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Inside

Aida Opoku MensahSpecial Advisor, Post 2015Development Agenda, UNEconomic Commisssionfor Africa

Barbara RyanSecretariat Director, Group on Earth Observations

Bryn FosburghSector Vice-President, Executive Committee Member, Trimble Navigation

Derek ClarkeChief Director-Survey and Mapping & National Geospatial Information, Rural Development & Land Reform, South Africa

Kamal K SinghChairman and CEO,Rolta Group

Lisa CampbellVice President, Engineering & Infrastructure, Autodesk

Mark ReichardtPresident and CEO,Open Geospatial Consortium

Matthew OConnell CEO, Adhoc Holdings

Ramon Pastor Vice-President and General Manager, Large Format Printing Business, Hewlett-Packard

Stephen LawlerChief Technology Officer, Bing Maps, Microsoft

Dr Swarna Subba Rao Surveyor General of India

Vanessa Lawrence Director General and Chief Executive, Ordnance Survey, UK

Ed ParsonsGeospatial Technologist, Google

Dawn J. Wright Chief Scientist, Esri

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Greg BentleyCEO, Bentley Systems

Prof. Ian DowmanFirst Vice President,ISPRS

Dr. Hiroshi MurakamiDirector-General of Planning Department, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

Prof. Josef Strobl Chair, Department of Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg, Austria

Juergen DoldPresident Hexagon Geosystems

Mohd Al RajhiAsst Deputy Minister for Land & Surveying,Ministry of Municipal & Rural Affairs, Saudi Arabia

Dorine BurmanjeChair-Executive Board, Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster), The Netherlands

CHAIRMAN M P Narayanan

Publisher Sanjay Kumar

PublICAtIoNS teAMManaging editor Prof. Arup Dasgupta

editor building & energy Geoff Zeiss

editor Agriculture Mark Noort

editor Geospatial World Weekly (Hon) Dr. Hrishikesh Samant

executive editor bhanu Rekha

Deputy executive editor Anusuya Datta

Product Manager Harsha Vardhan Madiraju

Sub-editor Ridhima Kumar

Graphic Designer Debjyoti Mukherjee

Circulation Manager Amit Shahi

Geospatial World January 2014 / 5

45 Doing Business in BRICS Find out where the BRICS nations stand in World Banks Doing Business 2014 Report.

48 A framework for next-gen BRICSGet a sneak peek into the geospatial infrastructure of BRICS nations.

52 Grounded with GrowthThe BRICS have awakened to the need for effective land management; a more proactive PPP initiative will open up new avenues. By Prof Arup Dasgupta

62 Em(powering) the Growth EnginesDespite being early adopters of g-tech in the power sector, the BRICS still have a long way to go in developing smart grids. By Geoff Zeiss

70 Digging Deep to DevelopmentGeospatial technology is expanding the bottom line for mining companies in the BRICS countries. By Anusuya Datta

78 Smart Seeds for a Sustainable FutureThe new agricultural powers in terms of production, exports and imports, the BRICS are set to script new rules for tomorrows agriculture. By Mark Noort

86 BRICS BluebookA comprehensive list of geospatial companies in the BRICS.

January 2014 Vol 4 Issue 6

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10 The Men Behind the Glassdoor Find out who is the most popular CEO of geospatial companies as per Glassdoor rating.

16 Geospatial World Readers Survey 2013The survey reflects how top geospatial companies are perceived by key stakeholders across a spectrum of criteria.

96 Top Geospatial Conferences

106 Top Geospatial Media and Communications Conferences

Inside

Technology for TomorrowProducts that top companies are betting their money on in 2014.

20 DAT/EM Summit Evolution

21 FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D X 330

22 GE MAGIC1

23 HP Designjet T2500 eMFP

24 Leica Geosystems HawEye III

25 Microsoft UltraCam Osprey

26 RIEGL VUX-1

27 TomTom VIA-125

28 Topcon LN-100

29 Trimble V10 Imaging Rover

30 Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro

31 BAE SYSTEMS GXP WebView

32 Blue Marble Geographics Global .........Mapper LiDAR Module

33 Intergraph Geospatial 2014

34 Pitney Bowes Spectrum Spatial

35 Rolta GeoCAD

36 Esri Geotrigger Service

37 exactEarth exactAIS

38 MDA BlueHawk

39 Nokia HERE Maps

40 Safe Software FME Cloud

41 Astrium WorldDEM

42 Bentley Mobile Apps

DisclaimerGeospatial World does not necessarily subscribe to the views expressed in the publication. All views expressed in this issue are those of the contributors. Geospatial World is not responsible for any loss to anyone due to the information provided.

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From the Editors Desk

Prof Arup DasguptaManaging [email protected]

A fission of new ideas and fusion of solutions

Needed:

In the beginning there were the developed countries and the under-developed countries. But the term under-developed was politically incorrect; so it became developing countries and that was good. So good that in 2001, Jim ONeill of Goldman Sachs pointed out that four of the developing countries together

represented almost 3 billion people, covering 40 million sq km of land, with a combined nominal GDP of $16.039 trillion, and an estimated $4 trillion in combined foreign reserves and could become an economic force by 2027. These countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and later joined by South Africa, became the BRICS nations and have caught the worlds attention.

Significantly, these nations are rich in natural resources, both over and under ground. They are also rich in terms of human resources but their potential is not fully realised. The other drawbacks include govern-ance, which has failed to move with the times; corruption and a legacy of exploitation through colonisation or feudalism or both. The sleeping giant stirred in 2006 with a meeting of foreign ministers of BRIC and a formal summit in 2009. South Africa joined in 2010. BRICS nations decided to improve cooperation amongst themselves and get more involved in global affairs like improving the global economic situation, reforming financial institutions and moving to a more stable global reserve currency. They pledged $75 billion to the IMF conditional to the implementation of cer-tain reforms. A new development bank to rival the IMF and World Bank is on the cards.

Such bold moves have to be built on a sound economy. The BRICS nations are engaged in precisely that activity. What is of interest to the geospatial community is the universal acceptance of these technologies in three major areas agriculture, mining and urban planning. This acceptance is in terms of solutions, not pieces of hardware and software, and this is the challenge that the geospatial companies must face. The issues are better agriculture manage-ment, environmentally benign mining, sustainable urban agglomerations, better housing, better infrastructure, more efficient tax collection and lesser litiga-tions over property. We have seen many piecemeal initiatives in e-governance and g-governance sectors, innovative hardware and software, novel services, etc. Piecemeal efforts will not provide the solutions needed nor will ready to go shrink-wrapped packages. The need is for a holistic approach, which, in turn, requires collaboration between geospatial companies, professionals and domain experts in each field.

The goals have to be achieved through the PPP model. This calls for a better understanding of the governments goals by the industry and a better understanding by the decision makers of what the technology can offer. Innovation and thinking out of the box are prerequisites on both sides. Innovation cannot be restricted to products alone but in new ways to use existing products in conjunction with other devices and technolo-gies. It is not that such efforts have not been made.

A readers survey conducted by Geospatial World has brought out some interesting results which are available in this issue. Leading on innovation are Google and Esri, quite understandably. Google has created many disruptive products and services beginning with Google Earth which have demystified geospatial technology and made it available to the general public. Esri, as a first adopter of the then abstruse technology of geospatial computer graphics, has led the way in the evolution of GIS as a powerful spatial analysis and a versatile geovisualisation toolbox.

Our second feature, a Glassdoor rating of the leading CEOs, throws up some surprises as well. This is a view from the other side, that of the people working in the geospatial companies. Larry Page of Google expectedly leads the pack but Jack Dangermond comes in a distant 8th. In between are the CEOs of companies that did not score as high as Google and Esri in the readers survey. Perhaps the reason is the age of the workforce engaged in cutting-edge research and development. In a fast evolving field, the workforce has to be young, brash, risk takers who value a work environment that is fun, transparent and creative.

So we see a promising situation here. On the one hand, we have the BRICS nations with their plate of unique problems and on the other side, innovative companies led by charismatic CEOs. Will the two meet and create a fission of new ideas, products and services, and a fusion of solutions? We can look forward to interesting times in 2014. On this hopeful note, Geospatial World wishes you an exciting year ahead!

The need is for a holistic approach, which, in turn, requires collaboration between geospatial companies, professionals and domain experts in each field


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GlassdoorThe Men Behind theWho is the most popular CEO? Do you approve of the way your CEO is leading the company? This is what employees of leading geospatial companies had to say about their CEOs on Glassdoor*, the leading jobs and careers community.

