visit www.gistec.com

About PCI Geomatics
PCI Geomatics is a world-leading developer of software and 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 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
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Press Contact
Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
M: 613-878-6295
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

PCI Geomatics Welcomes the German GeoConsultants Group (3G) to the PCI Reseller Network

Richmond Hill, Ontario – October 6, 2010: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, is happy to announce the appointment of The German GeoConsultants Group (3G) as a local reseller for PCI’s Geomatica® and GeoConference® family of products for the Libya and Tunisia regions.

3G joins over forty other PCI Reseller Partners responsible for the distribution of PCI Desktop and Solutions technology across the globe. “Our resellers are the foundation of PCI’s global success and we are proud to welcome 3G to the Reseller Network”, said Anne Skinner, Global Channel Manager at PCI Geomatics. “3G’s experience and industry contacts will help to expand PCI’s presence into Libya and Tunisia and ensure that PCI products, training, and support are readily available to this growing market”.

“We see PCI as a logical and essential part of our services portfolio” says Stefan Oeldenberger of 3G. “We are involved with many government agencies and private companies in Libya and Tunisia and believe that PCI Geomatics technology will provide great value and important image processing capabilities to our clients”.

Geomatica is a broad and flexible suite of geospatial tools assisting in the processing and analyzing of spatial data. With an emphasis on automation and full raster and vector integration, Geomatica is interoperable with other geospatial tools. GeoConference provides an interactive environment and common workspace for users to share data and ideas and to exchange geospatial information in real time. Since everyone is looking at the same geo-referenced map, geospatial intelligence can effectively and easily be integrated into various decision-making processes.

To learn more about Geomatica, visit: www.pcigeomatics.com/geomatica
To learn more about GeoConference, visit: www.pcigeomatics.com/geoconference

About 3G
The German GeoConsultants Group (3G) was established in 2009 as a partnership of several international and local consulting companies and service offices. 3G is the main distributor for RapidEye AG in Libya and Tunisia. 3G provides geospatial consulting services, surveying, satellite and aerial imaging services, GIS implementation, and training to customers in Libya and Tunisia.
For more information about 3G, visit: www.3g-consult.de

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and 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 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


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Press ContactKevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
F: 819-770-0098
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Monday, October 4, 2010

PCI Geomatics Announces the Release of GXL Aerial

Richmond Hill, Ontario – October 4th, 2010: PCI Geomatics will announce the launch of its GeoImaging Accelerator Aerial (GXL-A) software at the Intergeo 2010 Conference this October 5-7 in Cologne, Germany. This follows an earlier announcement in March when Microsoft’s Photogrammetry division, Vexcel Imaging GmbH, agreed to partner with PCI to produce an image processing system specifically for Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam aerial cameras and UltraMap photogrammetric software.

GXL-A is a best of breed offering and completes Vexcel’s UltraMap workflow product line with the addition of high-speed orthorectification and mosaicking capabilities. Using PCI’s multi CPU/GPU distributed processing architecture, aerial image producers will realize significant improvement in production throughput and reduced costs. The product will be offered as a standalone deskside or single-node rack system. It is fully upgradable to multiple node architectures and can be integrated into existing IT configurations for existing airphoto producers.

“The GXL-A system is producing blazingly fast results. We’re seeing project times drop from weeks to days—and from days to hours.” said David Piekny, Solutions Product Manager at PCI Geomatics. “This technology is truly a game changer.”

“We are very excited about the results that we are seeing and the work that PCI has put into extending our UltraMap offering,” said Alexander Wiechert, Business Director of Microsoft and Managing Director for Vexcel Imaging GmbH. “We have no doubt that our clients will appreciate having a streamlined, continuous workflow”.

For more information on GXL, visit: www.pcigeomatics.com/gxl.

About Vexcel Imaging, GmbH

Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006, Vexcel Imaging GmbH brings more than two decades of photogrammetry expertise to Microsoft’s Bing Maps business unit and is at the heart of the burgeoning Microsoft photogrammetry business. The company’s offerings include its series of UltraCam large- and medium-format digital aerial mapping cameras and related software tools such as the UltraMap 2.1 workflow software.For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/ultracam


About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and 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 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


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Press Contact
Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
F: 819-770-0098
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com