PCI Geomatics - Committed to Image-Centric Excellence
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March 2007
In this issue...
  • PCI Geomatics in India
  • Your PCI Sales Representative
  • Release of ProSDK and ProPacks 1.1
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Come visit us

  • Greetings!

    2007 is a monumental year as PCI Geomatics celebrates 25 years of geospatial excellence. We look forward to many more exciting years bringing you quality products and services as well as remaining at the forefront of the geomatics community!

    On now! Reduced prices on training sessions held at PCI headquarters. Join us at our facilities in Richmond Hill (Toronto area) or Gatineau (Ottawa area) and let our expert trainers instruct you on the latest PCI software. Not able to travel to our offices? No problem! Let our trainers come to you. Call today for a no obligation quote 1-877-746-4724.

    New! Online Discussion Forum .
    Join the new PCI Geomatics forum where users of our software exchange ideas and tips from people all over the world on how to complete and accomplish their work. Sign up today – it’s absolutely free!

    Don’t forget to join us for our free monthly webinars. Check back to our website regularly for new topics and hosts. Coming in April – Spatial Analysis.

    We hope you saw us in January at Map World Forum in India or in February at the Lidar Mapping Forum in Baltimore. Two successful shows in a series of tradeshows for 2007. See our full event listing for a show near you.

    PCI is committed to geomatics research and development and was pleased to donate our premiere software suite Geomatica to the University of Guelph. To read more click here.

    Coming soon! How have you been using PCI technology? Tell us in our “PCI Applications Contest”. Details posted on our website shortly.


    PCI Geomatics in India

    In January, PCI hosted a series of events in New Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad to showcase the success of the first phase of the Agricultural Geocapacity Network (AGCN) project.




    In partnership with the Punjab Remote Sensing Center, PAU, Info-Electronic Systems (Montreal and New Delhi) and CIDA Inc, the AGCN phase I project provides a proof of concept that illustrates how information on crop yields and trend analysis can be automatically generated and delivered to scientists, government officials and the general public via a simple web browser.

    While in India, PCI joined Premier Dalton McGuinty at a Government of Ontario trade mission focusing on India’s dynamic economic growth. To read more about PCI in India, click here.




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    Your PCI Sales Representative

    We’ve updated our sales structure with new assignments and new positions to better support you in 2007.

    *We have created a new position on the International Sales team dedicated to Support and Update sales. Sandra Gabrielson in cooperation with our Reseller Managers is responsible for administering and maintaining our Support and Update contracts.
    Phone: (905)-764-0614 ext 2250
    Fax: (905) 764-9604
    Email: gabrielson@pcigeomatics.com

    *Iain MacInnes continues in his role as Account Executive for Eastern Europe and Africa / Middle East and will also be managing the day-to-day requirements of our Partners in India.
    Phone: +44 (0)131 338 6991
    Fax: +44 (0)131 338 6778
    Email: macinnes@pcigeomatics.com


    *John Roos as Account Executive for Latin America and South East Asia now also oversees the Eastern United States in his Sales region.
    Phone: (819) 770-0022 Ext. 221
    US Phone: 1-866-307-0313
    Fax: (819) 770-0098
    Email: roos@pcigeomatics.com

    *Steven Corr is Account Executive for his Sales regions of Western Canada and Western USA.
    Phone: (905) 764-0614 Ext. 2219
    Fax: (905) 764-9604
    Email: corr@pcigeomatics.com



    *Account Management for the Solutions Group is David Piekny.
    Ph: 905-764-0614 ext 2273
    Fax: (905) 764-9604
    Email: piekny@pcigeomatics.com




    *Account Management for the Solutions Group is Clay Atcheson.
    Ph: 250-382-5800 ext 245
    Email: atcheson@pcigeomatics.com





    *Handling Educational Sales in North America is Mimay Mallillin.
    Phone: (905) 764-0614 Ext. 2216
    Fax: (905) 764-9604
    Email: mallillin@pcigeomatics.com



    If you have any questions or require further information – please contact us, we’d love to hear from you.

    Release of ProSDK and ProPacks 1.1

    PCI Geomatics has expanded our geospatial processing capabilities with the release of a new version of the ProPacks collection and the PCI Professional Software Development Kit (ProSDK), used for building highly automated and customized workflow solutions. A ProPack is a set of software components that address a particular application area, such as orthorectificaton or mosaicking and extends the capabilities of the ProSDK. These components are called PCI Pluggable Functions (PPFs) and they represent PCI Geomatics’ core technology. Customized geospatial procedures can be programmed with the ProSDK and ProPacks using the Python, C++ or Java programming languages. Both Windows and Linux editions of the ProSDK and ProPacks are available.

    Click here for further information on ProSDK or ProPacks.

    Tips and Tricks

    Efficient Automatic Mosaicking using the Desktop Production Engine.

    Unsure what color balancing, image normalization and cutline parameters will produce the most pleasing results with your imagery?

    Why not test many different color balancing options at the same time using Geomatica’s Desktop Production Engine (DPE +) with Modeler.

    DPE + allows you to automatically test numerous parameter sets in batch mode, increasing productivity and producing better end products.

    For more information please contact sales@pcigeomatics.com

    Come visit us

    Look for the PCI booth and our friendly and knowledgeable staff at a show near you:

    If you are presenting or have published a paper referencing PCI software, we would like to hear about it! Please email Alysia Vetter with the details to receive a limited edition PCI Geomatics prize.

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