The brain behind Google, Page assumed the role of CEO in 2011. What started off as the worlds largest search engine, has turned the world of mapping on its head. At the age of 40, Page and Google co-founder Sergey Brin feature in the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.

Why employees like him: The fun and casual working environment are a hit with young and dynamic people. Employees say the transparent and open culture, actively advocated by Page and Brin, encourages creativity. Google is also an excellent pay master.

OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF GooGle CEO lArry PAGE95%

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OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF Bentley CEO GrEG BEnTlEy91%

OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF Infotech CEO B.v.r. mOhAn rEDDy86%

Supporting Bentley Systems vision of building a sustainable infrastructure, Greg Bentley joined his four brothers at the company in 1991.

Why employees like him: The company under the aegis of Greg Bentley provides a flexible and good working environment. It has been rated as a good company for beginners and there is very little internal politics. Though the company gives creative freedom to its employees, some feel salary standard could be a little higher.

An entrepreneur and technologist, reddy established Infotech Enterprises in 1991. he is acknowledged as the pioneer of CAD/CAm in India. Through Infotech Enterprises, reddy established the Engineered in India brand by providing design engineering services to reputed global companies.

Why employees like him: The management under reddy provides a good work-personal life balance to employees.

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OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF autodesk CEO CArl BASS70

%

As President and CEO of Autodesk since 2006, Carl Bass has been credited with expanding the company beyond its core AutoCAD software through acquisitions and new products and transitioning from 2D to 3D model-based design.

Why employees like him: The man-agement under Bass provides a decent work-personal life balance. Employees get a chance to work on product development from scratch, hence get an opportunity to learn and grow.

OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF faro CEO JAy W. FrEElAnD 71%

As President and CEO of FArO Technologies since 2006, Freeland has guided the company to record highs in revenue, profitability and share price. Freeland is a firm believer of disrupting the market place with new technologies.

Why employees like him: The company provides good incentives and a learning environment. A great company for young and dynamic people, Freeland has been instrumental in promoting an open culture within FArO which further breeds a friendly environment.

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OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF faro CEO JAy W. FrEElAnD

OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF esrI CEO JACk DAnGErmOnD70

%

From an environmental research institute, Esri evolved as a global geospatial major today under Jack Dangermonds leadership and vision. As founder and CEO of Esri, Dangermonds vision stimulates the ongoing innovation of GIS technologies that enable insightful decisions.

Why employees like him: Esri has been rated very high in terms of job security and provides a perfect balance between work and personal life. A strict follower of customer-first policy, Dangermond advocates less hierarchy within the organisation which promotes greater creativity.

OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF trImBle CEO STEvEn W. BErGlunD70

%

Berglund took over as the CEO of Trimble in 1999 and has been instrumental in transforming the GPS-only company to pursue a wider range of technologies. under his leadership the companys revenues have grown in leaps and bounds reaching over $2.0 billion in 2012.

Why employees like him: The top management under Berglund has been ranked as approachable. Facilities like flexible timings, work-from-home options and numerous employee benefits promotes a employee-friendly and positive work culture.

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OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF rolta CEO kAmAl k. SInGh60

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OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF tomtom CEO hArOlD GODDIJn59

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A visionary in his own right, Singh founded rolta in 1982. The company pioneered CAD/ CAm/ GIS in India under his leadership.

Why employees like him: Employees say they are given creative freedom and are encouraged to open up with their seniors. however some feel remuneration and growth opportunities are not satisfactory.

Goddijn co-founded TomTom in 1991 and took over as the CEO in 2001. he has been instrumental in shifting companys focus from hardware business to software and content services.

Why employees like him: The company offers a thorough professional environment and good salary benefits to its employees. however employees also complain of lack of vision and multi-layer middle management.


OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF dIGItalGloBe CEO JEFFEry r. TArr50

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OF EmPlOyEES APPrOvE OF hexaGon CEO OlA rOlln50

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President and CEO of DigitalGlobe, Tarr, aims to build on past successes and create even more value for shareholders and customers. It was under his leadership that the historic merger of DigitalGlobe and GeoEye materialised.

Why employees like him: Tarr and his management provide a dynamic and learning environment. rated as a fine company for beginners, it provides wide exposure to its employees. however, despite competitive salary and capacity training, older employees complain of workload and lack of communication.

As President and CEO of hexagon AB since 2000, rolln is responsible for re-de-fining the company, both organically and through strategic acquisitions. hexagon has touched new heights under his aegis.

Why employees like him: A great working environment and good compensation work in favour of rollen and his management. hexagon has a good retention rate and the employees feel that its multiple offices and locations ensure a good exposure for them. however, employees feel the need for more support and guidance from the top management.

Most innovative company

Company with the most competitive pricing

HexagonGoogle, Esri Astrium, Autodesk, Rolta

Google

21.37%

Esri

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Hexagon

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Autodesk

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DigitalGlobe

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23.05% 19.3%Trimble15.6%

DigitalGlobe7.6% 2.7%

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Readers

The Readers Choice Survey reflects how top geospatial companies are perceived by key stakeholders across a broad spectrum of criteria. The survey aims at identifying and understanding the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in the geospatial technology industry. Respondents reflect a wide range of spectrum staffers across a variety of geospatial players, academia, user industries to plain geoenthusiasts.

Most customer-friendly company

14.92%

GoogleEsri

26.56%21.40%

12.02%

5.06%

HexagonTrimbleAutodesk

Astrium, Autodesk, Rolta

26.01%

25.45%

14.37%

12.2%

3.4%

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Esri

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Company with the most aggressive and creative leadership

The list of geospatial players chosen to feature on the survey: 1. Astrium2. Autodesk3. Bentley Systems4. DigitalGlobe5. Esri6. FARO Technologies7. Google8. Hexagon9. Infotech Enterprises10. Nokia-HERE11. PASCO12. Rolta13. TomTom14. Topcon-Sokkia15. Trimble

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HexagonTrimble

DigitalGlobe

25.77%25.18%

14.05% 12.35% 5.80%

Best company to w

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Company with the best global coverage

Hexagon12.57%

Google12%

Trimble8.86%

40.86%Esri

9.14%Autodesk

Google

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ri

23.13%

Hexagon16.89%

DigitalGlobe7%

Trimble11.6%

Company with the best training programme

Most transparent company in its business dealings

30.40%21.31%

11.93%7.39%

6.53%

EsriGoogleHexagonAutodesk

Trimble

Company with the most effective business communication

Esri

Google

Hexagon

DigitalGlobe

Trimble

20.70%18.10%

16.74%

8.38%

12.09%

Esri25.56%

Hexagon15.12%

Google12.21%

Trimble18.05%

Autodesk6.69%

Company with best post-sales service/support

Tech for Tomorrow/ Hardware


Digital Workstationfor processing 3D data

The Summit Evolution 3D digitisers from DAT/EM are affordable, user-friendly, Windows-based, best-in-class digital photogrammetric systems. The tools are pow-erful, for viewing, analysing, manipulating, and processing 3D geodata. There are three levels of Summit Evolution: Professional, Feature Collection and Lite. Projects may be created from virtually any source of stereo imagery, including aerial digital and scanned film, close range terrestrial, digital sensors, orthophoto, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), LiDAR, and satellite sources. Projects from third-party systems may be imported and brought into production as Summit projects. Projects not already regis-tered in three dimensions may use a pre-existing DTM in the Follow Terrain tool to direct movement of the Summit cursor. Similarly, the Elevate Layers tool can elevate 2D vectors to 3D. Terrain Visualizer gives real-time graphic feedback.

Project management: Summit Status Tracker and the Summit Project Viewer are two additional tools for man-aging data processing projects. Coordinate Conversion tools add capabilities for managing and transforming project coordinates. Drag-and-drop functionality makes building projects easy.

Image sources and orientations: In addition to manual and automatic interior and relative orientation support, it offers a set of tools for control measurement and processing pipelines for absolute orientations. It supports aero-trian-gulation results from all common orientation packages, such as Trimble/Inphos MATCH-AT. On-the-fly epipolar adjustments from non-frame sensors like Leica ADS40/80 Airborne sensor and earth-sensing satellites using rational polynomial coefficients make stereo project setup straight-forward for modern non-standard sensors. Any type of optical imagery is supported, and more are added as new sensors come online: Visual Intelligence Iris camera, Vi-sionMap A3, Microsoft UltraCam, satellites, even SAR and

Unique features

Digitises3DvectorsintoAutoCAD,MicroStation,orArcGISusingDAT/EMsCaptureinterface.

