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GeoMatters, PCI Geomatics Newsflash, January 2000
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GeoMatters, PCI Geomatics Newsflash
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Welcome to the first edition of the new PCI Geomatics newsletter - GeoMatters!
GeoMatters is a new bi-monthly email service designed to provide our customers,
resellers and business partners with timely information on what's new and
exciting at PCI Geomatics. It's your link to learning about our new product
developments, upcoming events, sales promotions, industry updates and much
more.
We hope you enjoy our newsletter! Please do not hesitate to forward any
comments, questions, and suggestions you may have. As always, we appreciate
hearing from you!
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In this Issue
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- PAMAP(tm) Version 5.2b Released
- EASI/PACE(r) and OrthoEngine(r) Support IRIX 6.5X platform
- PCI Geomatics Software Supports Oracle8i Spatial
- PCI Geomatics Announces Supports for Landsat 7 Satellite Data
- PCI Geomatics CHEST Agreement covering sites in the United Kingdom, Ireland
and The Netherlands
- New Customer Service Staff in Europe
- Visit our New OrthoEngine Website!
- Request a FREE demo software evaluation!
- Year 2000 Training Schedules Now Available!
- Visit us at one of the Year 2000 Conferences and Tradeshows. Schedule Now
Available.
- PCI Geomatics' EASI/PACE(r) software used to create the Mexico Landsat Map
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PAMAP(tm) Version 5.2b Released
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PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce the release of PAMAP GIS 5.2b, a fully
integrated raster and vector GIS software package. New features include:
support for the Modified Transverse Mercator (MTM) projection, the option to
Import / Export ESRI Shape polygons, as well as the added functionality to add
symbols to a point index. The software is available for immediate use on
Windows 95/98/NT platforms.
"The latest release of our full-featured GIS software combines an easy-to-use
interface, with strong links to many industry-standard external databases in
order to give our users an efficient storage of attribute data and increased
processing speed," comments Dr. Robert Moses, President and CEO of PCI
Geomatics.
Read the full press release at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pressnews/2000pamap5.2b.html
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EASI/PACE(r) and OrthoEngine(r) Support IRIX 6.5X platform
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PCI Geomatics' is pleased to announce that our core EASI/PACE and OrthoEngine
product lines support the IRIX 6.5X platform, which is Y2K compliant. Previous
versions of our software were developed and compiled on IRIX 6.2.
The updated files are now available on our ftp site. For EASI/PACE(r), please
link to: ftp://ftp.pcigeomatics.com/pub/v63_fixes/pciirix/irix65
For OrthoEngine:
ftp://ftp.pcigeomatics.com/pub/orthoeng_fixes/airphoto_edition/v63/pciirx65
ftp://ftp.pcigeomatics.com/pub/orthoeng_fixes/satellite_edition/v63/pciirx65
Detailed instructions are provided in the readme.txt file. The links are in
the form of self-extracting tar files. These can be downloaded and licensed to
meet your company's Y2K compliance requirements. Visit:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/support/irix6.5.html for installation instructions.
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PCI Geomatics Software Supports Oracle8i Spatial
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PCI Geomatics announces support for Oracle8i(r) Spatial within the full suite
of the PCI Geomatics product line.
Oracle8i Spatial is the leading technology for spatial data management.
Designed specifically as an Internet development and deployment platform,
Oracle8i technology is a high performance and multi-threaded platform for
serving up distributed databases in multi-user environments. This technology
will become a major part of PCI Geomatics' enterprise-wide data warehousing
solutions. Oracle8i Spatial now allows users and application developers to
seamlessly integrate their vector and raster data into enterprise applications,
while fully leveraging the scalability, reliability, and performance of the
Oracle8i Internet Platform. This makes Oracle8i Spatial the natural choice for
PCI Geomatics software support.
Read the full press release at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pressnews/1999oracle.html
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PCI Geomatics Supports Landsat7 Satellite Data
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PCI Geomatics announces that it now supports data acquired from the LandSat 7
satellite within the OrthoEngine(r) version 6.3 (digital photogrammetry )
software suite and ImageWorks(r) version 6.3, a component of PCI Geomatics'
EASI/PACE(r) remote sensing software program. Landsat 7 support is currently
available on PC, Sun Solaris, and SGI operating systems.
"The addition of LandSat 7 data to our group of supported sensors and formats
is an excellent example of PCI Geomatics commitment to providing our users with
the most current technology in the marketplace," comments Mr. David Stanley,
Executive Vice-President of Research and Development.
Read the full press release at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pressnews/1999landsat7.html
We've also created new web pages designed to provide detailed information on
PCI Geomatics Support for Landsat 7 Satellite Data. The site is full of great
images displaying landsat 7 data!
Visit: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/landsat7/landsat7sup.html
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PCI Geomatics CHEST Agreement covering sites in the United Kingdom, Ireland and
The Netherlands
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PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with
CHEST to supply the UK Higher and Further Education community and Research
Councils with its suite of remote sensing (EASI/PACE(r)), digital
photogrammetry (OrthoEngine(r)), Spatial Analysis (SPANS(r)) and Cartographic
(ACE(r)) editing programs. The Opportunity to acquire PCI Geomatics software
is available for a period of five years from September 1999.
For more details about this special offer visit:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/news/chest.html
To find out more about the PCI Geomatics CHEST agreement or to place an order
visit: www.chest.ac.uk/software/pci/index.html
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New Customer Service Staff in Europe
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PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce the placement of a Customer Service
Representative in the PCI-ILWIS B.V. office, Enschede, The Netherlands. This
placement reaffirms our commitment to providing exceptional local service and
support to current and future European customers.
