Want to know who's going to be exhibiting at this year's GITA event. Here's a quick guide to the exhibitors along with links to more information and the skinny on what to expect from a visit to their booth.
ESRI - Check out http http://www.esri.com/events/gita/index.html to learn more about ESRI's presence at this year's GITA. ESRI president Jack Dangermond will be speaking Wednesday 8:00-8:45 a.m. He will discuss what the future holds for GIS; why GIS is critical to society; and technology advances.
Layton Graphics will be showing off MAP2PDF
Xplore Technologies will be showing off their ruggedized notebooks and wireless solutions.
National Geographic will be promoting their professional mapping solutions including TOPO!Xport Pro, TOPO!Field Pro, and TOPO!Fire Pro.
Data Enhancement Services, "DES," is a GIS data and mapping company from B.C that specializes in GIS vector data conflation/merging data. They will be discussing their solutions at booth 235.
LizardTech, Booth 822 will be providing visitors with a first hand look at GeoExpress 5.0 with MrSID.
IDEAL (Booth 740) will be showing off the benefits of the IDEAL/Contex Scanners - Scan, Georeference, and convert your raster data to vector.
Telcordia will be on hand to discuss their "elementive approach" - Telcordia line of Elementive OSS products can be discussed at their hospitality suite.
Safe Software will be showing off their Spatial ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) solutions at booth #423
RAMTeCH’s GeoSpatial services cover the entire scope of any GIS implementation, from Requirements & Feasibility studies to System Maintenance & Updation. Learn more at booth 721
GE Energy will be showing off the new Hardenware Field Data Collection & management system at booth 441.
James W Sewell - GITA Board Member and Sewall Vice President Brent A. Jones, PE, PLS, will participate in two presentations on critical infrastructure protection, one a Knowledge Immersion seminar, with David DiSera (EMA, Inc.), J. Peter Gomez (Xcel Energy), and Robert Samborski (GITA), and the other an educational session. The crew at booth 109 will be celebrating the company's 125th year in business!
Hitachi Software Global Technology will be raffling off a plasma TV this year so make sure you stop by Booth #615 ... while your there check out whaat Any*GIS is all about!
FYI, here's news of a very cool EDU contest sponsored by Google. They are looking for teachers that are interested in Ancient Rome. Seeking input from teachers to develop some exciting curriculum for use within Google Earth
(Nov. 20, 2008/Harrisburg, Pa.) GeoDecisions, an award-winning leader in the information technology industry that specializes in geospatial solutions, celebrated the annual geographic information system (GIS) Day on Nov. 19, 2008, with a series of presentations and events throughout the country.
Coalville, Leicestershire - Bluesky has launched a brand new online map shop that offers a unique range of mapping, aerial photography and other aerial survey data available online at the touch of a button.
Featured Events
GITA's First Annual GIS for Oil & Gas Conference - The GIS for Oil & Gas Calgary Conference will build on the momentum from GITA’s GIS for Oil & Gas Conference held in Houston, Texas, every September. Nov. 6-7, 2008, Calgary Marriott Hotel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Join 8,000 geographers, GIS specialists, and environmental scientists for the latest in research, policy, and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience during the AAG Annual Meeting in Las Vegas to be held March 22-27, 2009.