CompleteaccesstogeospatialdatabasesusingtheCaptureinterface.

TerrainProcessingToolswitharich,detailedsetofoperationsforthecollectionanddeploymentof3Dfeaturesandobjects.

Summit Evolution

Radargrammetry, Close Range projects, etc. Recent developments include tools for bathymetric correction of imagery.

Imagery: Due to the sensitivity of the production environment to image sizes and complexity, the tool supports a wide variety of image formats, including GeoTIFF and BigTIFF, ECW and MrSID, and other popular types. 64-bit applications virtually eliminate file-size limitations. On-the-fly image adjustments, including epipolarisation and histogram adjustment, maximise usability of the information contained in the imagery.

As you plan your business moves in 2014, get updated on some of the most promising products and services from top companies.


FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D X 330 is a high-speed 3D scan-ner with extra-long range measurement and can scan objects up to 330 metres away even in direct sunlight. With its integrat-ed GPS receiver, the laser scanner is able to correlate individual scans in post-processing, making it ideal for surveying-based applications. With its increased range of 330m, accuracy of 2mm and scan speed of up to 976,000 points per seconds and touchscreen, the FARO Focus3D X 330 considerably reduces the effort involved in measuring and post-processing. These advances in performance did not come at the expense of safety as the model is using a Class 1 eye safe laser. It has a high measurement speed and delivers extraordinary scan data quality at extended range with very low noise.

The 3D scan data can easily be imported into any commonly used software solutions for accident reconstruction, architecture,

Adding a New Dimension to 3D laser scanning

Unique features

Integratedsensorfeaturesincludecompass,altimeteranddualaxiscompensator.

Ultraportabledesignallowsforoperationwithoutexternaldevices.

Withasizeofonly24x20x10cm3,itisthesmallest3Dscannereverbuilt.

Photorealistic3Dcolourscansduetoanintegratedcolourcamerafeaturinganautomatic70megapixelsparallax-freecolouroverlay.

Itoffersextralong-range(330m)integratedGPSandthepossibilitytoperformscanningeveninbrightsunlight.

Focus3D X 330

civil engineering and construction, forensics, forestry, filming, gaming, heritage, tunnel and mining, shipping, process, power and piping and general surveying.

Data is stored on a SD card enabling easy and secure transfer to a PC for post processing in the FARO SCENE software.

Best suited for: Focus3D X 330 is ideal for 3D modelling of large-scale scenes and helps facility managers gener-ate as-built documentation of assets. Consulting engineers can reverse en-gineer CAD models for process, plant, design and maintenance while forensic scientists can obtain accurate accident and scene-of-crime recording. Survey-ors can use it for measured building surveys, elevations, plans and to create 3D models while building contrac-tors can model their structures as they evolve. The model supports architects in preserving our cultural heritage with 3D models of historic buildings.



Adding Magicto geospatial intelligence

Geospatial intelligence relies on the timely processing of large volumes of sensor data. For many applications, this means that the data can be acquired, stored, collated and delivered for processing on large workstations or even super computers far removed from the data source. However, there is a set of applications which require real-time (or near real-time) process-ing on mobile, often airborne, platforms and this implies a set of constraints which drives the need for a low size, weight and power (SWaP) solution based on high performance embedded computing (HPEC) components.

The MAGIC1 Rugged Display Computer from GE Intelligent Platforms is an example of such a low-SWaP system, combining the latest Intel Corei7 processors and NVIDIA GPUs in a true rugged system. Currently running with the 384-core NVIDIA EXK107 Kepler GPU, this year will see integration with the Intel 4th genera-tion Corei7 processor, further enhancing its processing capability.

How it works: The high speed interfaces can acquire data from multiple sensors, enabling the unit to run complex GEOINT algorithms, combining the real-time sensor data with databases stored in solid state memory to increase in-theatre loiter time while streaming actionable intelligence to a range of users within actionable time frames.

Unique features

CUDA-enabledcomputenode.Multiplevideostandards.Dualchanneloutput.Upto256GBsolidstatedisk. Baseplate,convectionorforcedaircooled.

The Intel and NVIDIA architecture scales to larger arrays of CPU and GPU for systems that can tolerate a larger size, weight and power envelope. The IPN251, for example, combines the Corei7 and NVIDIA Kepler GPU with MellanoxInfiniBand, further enhancing the bandwidth of the external interfaces and reducing the latency of data throughput, leveraging GPUDirect technology to eliminate unnecessary memory copies as data moves around the system.

Best suited for: GE Intelligent Platforms is actively working with NVIDIA on its GeoINT programme to ensure that customers who require the highest levels of performance on rugged mobile platforms can access the technology needed to succeed. Typi-cal applications for these rugged platforms fall into the categories of command, control, computing, communication & information (C4I), and intelli-gence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).

C4I applications include search and rescue (SAR) both maritime and land and situational awareness. ISR applications are often performing similar GEOINT data fusion and analysis tasks, but may have the added requirement to send the result-ing information to a ground station or other mobile platform via a low bandwidth data link.

Using modular open systems architectures (MOSA) based on the best of commercial technology, the GEOINT community can benefit

from mainstream investments while retaining all of the SWaP and ruggedisation features needed to deploy complex data processing algorithms in the harshest of environments. MAGIC1


Large format printing now gets faster & easier

Complex data analysis and clear communication is at the core of any geospatial project, be it photogrammetry, cartography, geodesy, earth obser-vation or positioning and surveying. HPs Designjet T2500 eMFP improves customer creativity by allow-ing users to manage and process this complex data. It is a large format multi-function printer which comes under the workgroup range of printers that cater to the geospatial sector. It enables large scale printing as well as processing with high speeds e.g. for GIS companies scanning large-format colour documents is one of the most effective ways to review and com-municate changes. However, large-format scanning is a time-consuming and complex process. This printer brings new customer-driven design features to a single, compact device that scans, prints and cop-ies to help highly mobile teams work together better and faster. The compact Web-connected HP Design-jet T2500 eMultifunction printer lets one instantly share and manage content and the integrated output stacking tray helps eliminate output clutter. The two rolls and scan and copy capabilities help to speed their workflow.

Having designed together with customers from around the world, the HP Designjet T2500 eMul-tifunction Printer has a 30% smaller footprint than its predecessor. The integrated output stacking tray delivers flat, collated prints, helping teams stay or-ganised between multiple projects. With two-roll, front media loading, customers can print projects that require different paper types and sizes without having to change the roll. Additionally, the print-ers Embedded Web Server (EWS) gives users add-

Unique features

Helpcutdowntime:Printmultiplejobsonavarietyofmediatypesandsizeswithtworollsandsmartswitching. Eliminatetheoutputclutter:Getflat,collatedprints,thankstotheintegratedoutputstackingtray. Speeduptheworkflow:Easilyscanande-mailsketchesandhandannotateddrawingsdirectlytothepartners. Instantlyshareandmanagecontent:Scantonetworkfolder,FTP,USBdrive,ordirectlytothecloud.

UseAppleorAndroidsmartphoneortablettoprintfromvirtuallyanywhere. PrintandscanwithoutdriversusingaUSBstickanddirectlyemailprojectstoyourDesignjetT2500eMFP.

HP Designjet T2500 eMFP

ed control, allowing them to submit files, manage job queues, track print jobs, accurately calculate the costs of each individual print, as well as create multiple destination folders within their network in order to manage scans in a secure manner. Users can also enable nesting, which will allow jobs to be printed side by side, thus enhancing productivity, minimising wastage and saving costs on media.



The Next Generationof airborne bathymetry

Highly accurate hydrographic surveys are of particular importance when it comes to monitoring and managing data of deep sea con-struction work, rivers or the effects of changing sea-levels, flooding, or coastal damage due to natural disasters. Leica Geosystems range of products like HawkEye III, CHIROPTERA and LiDAR Survey Studio represent the new genera-tion of state-of-the-art airborne bathymetry.

HawkEye III: It is a combined airborne bathymetric and topographic multi sensor LiDAR system. With its high resolution and accura-cy, HawkEye is the perfect tool for mapping, planning, maintaining and managing all national waters and coastal regions. It can do nautical charting of near shore and coastal zones and char-acterisation and mapping prior to infrastructure and constructional work.