In February 1998, PCI Geomatics and ITC have established and began operating
the PCI-ILWIS Netherlands B.V. for the distribution of geomatics software
solutions and training worldwide. PCI Geomatics jointly funds and operates
PCI-ILWIS Netherlands B.V. with ITC, giving PCI Geomatics sales and marketing
rights to ILWIS software. In addition, the partnership facilitates ILWIS
software development, marketing and scientific exchanges with related
organizations around the world.
Mr. Sean Borman will assist with all customer service related inquiries from
this new office location, in cooperation with ITC staff. Holding a degree in
Environmental Studies, Mr. Borman joined PCI Geomatics Richmond Hill, Ontario
headquarters in 1998.
He may be contacted via email: borman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Visit our New OrthoEngine Website
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PCI Geomatics announces the launch of its enhanced OrthoEngine web site:
www.orthoengine.com The new site provides detailed product information and
step by step workflow examples of Orthoretification, Mosaicking, Digital
Elevation Model Extraction and 3D feature extraction.
Coming Soon: OrthoEngine Version 7.0! PCI Geomatics will soon be releasing
OrthoEngine Version 7.0. This release will include improvements to OrthoEngine
functionality, new features, and support for new sensor models. Improvements
include:
* Support for LANDSAT 7 ETM+
* New RADARSAT Specific Model
* New Rational Functions Model
* New Mosaicking Tools
* New Automatic Interior Orientation
* New G2G Support
* New Wildcard Import
* New MrSid Support
Visit: http://www.orthoengine.com/oev7.0.htm for complete details!
Keep track of OrthoEngine News and special offers by frequently visiting our
"What's new" site located at: http://www.orthoengine.com/whatsnew.htm
See real world applications of OrthoEngine orthorectification, mosaicking and
DEM extraction! We will be showcasing real-world projects from our customers
and resellers. Are you working on an exciting project or new application that
might be of interest to others? Let us know! Visit:
http://www.orthoengine.com/showcase.htm
Do you have a great new idea for OrthoEngine? Would you like to recommend an
improvement? Email your thoughts to orthoengine_ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx We
would love to hear your suggestions!
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Request a FREE demo evaluation cd for ACE(r), FLY!(r) and/or OrthoEngine(r)
software!
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ACE:
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ACE(r) is a professional cartographic software package that is a natural
extension to all GIS, remote sensing and CAD systems. It is designed to
create, edit and print high quality output maps. ACE is a multi-platform
product that is fast, flexible and easy-to-use.
To request a free evaluation copy of our ACE 3.1 software, complete and submit
the form located at: www.pcigeomatics.com/freeware/ace_eval_form.html
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FLY:
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Take your image data to a new dimension using PCI Geomatics' FLY! software.
FLY! is a powerful terrain visualization tool which drapes imagery over DEM
data to create 3-D perspectives scenes in near real-time. An intuitive point
and click user interface enables you to control flight speed, direction,
elevation and perspective parameters interactively during flight. New features
allow for GIS vector overlay and fogging to simulate adverse weather
conditions. Unlike other packages, FLY! does not require special hardware to
operate yet generates near real-time fly throughs, and uses satellite or
airborne imagery to create the most realistic landscapes.
To request a free evaluation copy of our FLY! software, complete and submit the
form located at: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/freeware/fly_eval_form.html
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OrthoEngine:
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The OrthoEngine version 6.3 demo software includes imagery and tutorials that
guide you through the following processes:
- Orthorectify aerial photographs
- Orthorectify SPOT imagery
- Mosaic SPOT imagery
- Generate digital elevation models from stereo RADARSAT imagery; and
- Perform 3-D viewing and feature extraction operations
- Generate Digital Elevation Models from stereo airphotos
- Display overlapping stereoscopic imagery on a second monitor
To request a free evaluation copy of our OrthoEngine 6.3 software, complete and
submit the form located at: http://www.orthoengine.com/demos/demorequest.html
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Year 2000 Training Schedules Now Available
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The PCI Geomatics Education Center is your learning partner. Our instructors
provide you with the knowledge you need in order to take the guesswork out of
your analysis and to allow for smoother and more efficient project management.
With courses ranging from general theory to specific software operation and
custom application development, we provide a full spectrum of hands-on
instruction to the Geomatics community.
Find out more about the training courses available to you. Visit:
www.pcigeomatics.com/education/schedALL.html
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Visit us at one of the Year 2000 Conferences and Tradeshows. A complete
schedule is now available at: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/news/tradeshows.html
Come by for a visit!
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PCI Geomatics' EASI/PACE(r) software used to create the Mexico Landsat Map
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The people at Pacific Geomatics Ltd. of Surrey, B.C. have prepared a Mexico
Landsat map using PCI Geomatics' EASI/PACE software. It is a brilliant mosaic
of 105 Landsat TM images, rendered using bands 5, 4, and 3 as red, green, and
blue respectively. Over the last decade Mexico has received worldwide
attention for geologic exploration. The Mexico Index Map presents Landsat
imagery to the explorationist as a geographic resource, rather than a picture
defined by satellite scene coordinates. For more details and to view the map
visit: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/news/mexico_map.html
Do you have an application that you would like showcased in our next GeoMatters
issue? Contact Deborah Ferazzutti ferazzutti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to have your
project displayed!
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