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GeoMatters, PCI Geomatics Newsflash, April 2000
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GeoMatters, PCI Geomatics Newsflash
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Welcome to GeoMatters - The PCI Geomatics newsletter! GeoMatters is a new
bi-monthly email service that provides our customers, resellers and business
partners with the latest 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! We are continuously looking for ideas,
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from you!
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In this Issue
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- PCI Geomatics Solutions: A New Product and Services Line-up
- PCI Geomatica Previewed at Geomatics 2000 Montreal and GIS 2000 Toronto
- PAMAP(tm) Version 5.2b Released
- "Unlocking the Potential for Landsat 7 Data"
- "Creating Standards Is the Most Significant Thing"
- Image Lock Data Fusion (ILDF) Upgrade Available for Download
- OrthoEngine 7.0 Support for Space Imaging IKONOS Data
- Dr. Robert Moses continues to co-chair the Minister's National Advisory
Board on Earth Sciences
- Request a FREE demo software evaluation!
- Visit us at one of the Year 2000 Conferences and Tradeshows
- E-Mail Preference
- Showcase Your Work!
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PCI Geomatics Solutions: A New Product and Services Line-up
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Over the past two years, PCI Geomatics has been developing new products and
service approaches that will offer the geomatics world a stronger and much
more competitive product line with a new level of customer alliance.
PCI Geomatics offers a new software solution: PCI Geomatica. This new and
soon to be released software is a complete geomatics solution which provides
affordable software, production systems, services, component software, and
more. We have assembled our strongest products into an integrated package
and will be offering it with the latest in viewer technology.
Read more about PCI Geomatica at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/news/pcigeomatica.html.
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PCI Geomatica Previewed at Geomatics 2000 Montreal and GIS 2000 Toronto
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PCI Geomatica the new and soon to be released complete geomatics software
solution was an enormous success at both the Geomatics 2000 Montreal, Quebec
and GIS 2000 Toronto, Ontario conferences. Our booths were constantly
buzzing with visitors interested in finding out more about the newest,
highly customizable, complete one-stop geomatics software solution to hit
the market!
To celebrate its debut, PCI Geomatics representatives treated visitors at
each conference to a live PCI Geomatica demonstration, showing off its
features publicly at a trade show for the very first time. It was unanimous
that this product offered just what the industry is looking for.
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PAMAP(tm) Version 5.2b Released
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PAMAP GIS version 5.2b is the latest release of our full-featured GIS
software, which combines an easy-to-use interface, with increased
interactivity and dynamic links to many industry-standard external databases
for efficient storage of attribute data. PAMAP GIS 5.2b also features PCI
Geomatics' revolutionary GeoGateway technology, which supports over 50
different raster and vector data types facilitating easy exchange of spatial
and attribute data. Now you can take advantage of greatly increased
processing speed and ease of use, while using all the features of your
favourite PC database!
We've created new web pages designed to provide detailed information on
PAMAP GIS 5.2b new features and functionality. The site also contains great
sample imagery!
Visit: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/product_ind/prpamap.html.
Read the full press release at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/pressnews/2000pamap5.2b.html.
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"Unlocking the Potential for Landsat 7 Data" by Dr. Philip Cheng, Dr.
Thierry Toutin, and Dr. Victor Tom - EOM February 2000
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"...I enjoyed your article in the February EOM. As Landsat 7 Program Manager
for the USGS, I hope (and believe) that the Landsat 7 data policy (cost of
reproduction, no redistribution restrictions, etc.) will spawn new
applications and innovation throughout the remote sensing business,
including research such as yours, proliferation of operational applications
throughout the business, and growth of the value-added industry. Thanks
again for making the utility of Landsat 7 more visible."
R.J. Thompson
Landsat 7 Program Manager
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
Read Earth Observation Magazine's (EOM) "Unlocking the Potential for Landsat
7 Data" article co-written by PCI Geomatics Senior Software Engineer, Dr.
Philip Cheng at: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/news/eompg1.htm.
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"Creating Standards Is the Most Significant Thing"- Interview with Richard
Nasmith, Director of International Sales, PCI Geomatics, GIM International
Magazine, March 2000
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GIM International Magazine conducted an interview with Richard Nasmith, PCI
Geomatics' Director of International Sales. In his interview, Mr. Nasmith
discusses his background, the rationale behind the recent restructuring of
PCI Geomatics, PCI Geomatica - the new and soon to be released complete
geomatics software solution and much more.
Read his personal interview in the March 2000 Issue of GIM International
Pages 6-9.
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Image Lock Data Fusion (IDLF) Upgrade Now Available for Download
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Update to ILDF for Landsat 7 now available for download on IRIX 6.5, Solaris
2.6, Linux 5, Windows 95/98/NT and OSF 4 systems.
The upgrade is available to any ILDF customers currently under full or
update maintenance agreements. Features of the upgrade include:
- Runs six times faster and uses one fifth of the temporary disk space
required by the previous version.
- Automatically sets georeferencing of panchromatic and multispectral data.
- Improves output detail levels.
- Reduces appearance of anomalies along boundaries of high tonal contrast.
To obtain this upgrade, please contact your customer support representative by:
Email: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 1-877-746-4724
Or visit our website at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/support/customer_report.html
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OrthoEngine 7.0 Support for Space Imaging IKONOS Data
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Space Imaging distributes IKONOS data in different levels. The lowest
accuracy is the Geo product, which has 50m positional accuracy. It has not
been corrected for terrain displacement. This product is already
geometrically corrected, and therefore cannot be used for further
orthorectification or DEM extraction. OrthoEngine can be used for
mosaicking this data. Optionally, GCPs can be added, and a polynomial or
thin-plate spline model can be employed to improve the accuracy of the
imagery.
Read how OrthoEngine 7.0 supports IKONOS data at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/support/FAQ_oe.html#IKONOS.
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Dr. Robert Moses continues to co-chair the Minister's National Advisory
Board on Earth Sciences
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PCI Geomatics is proud to announce that Dr. Robert Moses, President and CEO
of PCI Geomatics, has been invited to continue to co-chair the Minister's
National Advisory Board on Earth Sciences and retain his membership on the
Council of S & T Advisors and Advisory Council on S & T.
Natural Resources Canada looks to the Board for authoritative advice on the
programs, priorities and strategic plans of the Geological Survey of Canada
and of Geomatics Canada. As an active member of these councils, Dr. Robert
Moses will continue to lead the Geomatics discussions offering advice and
guidance.
Dr. Moses looks forward to participating in this role for a further two years.
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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:
http://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 overlays 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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Visit us at one of the Year 2000 Conferences and Tradeshows. We'll be
exhibiting this May at:
*URISA 2000 ~ Toronto, ON ~ May 3 ~ BOOTH # 9
*ASPRS 2000 ~ Washington, DC ~ May 22-26 ~ BOOTH #'s 327 & 425
A complete schedule is available at:
http://www.pcigeomatics.com/news/tradeshows.html. Come by for a visit!
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Showcase Your Work!
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Do you have an application that you would like showcased in our next
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