The HawkEye III delivers full seafloor search. Point densities are easily configured by optimising survey altitude and airspeed. The survey parame-ters are easily adapted to the requirements of the survey and local water conditions.

CHIROPTERA: This airborne LiDAR system meets the highest demands for near-shore and coastal zone mapping. It is an integrated unit delivering harmonised land and sea data. With its high resolution and accuracy, it is the perfect tool for mapping, planning and managing the near-shore region. It can model sea level rise and global warming effects over time.

The CHIROPTERA delivers a point density of up to 1-2 points per square meter in the bathyme-tric channel and 10-30 points per square meter in the topography channel. The survey parameters are easily configured in the system settings and by selecting optimal flight levels and airspeed.

It is a cost-efficient sensor system for develop-ing harmonised land and sea geographic datasets. In addition, combined LiDAR data can be used

for simulation and studies of low-level land flooding and the effects of sea-level raise.

LiDAR Survey Studio: It is a state-of-the-art software tool for point-cloud generation and cleaning of raw LiDAR data acquired by the HawkEye and CHIROPTERA systems.

It provides an extensive software toolbox for processing of multiple missions and simultaneous review of data from all sensor channels. This allows review of the deep bathymetry, the shallow and the topographic LiDAR data, which at the same time including reviewing the image taken at the same location as the point cloud data.

Together, HawkEye III, CHIROPTERA and LiDAR Survey Studio represent the next generation of state-of-the-art airborne bathymetry.

HawkEye III, CHIROPTERA & LiDAR Survey Studio


A New Angleto digital photogrammetry

The Microsoft UltraCam Osprey digital photogrammetric camera system combines a high performing photogrammetric nadir camera with oblique capture capability, offering a more versatile dataset than other oblique systems in the market today.

The UltraCam Osprey incorporates several new and unique concepts with a clear emphasis on pro-fessional photogrammetry and collection productiv-ity. First, there is the metric nadir component which has been derived from the well-known UltraCam Lp camera. This nadir camera constitutes the geom-etry backbone of the UltraCam Osprey and enables traditional photogrammetric processing from an oblique aerial camera system. For example, Osprey images are compatible with the UltraMap software supporting the full workflow from aero-triangula-tion to dense surface modelling and ortho image creation. The ability to perform aerotriangulation (AT) and dense matching allows for the creation of high accuracy point clouds, DSM, DTM, DSMor-thos and DTMorthos (traditional orthos). Secondly, adding the six oblique camera heads makes the pixel harvest extremely productive. The wing cones are pointing in the four cardinal direction at 45 degree off-nadir. There are dual cones forwards and backwards, and single cones left and right.

Best suited for: The nadir camera collects five bands (PAN, RGB, NIR) with sub-pixel accu-racy and high dynamic range equivalent to other UltraCam cameras. This dataset can be used for most photogrammetric applications, such as cadas-tre, infrastructure planning, and DTM or DSM ortho generation. The combined oblique and nadir im-agery is appropriate for more kinds of applications than a standard oblique camera or a stand-alone photogrammetric camera. The resulting data is very useful for urban mapping and 3D city modelling.

UltraCam Osprey builds on the UltraCam Eagle technology, including advanced electronics to achieve an exceptional signal/noise ratio; solid state storage of 3.3TB; and a modular housing concept

that integrates all components into one unit. To achieve high flight efficiency, the UltraCam Osprey is designed so that the full swath width of the nadir cone (11,674 pixels) can be used, and oblique wing images overlap enough to generate oblique orthos. The 60 MP backward and forward wing images and the 32 MP left and right wing images, combined with a 2.2 second frame rate, ensure adequate coverage. The camera is also compatible with the Ultra-Nav direct georeferencing and flight management system.

Unique features

Weighslessthan75kg.Reducesfuelconsumptionandallowsforlongerflightmissions.

High-resolutionlensesandstate-of-theartCCDtechnology.

Advancedelectronicsforimprovedframerateandlessnoisewith72dBsignal-to-noiseratio.

ThirdgenerationofUltraCamarchitecture,everythingintegratedintoamodularsensorhead.

Thirdgenerationfilterswithcurvedcharacteristicstoflattenoutvignetting.

UltraCam Osprey



A New Survey-Gradeproductivity laser scanner for UAS

The RIEGL VUX-1 is a lightweight and compact laser scanner, meeting the challenges of emerging survey solutions by unmanned aerial system (UAS), gyrocopters and ultra-light aircraft, both in measurement performance and in system integration. With regard to the specific restrictions and flight characteristics of UAS, the RIEGL VUX-1 is designed to be mounted in any orientation. It is tailored for platforms with limited weight, space, and supply power for payloads. The entire dataset of an acquisition campaign is stored onto an inter-nal 360 GB SSD and/or provided as real-time line scan data via the integrated LAN-TCP/IP interface.

How it works: The RIEGL VUX-1 employs echo signal digitisation, online waveform processing, a measurement rate of up to 500 kHz and a fast scan speed with upto 200 scan/sec. The field of view is 300 degrees.

The RIEGL VUX-1 provides high-speed data acquisition using a narrow infrared laser beam and a fast line scanning mechanism. High-accuracy laser ranging is based on RIEGLs unique echo dig-

Unique features

RIEGLVUX-1isalightweightandcompactlaserscannerandcanbemountedonanyorientation.

Hasaninternal360GBSSDmemoryandprovidesreal-timelinescandataviatheintegratedLAN-TCP/IPinterface.

Itprovideshigh-speeddataacquisitionusinganarrowinfraredlaserbeamandafastlinescanningmechanism.

RIEGL VUX-1

itisation and online waveform processing, which enables achieving superior measure-ment results even under adverse atmospheric conditions, and the evaluation of multiple target echoes. The scanning mecha-nism is based on an extremely fast rotating mirror, which provides fully linear, unidirec-tional and parallel scan lines, resulting in excellent regular point pattern distribution.

Best suited for: With its high-resolution multi-target capability, the instrument is perfectly suited for agricultural and forestry applications, power

line, railway track or pipeline inspection, as well as surveying of urban environments, mapping of mines, or terrain and can-yon mapping, to name just a few possible applications.

Measurement results acquired with this new, fully survey-grade UAV airborne laser scanner are planned to be presented at AUVSI conference (May 12-15, Orlando, USA) and at FIG conference (June 16-21, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). RIEGL will provide insights on the employed technologies as well as integration and operation of the instrument. The results are analysed with respect to precision, resolution, and other application-related aspects like the provided point attributes.


For a Congestion-free driving experience

T he influx of cars on Indian roads, improved road infrastructure and connectivity has enhanced the driving experience in the country. To further boost this experience, TomTom offers the VIA Series Portable Navigation Devices which are loaded with features specifically catering to the Indian driving culture. These portable navigation devices enable a user to seamlessly navigate across cities without having to worry about the cost.

The TomTom VIA-125 is designed & localised for the Indian consumer, keeping in mind TomTom global standards. With the Landmark Navigation feature, drivers can search for the nearest landmark, whether a monument, park or an attraction in a simple way, and let their portable navigation device show them the route. The Map Share technology enables drivers to keep the TomTom map on their device up-to-date with immediate changes in their area. Dynamic road changes, such as changed speed limits, new street names, blocked roads and new traffic directions can be updated direct-ly on the device. Drivers then have the choice to share those road changes with TomTom and the broader Map Share community.

Furthermore, IQ Routing feature helps one to efficiently calculate routes. This innovative technology is based on actual average speed data, rather than permitted speed limits. Devices with IQ Routes plan a route by analysing all possible routes and then selecting the one that takes the least time

Special features

Hands-freecalling:Nowyoucanmakeandanswerphonecallssafelywhiledriving,makingyouincontrolandintouch.Accessentirephonebookandcallloginformation.

Landmarknavigation:TomTommapsfeatureallthemonuments,chowks,parksorattractionsoneneedstofind.Whereveryouneedtobe,searchforthenearestlandmark.

MapofIndia:Onecangetmoredetailedpointsofinterest.Itprovidescoverageofmorethan7300citiesandtownsacrossIndia.

Spokenstreetnames:Helpsonetogetturnbyturndirectionswithinstructionsinnavigationinover13localIndianlanguages(apartfromIndianEnglish).

Frequentdestinations:Youcanchooseiconsforyourmostfrequentdestinations(upto99)andaddyourowntext.Thismakesyournavigationexperiencetrulyyourownwitheveneasierandquickernavigationtotheplacesyougomostoften.

based on recent historical data. This results in a faster route, and saves money by significantly reducing travel time and fuel usage.

This intelligent routing technology is based on historical speed data collected anonymously from millions of TomTom users worldwide who voluntarily provide us with speed-data from their journeys.

TomTom VIA-125



Simple, One-Touch layout for building infrastructure

For 2014, Topcon has many exciting new instruments and solutions ready to start bridging the gap between the infrastructure needs of tomorrow and the abilities of today. But there is one product that will have an immediate impact on virtually every job site, especially as the requirements for Building Informa-tion Modeling (BIM) increases. Its the LN-100, the worlds first 3D positioning system designed specifically for construc-tion layout.

How it works:The LN-100, or Layout Navigator, introduces seamless inte-gration and flow of project data from the design to the field by providing a one-person layout solution. The unit pro-vides straightforward operation, removing the intimidation factor and reducing the learning curve in performing construction layout tasks.

The simple design and ease of op-eration for the LN-100 strips away the complexity associated with advanced surveying instruments for layout tasks. The workflow is simplified with the seamless integration of the LN-100 with Topcons MAGNET suite of software solutions. MAGNET Field Layout and Office Layout are specifically designed and configured to meet the needs of

construction layout and BIM applications. All thats required to begin operation is to place the LN-100 anywhere on a project site on a tripod, column or on the ground and press one button. The unit self-levels and an operator just has to turn on the wireless controller and get to work. With the wireless controller, an operator can call up simple point layout or CAD drawings anywhere on a site.The LN-100 is the newest of Topcons BIM solutions, which include the GLS-2000 laser scanner, and IS-310 imaging robotic station.

Best suited for: The system is ideal for construction layout tasks of all types. It utilises Topcons time-proven laser and robotic total station tech-nologies to provide a highly productive system that combines design and layout operations. The Topcon family of office software and controller solutions integrates seamlessly with a wide range of Autodesk BIM soft-ware and services. The LN-100 provides a unique and productive system to begin to literally transfer the digital design into a finished product.

Unique features

3Dlayouttool. One-personoperation. Simplesetupself-leveling. Wirelessoperation. Androidsmartphoneortabletfieldcontroller.

Easyone-buttonsetup.

LN-100


Trimbles V10 Imaging Rover is an integrated camera system that precisely captures 360 degree digital panoramic images for visual documentation and measurement. It enables professionals in a broad range of industries including sur-vey, GIS, engineering, and oil & gas to quickly capture rich, complete data of their surrounding environment. Together with Trimble Access field software on the Trimble Tablet Rugged PC and Trimble Business Center office software, the Trimble V10 is the complete geospatial solution.

Rapid data collection with push of a button The Trimble V10 featuring Trimble VISION technology allows one to capture a 60 MP panorama image with the simple push of a button. A total of 12 calibrated cameras seven panorama and five downward-looking provide complete site documentation that can be used to make photogrammetric measurements. This metric imaging functionality is ideal to perform work at sites where there are many features to collect, or where features are complex or difficult to capture. Field work that has traditionally taken hours for data collection can now be completed in just minutes.

Capture everything now, measure laterAvoid site rework and benefit from increased quality control and data validation by capturing data now and measuring later. From the field, the Trimble V10 Imaging Rover allows one to visually observe and capture the entire job site now and process in the office later. Back in the office, the enhanced photo point measurement functionality in Trimble Business Center can be used to measure and create points, lines, polygons and other im-aging components which can be used to prepare rich deliverables for GIS, engineering and survey applications. This system allows for the use of existing familiar workflows to create both traditional and new deliverables for your clients.

Seamless integration with GNSS, Total StationsThe Trimble V10 seamlessly integrates with the Trimble R10 GNSS receiver and Trimble robotic total stations, such as the Trimble VX spatial station. One can easily associate their collected images with positions to generate a highly accurate geospatial dataset or capture GNSS and total station data. With the existing data capture workflow in Trimble Access, one can add 360-degree panoramas to their dataset as needed for a complete integrated geospatial surveying solution.

Integrated Camera Systemfor rapid data collection

Unique features

12calibratedcamerascapture60MPpanoramaforfullsitevisualisation.

Rapiddatacollectionwithone-buttoncaptureofpanoramas.

Familiar,easy-to-useworkflowswithTrimbleAccessfieldsoftware.

SeamlessintegrationwiththeTrimbleR10GNSSreceiverorTrimbleVISIONtotalstations.

Trimble V10 Imaging Rover


Tech for Tomorrow/ Software

The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that an investment of $60 trillion in infrastructure is needed to maintain global GDP growth through 2030. This requirement is likely to be met with only $24 trillion in funding from the worlds leading economies. To close the gap in demand for infrastructure and available funding, a fundamentally new and better way to manage project complexity and drive down costs is urgently required. For this, Autodesk unveiled the Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro in August 2013.

It offers the latest 3D modelling, visualisation and cloud-based collaboration technologies and enhances building information modelling (BIM) workflows by providing desktop software and cloud-based capabilities that enable multi-discipline infrastructure project stakeholders in geographically dispersed offices to publish, store, collaborate and manage large models centrally in the cloud via desktop or mobile devices.

Best suited for: With its ability to import GIS data, satellite imagery and point clouds, Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro helps users to rapidly create proposals and 3D designs within the context of real site conditions.

To augment a BIM workflow for transportation civil engineers using Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro, the company also launched Autodesk Roadway Design for InfraWorks 360 Pro late last year. It is designed to advance BIM for infrastructure workflows by helping design professionals working on road and highway projects more effectively explore preliminary design options and optimise project performance. A combination of Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro with Autodesk Roadway Design for InfraWorks 360 Pro helps make it possible for road and highway projects of nearly unlimited scale and complexity to be designed and engineered in the context of the existing environment. Using the

Changing the Way infra projects are designed

Unique features

Moreefficientlybuildlargeinfrastructuremodelsfromexisting2DCAD,3Dmodel,GIS,andrasterdata.AlinkfordirectaccesstoWeoGeo.comportalcomestoacquirefreeorfor-purchasedata.

Modelinfrastructureobjectsmoreaccuratelyinthecontextoftheexistingenvironmentwitheasy-to-use,industry-specificfeatures.

Createcompellingsimulationsandvisualisationsthatpresentdesignalternativesmoreaccuratelyinthecontextoftheexistingenvironment.

Exploitthedatabehindthevisualisationtohelpdemon-strateanunparalleledunder-standingofprojectneeds.

Thepowerofthecloudcanbeusedforcomputationalintensiveaspectsofperformanceanalysisandsimulationforcomplexinfrastructureprojects.

Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro

data-rich model as the canvas in which to perform engineering task improves the design processes when working on small, medium and even the largest, city-scale projects. Users can reach a bigger audience, including technical and non-technical project stakehold-ers, to quickly and efficiently explore and communicate engineered design alternatives, all within a compelling 3D environment.

Autodesk InfraWorks 360 Pro is available via a quarterly or annual rental plan, making it ideal for firms to test-drive or use it for short-term project needs.


The entire Intelligence community requires the ability to rapidly add imagery into intelligence reporting and situational awareness products. BAE Systems Web-based ELT, GXP WebView provides a solution that can access, annotate, measure and disseminate the full range of GEOINT products.

GXP WebView is a server application with a browser-based inter-face developed using HTML5 technology. It is a component of GXP Xplorer which empowers all-source analysts to view, annotate, and publish products on their own, without the need for assistance from a geospatial imagery specialist. Supporting the Microsoft Windows platform, it utilises the open, extensible and scalable GXP Xplorer architecture and can be virtualised across multiple machines and administered remotely.

Satellite images today can easily approach file distribution limits. Downloading from a remote location could take hours or fail completely because of network interruptions. The GXP WebView Pixel Server leverages the capabilities of SOCET GXP, sharing the same underlying software components to stream data natively elimi-nating the need for full-product download or special software to start interacting with the pixels.

SOCET GXP loads data in its native format, which supports nearly 30 imagery formats; commercial formats such as JPEG2000, GeoTiff, NITF satellite imagery, and specialised commercial formats like CosmoSkyMed and SPOT imaging. The GXP legacy in photogrammetry yields an unmatched level of expertise in the implementation and support for rigorous sensor mod-els for both domestic and international platforms.

GXP WebView also offers several methods for navigating and viewing imagery as well as image manipula-tion once launched from GXP Xplorer. Specific menu panels display based on the type of action to perform such as zoom, and tooltips appear on mouse hover with menu button functions.

Traditionally, these actions are performed in a desktop application with dedicated processing power. However, with the GXP WebView Pixel Server and implementation of modern brows-er technology, these actions and other

An Intelligent imaging tool

Unique features

ItdisplaysgeospatiallyreferencedimageryinaWebbrowserinstantaneously,allowingforrapidvisualisation,analysis,andreportgeneration.

Itenablesuserstointeractwithfull-resolution,geospatiallyreferencedimagerywithinanintuitiveandenterprise-accessibleinterface.

Integratedwithacatalogue,search,anddiscoveryproductsuchasGXPXplorer,itprovidescapabilitiestoview,annotate,andpublishproductsfasterthanorder-basedexploitationworkflows.

Itintegratesthetechnologyofpho-togrammetricsoftwaredevelopmentandsupportscommercialandnationalimageryformats.

exploitation functions are performed directly in a Web browser.

GXP WebView



Over the past few years, the use of LiDAR data has taken center stage in the GIS software industry. Many software developers have stepped forward to provide high-end, overly expensive, yet incomplete solutions for GIS professionals who need to process this data into a deliverable format. Blue Marble Geographics Global Mapper LiDAR Module offers an inexpensive, powerful and easy-to-use alternative.

Originally developed in partnership with the United States Geological Survey, Global Mapper offers over 250 spatial data formats, geometry and attribute editing as well as advanced analysis and provides just the right level of GIS functionality to satisfy both GIS experts and mapping novices. With a starting price just over $400, it is a must-have for anyone who works with maps or spatial data.

How it works: Global Mappers optional LiDAR Module signifi-cantly enhances the LiDAR processing capability of the software. Providing support for point clouds with over a billion points, it offers a wide range of filtering, visualisation, modelling, editing, and export functions. Unlike some other applications, Global Mapper does not automatically filter or thin out the data for faster rendering. It gives the user the ability to decide if and how they want to decimate the

point cloud data.During the import process, the point cloud

can be optionally thinned to remove erroneous points,for customising the resolution or geograph-ic extent of the data. Filters can be applied to limit the display to specific point classifications or return types. After import, points can be manually reclassified to correct or update any errors or omissions in the collection operation. This proce-dure can be based on a manual selection process; a more systematic query or search; or on a cross-sectional profile view of the point cloud that can be used to easily isolate any elevated points that represent buildings or vegetation layers.

Point cloud visualisation may be adjusted to reflect various aspects of LiDAR data including return intensity, elevation, classification and RGB values, if present. The tool even offers an option to automatically assign the RGB from an underlying imagery layer to each point individ-ually. When rendered in the 3D window, this displays a visually realistic, rotatable model of buildings, trees, and any other extruded features.

For most users of LiDAR data, point cloud ma-nipulation is a means to an end with the ultimate goal being to generate a terrain or surface model. Global Mapper excels at this procedure and pro-vides many options for customising the parameters of the resulting 3D raster layer. The software also offers the opportunity to perform a wide variety of 3D data creation and analysis functions such as contour generation, flood analysis, terrain flatten-ing, and volume calculation.

For In-Depth point cloud processing

Unique features

FullyfunctionalLiDARanalysisandprocessingavailableatlessprice.

Incorporatesarangeofpowerfulterrainanalysisfunctions.

Freetechnicalsupport. SupportsallversionsofLAS,LAZandothercompressionformats.

Global Mapper LiDAR Module


Businesses require dynamic geospatial solutions for driving enhanced decision making. A key component of bringing this vision to life is fully integrating modern geospatial solutions that leverage the power of the cloud through mobility, analytics and big data management tools. As such, Intergraph Geospatial 2014 provides the most comprehensive portfolio of industry-leading technologies that support these new technology paradigms.

How it works: Through new customised analytics capabilities, users can leverage highly intuitive spatial modelling for creating powerful data analysis. The enhanced spatial modeler allows users to work with point clouds and other specialised operators. In addition, users can exchange Esri file geodatabase data across users geospatial enterprises.

Users can see, edit, validate and update their GIS from their mobile device in the field, in real time with Intergraph Mobile MapWorks. Intergraph Mobile Alert provides crowdsourced incident information to organisations such as governments and utilities.

The ERDAS ECW/JP2 SDK now supports Android, iOS and WinCE devices, enabling third-party developers to use Intergraphs data compres-sion technology to solve mobile problems.

Following are the products enhancements: IMAGINE Photogrammetry (formerly LPS): The functionality of

LPS and its optional modules have been repackaged into three new ERDAS IMAGINE add-on modules: IMAGINE Photogrammetry, IMAGINE AutoDTM and IMAGINE Terrain Editor. This simplifies purchasing decisions reducing choices from six to three products while maintaining configuration flexibility.

A One-Stop Solution for analytics, mobility & big data

ImageStation: It enables digital photogrammetry workflows. New features include enhanced capabilities to exploit data stores, big data management and ribbonising the interfaces of the GeoMedia add-on products.

ERDAS IMAGINE: It helps organisa-tions perform advanced remote sensing analysis and spatial modelling. Key new features are expanded sensor model and datum support, enhanced data display, improvements to the spatial modeler and new radiometric capabilities.

GeoMedia: This GIS management package enables users to realise the maximum value of their geospatial resources. New 2014 features include enhanced GeoMedia Smart Client and ERDAS APOLLO integration, EsriF-GDB support, management of extensive data stores and ribbon customisation.

GeoMedia WebMap: This fully scala-ble server solution allows organisations to create high-performance web appli-cations. Key new features are the ability to access and share Esri data across the geospatial enterprise and the in-depth exploration of data in 3D.

ERDAS APOLLO: This enables companies to catalogue, search, discover, process and disseminate massive volumes of data. New features are one catalogue for all data, enhanced cloud security, speed improvements to the OGC WMS, WMTS, ECWP and JPIP protocols, and the ability to create beautiful styles for imagery, point cloud and vector data.

Geospatial SDI: The interoperable and scalable spatial data infrastructure is de-signed for data providers. New enhance-ments include viewing data in 3D.

Geospatial Portal: Key new features are the discovery of ERDAS APOLLO vector and business data.

Intergraph Geospatial 2014



Benefits

Provideawell-definedsetoflocationfunctionalityproventosolverealbusinessproblems.

UsingopenstandardstoensureseamlessintegrationwithinexistingITandamongstnumerousapplications.

Enablingtherapiddeliveryoflocationcapabilitiestoanyapplicationusingstandards-basedwebservices.

DeliveringitscapabilitiesonpremiseoraproportionofthefunctionalityOnDemandorinahybridmode.

There are a number of trends that impact our customers and partners. One of the most signifi-cant is that consumers through their utilisation of services from Google, Bing, Apple and others, have incor-porated location services into many aspects of their everyday lives. This has greatly contributed to a trend referred to as the consumerisation of GIS, which because of its pervasive-ness increasingly requires non-GIS experts to build and support loca-tion-based applications and services.

Consider the ever growing sources of spatial datafor example, cellphones, tablets, laptops, location enabled devices, censor/trace data - the amount of location-enabled data has grown exponentially in terms of volume, variety, and velocity, which requires more flexibility and higher performing technologies. These trends and others increase the value of technologies like Pitney Bowes Spectrum Spatial. At Pitney Bowes, we have focused our product roadm-ap to better enable us to address the growing needs of national and multinational organisations that must rapidly build and centrally manage location-based services to fulfill the growing needs of their customers, citizens, and employees.

Spectrum Spatial is an enter-prise location intelligence platform designed to provide organisations with a suite of broadly applicable lo-cation capabilities spatial analysis, geoprocessing, routing, geocoding, and mapping.These capabilities can be combined with a wide range of Spectrums data management capa-

Achieving and Delivering more through location awareness

bilities and our extensive data catalogue to solve a diverse variety of business problems.

It provides organisations with a way to centrally manage and deliver a powerful array of the most frequently requested location services, and apply those services across departments and applications. Using standards-based or OGC certified web services technologies, Spectrum Spatial delivers precise and reusable functionality in a scalable, high-performance package that does not require GIS expertise.

It enables organisations to deploy location services for Web or mobile applications to support business users and consumers. It supplies location services to multiple, disparate applications from a centrally managed platform and deploys one or more location-enriched applications across multiple geog-raphies. It also integrates location capabilities across multiple departments or into multiple existing business applications.

Spectrum Spatial


Rolta GeoCAD

Rolta GeoCAD is an advanced CAD based public safety solution for police, fire, and other emergency response agencies to provide better emergency services. This solution provides seamless integration with GIS maps allowing emergency response agencies to record, locate and respond to distress calls from within a geospatially-enabled environment. This solution empowers responding agencies by providing mission critical information and situational awareness through an intuitive common operating picture. It leverages the strengths and capabilities of desktop, Web and mobile technolo-gies to seamlessly integrate the command centre with the necessary response forces.

It significantly improves quality and response time for emergency events. The solution has resulted in improved emergency recovery by analysing events in spatial environment. It has also enabled automated call taking and recording and supports automatic number identification and automatic location identification of the caller. The Hot Call feature ensures effective handling of critical calls and reduces the response time.

The solution is also available for emergency medical services (EMS). GeoCAD EMS is a command & control center application utilising automated vehicle location and CAD technologies with additional communications sup-port to address the emergency and non-emergency requirements. It provides a real-time situation awareness picture on a geospatial platform with call taking

Effective and Efficientemergency response management

capability through various com-munication methods. This service provides timely treatment to the pa-tient at the incident site and ensures efficient data sharing to hospitals for necessary arrangement.

Product componentsRolta GeoCAD Desktop: It provides advanced call taking, dispatching and supervision capabilities for emergen-cy response management.

Rolta GeoCAD Web: It enables the users to view the complete event information and response vehicles in

their current geographical position over the Web. It also provides dash-boards and enhanced management reporting software suite.

Rolta GeoCAD Mobile: This software is deployed on Mobile

Data Terminals (MDTs) handheld devices associated with the respond-ing units and personnel. It provides access to detailed information regarding the assigned events to the responding units including shortest path computation. The responders can also update the control centre about the progress of the event as well as send live photographs from the event location thereby enabling better coordination between the re-sponding units and control centre.

Rolta GeoCAD Resource Manager: It allows the administrative features/configuration of vehicles, operators, shift details, vehicle resources, ve-hicles equipment, event types, event priorities, modems etc.


Tech for Tomorrow/ Services

Now, developers can easily create location-aware apps for iPhone and Android without compromising battery life with the help of Esris Geotrigger Service. The cloud-hosted geofencing platform sends push notifications to a remote server when a device enters or exits an area. Developers working on location-based apps can now receive real-time location tracking, geofencing, and messaging tools. At present only beta version of the service is available. The beta Geotrigger Service is available at no cost and feedback from developers will be used to shape the official release in 2014.

The Geotrigger Service allows apps built on the Esri location platform to quickly gather business intelligence such as where people are and when the app is used. Developers can also design apps that send messages to users when they arrive at or leave areas defined by a geofence.

push notifications into the service, and begin testing their location-aware apps.

The Geotrigger Service pro-vides a new level of functionality to apps. The apps can now easily send messages to users when they arrive at or leave areas you define with a geofence. And, quickly gather business intelligence such as where people are and what time it is when the app is used.

The service can send messages to devices or notify the server so that one can implement custom actions when triggers are fired. One can use the Geotrigger API to programmat-ically create a collection of triggers based on existing data sets, or allow users to create their own triggers.

Location-Aware Apps for iPhone and Android

Who can use Geotrigger?

Retail&Loyalty:Engagecustomerswithpersonalisedcontentanddealsthemomenttheyenterastore.

RealEstate:Sendmessagestoprospectivehomebuyerswhentheirsearchcriterionmatchesahomenearby.

EnergyManagement:Useyourlocationtoautomaticallymanagepowerconsumption.

Tourism:Bringpublicattractionstolifebyinformingtouristsofinterestinglocationsastheyexploreyourcity.

PublicAlerts:Notifycitizensabouteventssuchasroadclosuresorcivicemergenciesbasedonpastlocations.

How it works: An invisible area drawn on a map is set to have an action or message associated with it. When your mobile device crosses into the trigger zone the Geotrigger Service sends a location-based message to that device, or even notifies your server for custom events.

The Geotrigger Service runs in the cloud. That means one has to just add the Geotrigger SDK to their application, set up push notifications, and associate their client ID with the service. Finally, define their geofences,

R

Geotrigger Service


Transforming Marineintelligence with exactAIS

The worlds water network is getting busier by the day. Knowing the exact location of ships travelling in water at any given time and where they are headed to is one of the most challenging questions to answer with certain-ty. This critical situational awareness the who, where and when on the water is what exactEarths exactAIS information provides. An information anchor for the marine environment, it receives and delivers near-real time global AIS messages to customers via a secure internet link, providing an unparalleled, global view of the recognised maritime picture at any given time, for any given area of ocean.

To transform Satellite AIS data into an integral and actionable beacon of marine intelligence, exactEarth created exactAIS Ge-ospatial Web Services (GWS), a customisable, on-demand data distribution model that allows users to easily access and integrate near-real time (NRT) ship information into existing OGC compliant geospatial platforms such as Esri and Google Earth.

How it works: GWS synthesises and transforms text-based AIS messages into spatial-ready, ship-centric information. Functioning like a vessel information drive-through, users can access the GWS through their existing geospa-tial platform, choose specific datasets on offer,

such as the latest vessel information, historical track information, or ship density maps, and the service then delivers the files for immediate consumption.

While Satellite AIS (S-AIS) data provides ship details like po-sition, course and speed, GWS stands out in its ability to combine the near-real time, individual messages received for a vessel and automatically convert them into a geospatial, vessel-centric model of individual ship movements over time. Those visual and tempo-ral tracks can then be viewed on a map or retrieved on demand.

With GWS, the maritime picture becomes even brighter as it allows customers to access data on-demand, enabling them to pull out the information they want, when they want it. GWS give users the chance to experience exactAIS data on their own terms they pilot the vessel data and eliminate the need to understand or deal with the complexities of S-AIS messages because they transform them into easy-to-digest, vessel-centric data.

Customers need only their own geospatial platform to access and retrieve data through the GWS exactEarth hosts the data on its own dedicated server.

Unique features

OGC-certifieddeliveryofmaritimeves-selinformation,derivedfromthelatestAISmessages.

AbilitytoseamlesslyintegrateexactAISwithexistinggeospatialplatformswithlittletonotimeoreffort.

Providestheabilitytocreatecustomdataviewsusingfilters.

On-demanddata,whichmeansgetwhatyouwant,whenyouwantit,andonlypayforwhatyouget.

exactAIS



With water covering about 70% of the planet, maritime domain awareness is one of the most important activities undertaken by national and international agencies. Traditionally, maritime security agen-cies relied on surveillance aircraft, ships following patrol patterns and coastal radar to search for suspicious vessels and activities. Oflate a myr-iad of additional data is available, creating additional big data challenges. Maritime environment is vast and complex, and with the massive amount of legal maritime traffic finding a threat is very difficult.

To help address these challenges, MDA has developed MDA BlueHawk, a multi-sensor, unclassified maritime domain awareness and threat detection solution that provides navies, coast guards, customs, law enforcement, and fisheries with immediate access to broad-area maritime surveillance across their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and global areas of interest. Fusing space-based radar, automatic identification sys-tem (AIS)data, vessel registries, and other maritime information, MDA BlueHawk delivers the information and tools to help customers detect potential threats. It provides for the detection of non-reporting dark vessels, validation of reporting vessels, and identification of oil slicks, weather, and other events. It provides ocean and coastal coverage through the fusion of data from multi-sensor, space-based satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR), satellite and terrestrial AIS, vessel registry data and other contextual data.

Benefits: It offers national and international maritime agencies an efficient, cost-effective way to improve overall maritime domain awareness. It better utilises existing assets with queued dispatch, leverages all-weather broad-area maritime surveil-lance, identifies potential threats close or far from the shore and allows one to share information with other team members, agencies, or governments.

It can be delivered as an online hosted solution, a customer-managed implementation or a data feed into an existing end-user system. Through MDA BlueHawkOnline, MDA is supporting a national Navy with their maritime domain aware-ness activities. In one case, the Area of Interest for

the programme was initially confined to an area of 1 million km2 over the Pacific Ocean, and then was expanded to cover the countrys entire EEZ. The customer is exploring a second phase of the programme, and is looking to develop

a business case to acquire a maritime-optimised RADARSAT-2 ground station to improve the timeliness of their response.

For Global Maritimedomain awareness

Unique features

UnclassifiedmaritimedomainawarenessWebportal.

Detectionofnon-reportingdarkvessels,includingobservedvesselsizeandheading.

Identificationofself-reportingvesselswithverificationbysatelliteradar.

Coastalandopenwatercoverage(coastalandsatellitesensors).

Automaticallygeneratedalertsbasedonsuspiciousbehaviour.

Historicalandpredictedvesseltracks. Vesselregistrydata(e.g.IHSFairplay). Oilslickdetection. Maritimeweatherinformation. Availableasanonlineservice,system,ordirectdatafeedintocustomersystems.

MDA BlueHawk


new version of Drive+ brings lots of new traffic features. One can get real-time traffic info, which provides very precise arrival times. One can also check the entire traffic overview on a map.

Another new feature is the list of turn-by-turn directions for a particular route. This way, one can explore the route they are about to take and get familiar with it. HERE products provide more than just a map: they help one in driving from point A to point B. It gives the driver a new generation of location products to help them make sense of the world around them.

Driver safety is also a big concern in todays world. By delivering the correct and freshest map at the right time, HERE traffic minimises dis-

tractions. HERE has distinguished itself as the clear leader in this space; it powers four out of five cars with in-dash location content that can be extended to include dynamic services such as weather, traffic and local search.

Easing traffic globally Globally, HERE traffic covers 34 countries with real time traffic and 71 countries with Traffic Patterns. It covers top 30 cities in India, out of which there is 100% coverage in top 5 cities. Additionally, it has an All-India Highway coverage. These

patterns are built using billions of probe points collected over last few years, which are updated twice a year.

Location-based services are becoming integral for travellers today. People from Web enterprises as well as the car and mobile industry are constantly developing complementary loca-tion-based services and other offerings to make the journey smooth. Nokia is helping people not only to effectively navigate their worlds, but also to discover new adventures along the way with the help of its set of location-based apps like HERE Maps, HERE Drive+, HERE Transit, HERE Traffic, HERE Venue Maps etc.

Smoother navigationWhile planning a journey, its always a good idea to check the traffic and road conditions. HERE not only shows the route, it can also highlight any traffic, planned road closures or inci-dent problems. The real-time traffic updates delivers detailed information about traffic speeds on motorways, main and sec-ondary roads to enable more accurate estimated arrival times.

HEREs real-time traffic service is available free of cost to any smartphone that has Symbian and Microsofts Windows OS. Users just need to pay the data services charges to telecom service providers.

A new update for the HERE Drive+ navigation suite was introduced recently. It adds real-time traffic information, a route overview list with turn-by-turn directions and more. The

Enjoy a Smooth Ride with real-time updates

Unique features

TrafficPatterns:Providesaveragespeedsbytimeofdayanddayofweek.

Real-TimeTraffic:Providesreal-timespeedsfortrafficenabledroads.

HERE Maps



Cloud computing is said to be the way of the future. With the beta release of the worlds only location-aware iPaaS (inte-gration Platform as a Service), FME Cloud, organisations can now leverage the cloud for application integration.

GIS, IT, data and business analysts alike will appreciate FME Clouds application connections for integrating information from 300-plus systems, including cloud data, Web services, SaaS, on-premise systems, databases, social, mobile and spatial data. Regardless of where information is created, managed, or stored, it can be made available to those who need it, using FME Cloud.

Best suited for: FME Cloud ensures organisations leverage the power of location alongside their existing data. It provides intelli-gence to decision makers based on solid business logic that answers the question where. It enables users to perform location-based analytics, create location outputs for use in other applications, or combine location information with other data and Web services.

As an integration platform, FME Cloud moves data where it is needed so that answers can be discovered in the systems that make sense for each end user. The results can also be moved to and displayed in any mapping tool or service, presenting the facts to decision makers in a way thats easy to read and understand.

FME Cloud users do not rely on developers to transform infor-

mation. They control everything themselves using FMEs simple, graphical user interface. Tools for integration, scheduling, automation, and notifications provide true set-it-and-forget-it peace of mind. It does not just move information from point A to point B but enables users to control how the information is moved between systems, adding value along the way.

FME Cloud provides its integration technology in a cutting-edge deployment model iPaaS (inte-gration Platform as a Service). By providing FME

technology through a cloud service, organisations can start their opera-tions in less than 10 minutes, with no hardware or server infrastructure to buy and manage, or external departments to coordinate with.

Based on Amazon Web Servic-es (AWS), FME Cloud provides infrastructure that businesses can rely on with automated backups, high availability, dedicated tenancy, and enterprise-ready security.

A true cloud solution, FME Cloud offers pay-as-you-go option and scalability to ensure that organisations can access the capac-

ity they need, when they need it, making everything from the smallest prototype to the largest enterprise project cost-efficient.

The Worlds First location-aware iPaaS

Unique features

FMECloudensuresthatorganisationscanleveragethepoweroflocationalongsidetheirexistingdata.

Itenablesuserstoperformlocation-basedanalytics,createlocationoutputsforuseinotherapplications,orcombinelocationinformationwithotherdataandWebservices.

FMECloudofferspay-as-you-gooptionandscalability.

FME Cloud


The WorldDEM is a global elevation dataset of unprecedented quality, accuracy, and coverage and will be launched this year for the Earths entire land surface - pole to pole. The accuracy of the WorldDEM provided by Astri-um Services will surpass that of any satellite-based global elevation model available today.

The worldwide homogeneous acqui-sition guarantees a global DEM with no break lines at regional or national borders and no heterogeneities caused by differing measurement procedures or data collection campaigns staggered in time.

The high-resolution radar satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X started the synchronous data acquisition in Decem-ber 2010 and completed the first coverage of the Earths entire landmass within 13 months. Following the first part of the acquisition campaign, the two satellites are continuing with the second coverage, which again requires approximately one year for completion.

More complex terrain areas are covered with a third and fourth acquisi-tion campaign to ensure the quality and accuracy of the final product.

Astrium Services will refine the raw DEM in additional processing steps according to customer requirements, e.g. editing of water surfaces. In case of additional customer requests, individual solutions can be designed by the compa-ny, tailored to the respective application.

Best suited for: It is suitable for custom-ers from both private and public indus-tries. Applications are manifold, ranging from improved base data for orthorecti-fication processes and national mapping, through a more targeted preparation of

of unprecedented qualityGlobal Coverage

Unique features

Verticalaccuracyof2m(relative)/10m(absolute). 12mx12mraster. Globalhomogeneity. Highgeometricprecisionofthesensorsmakegroundcontrolinformationredundant.

WorldDEM

defence and security related missions all the way to improved management of oil and gas fields, aviation and infrastructure applications. Initially three core WorldDEM products will be available:DSM Basic: The basic Digital Surface Model includes the heights of all natural and man-made objects. It is an ideal elevation foundation for sup-porting a wide range of geospatial applications and services. DSM Hydro: This hydro-enforced Digital Surface Model includes water body features derived from radar imagery. It provides a solution for a broad range of applications, like water body identification and flood modelling.DTM: The Digital Terrain Model represents bare earth elevation with all vegetation and man-made objects removed. It provides detailed terrain information for even the most remote and difficult areas.

Tech for Tomorrow/ Data


Tech for Tomorrow/Apps

Increasing Productivityvia mobile apps

When working in the field, it is important that personnel are able to view and analyse the most current infrastructure data. Bentleys mobile apps bring that information to field crews fingertips, whether they leverage that data in construction, maintenance, surveying, inspection, or emergency response processes.

Bentley Map Mobile: First released in July 2013, it enables publishing of Bentley Map models on tablets. It increases information mobility between departments working from the office and in the field. It also empowers non-GIS specialists, such as installation and maintenance, construction and engineering field technicians, and field inspectors, to have continuous access to the up-to-date geospatial information.

While the first release supported Android-based tablets, Bentley is about to release a new version which will have iOS support. A new and improved version of this mobile app will also be released during the first half of 2014, including the ability for field personnel to mark up the infrastructure information in the field.

Navigator Mobile: Released in March 2013, it enables workers in the field to navigate 3D architecture, engineering and construction models using i-mod-els, as well as to view relevant object information to identify and resolve con-flicts. In 2014, the app will have mark-up functionality, so that closed-loop mark up workflows from the field are synchronised back to the data source and available for immediate action. Al-ready available for iOS-based devices, it will also offer Android support.

Unique features

Providesaccurateandup-to-dateassetinformationwhichenablesfieldworkerstomakebetterdecisions.

Increasesworkersafetybyprovidinginformationonad-jacentutilitiesthatmighthaveanimpactontheworktheyarecompleting.

Increasestheretu

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