PCI Geomatics to Release 32 bit Version of Flagship Geomatica Software Suite

Geomatica 2012 enables geospatial professionals to solve real-world problems faster and more cost-effectively.

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—December 21, 2011: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, today announced that it will be releasing a 32 bit version of Geomatica 2012 in Q1, 2012. Geomatica 2012 is the latest version of the company’s complete and integrated desktop image processing software featuring tools for remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, geospatial analysis, map production, mosaicking and more.

“Some of our customers have not yet completed their migration to 64 bit operating systems, and we feel it is important to ensure 32-bit users can benefit from new capability available in Geomatica 2012,” said Peter Hazlett, Product Manager at PCI. “Geomatica 2012 provides leading edge automation, performance and innovation, leveraging the power of multi-core, multi-processor desktop systems to complete image processing tasks in record time.”

Usability improvements such as on-the-fly image enhancements and drag-and-drop file handling combine with new functionalities such as Optical and Coherent Change Detection to make Geomatica 2012 the most advanced Geomatica software release to date.

“This is an exciting release for PCI Geomatics and its customers,” said Terry Moloney, President and CEO at PCI. “This latest version improves upon our world-leading orthorectification algorithms, adds the features and functions the industry needs, and increases performance across the board”.

For more information on Geomatica 2012, please visit www.pcigeomatics.com/geomatica.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems to process aerial and satellite imagery. The company provides integrated Esri imagery workflows, standalone image processing capability, and large volume processing throughput; giving customers the ability to produce high quality ortho-mosaic products for any project. Find out more at www.pcigeomatics.com.

Press Contact

Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics

Highlights in Geomatica 2012

Change Detection:

• SAR - Coherent Change Detection – Developed through contracts with the Canadian Government, the PCI CCD functionality is second to none, allowing users to detect and analyse changes extracted from a user-specified test and reference SAR image pair.
• Automated Change Detection – Change detection algorithms that can be applied to any imagery in your stack to identify not only the change, but the magnitude of the changes.

Data Pre-processing:

• Manual Mosaicking – Upgrades allow users to manually visualize their mosaic prior to actually running the process. Masking, color balancing, and cutline editing have been greatly improved
• Physical Modeling – Orthorectification of ADS40/ADS80 level 1 images now uses a physical sensor model, giving greater accuracy to the results of this process. Also available in this version is the ability to stitch multiple raster components into a single file for ease of processing.
• TPS Mosaic Improvement Tool – A new project type in OrthoEngine help users improve mosaics and avoid DEM overlap issues.
• Automated Processing - Automated GCP collection uses a using a new methodology for Image to Image matching.

Online Data Provider Support

In addition to online services such as Google and ESRI. Users will now be able to access Bing imagery as a backdrop in Geomatica Focus, and also as a potential GCP source or elevation dataset in OrthoEngine workflows.

Format/Sensor Support

PCI Geomatics is proud to be consistently first-to-market with new format and sensor support. In Geomatica 2012, adds support for the following:

New Sensors

• PALSAR support – The ERSDAC variety of this sensor is now supported for use in the SAR Polarimetry Workstation functions.
• KompSat – The DIMAP variety of this sensor is now supported.

Image Database

• PostGreSQL

New Formats

• ESRI Geodatabase support
• Pyramid file support for ENVI and Erdas image formats

Data Visualization

• Geomatica Focus is now Open-MP enabled, which will revolutionize the performance of every day tasks like the loading, paning and zooming of imagery.
• “On-the-fly” automatic image enhancements. As one roams around large volumes of data, the visual appearance will update to reveal the most information.
• Enhance all images tool – Geomatica Focus now allows users to enhance multiple images in a single click.
• Geomatica Focus now includes the ability to visualize ground control points (GCPs) collected in the orthorectification process.

Geomatica 2012 Service Pack 1 Released

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—December 13, 2011: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, announces it has released its Geomatica 2012 Service Pack 1.

This release contains maintenance fixes and includes all updates delivered since Geomatica 2012. The update is available for both Windows and Linux based operating systems.

It is recommended that customers using Geomatica 2012 download and install this service pack at their earliest convenience to ensure the highest-quality experience when working with the software. The service pack can be accessed by visiting the updates page at www.pcigeomatics.com/updates.

Customers who have any questions or run into issues with the installation should contact PCI’s Support team at support@pcigeomatics.com, or visit the support site at www.pcigeomatics.com/support.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems to process aerial and satellite imagery. The company provides integrated Esri imagery workflows, standalone image processing capability, and large volume processing throughput; giving customers the ability to produce high quality ortho-mosaic products and derived information for any project. Find out more at www.pcigeomatics.com

Press Contact

Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics

PCI Geomatics completes beta development of its ArcGIS Synthetic Aperture Radar Tools

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—December 7, 2011: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, announced it has completed beta development of its software tools to analyze Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery using integrated workflows inside ArcGIS.

“The use of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is on the rise,” said Punarvasu (Vasu) Pillalamarri, Product Manager of Esri integrated software at PCI Geomatics. “PCI has integrated 40 SAR specific algorithms into its GeoImaging Tools, adding the SAR analysis functionality directly within ArcGIS – a beta version of the software is available to develop specific workflows and solutions.”

The new SAR tools for ArcGIS include: Coherent Change Detection (CCD); classification of multi-polarized imagery; and advanced utilities to filter and analyze imagery. The tools support commercially available data from RADARSAT-2, TerraSAR-X, Envisat ASAR, AirSAR (JPLSAR), and PalSAR (Jaxa).

Since the tools are directly integrated in ArcGIS, application specific workflows can be created. PCI is developing such sample workflows together with users of SAR imagery in the global community. Those interested in learning more, or participating in this effort are invited to visit www.pcigeomatics.com/sar, where additional information on how to participate in the beta evaluation program is available.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems to process aerial and satellite imagery. The company provides integrated Esri imagery workflows, standalone image processing capability, and large volume processing throughput; giving customers the ability to produce high quality ortho-mosaic products for any project. Find out more at www.pcigeomatics.com

Press Contact

Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics

PCI Geomatics Recognizes Academic Excellence of Carleton University Students

Gatineau, Quebec – November 29, 2011: PCI Geomatics today announced that it presented academic excellence awards to three of Carleton University’s top students in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.

All three students have worked with PCI’s Geomatica software during the course of their academic careers, which is a key teaching tool used by the University. “We use Geomatica to teach the fundamentals of Remote Sensing in our courses; the software is also used in research projects and thesis work since it supports a broad range of image processing capability and allows us to work with many different types of image data and formats,” said Doug King, Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. “We appreciate the continued support and recognition that PCI provides to our students – they have earned their awards thanks to their dedication in pursuing excellence and advancing the field of Remote Sensing and GIS.”

The awards were presented to Blair Kennedy, Will Parkinson, and Amanda Viveen - top students who are studying in the Department - in recognition of their excellent work and high academic achievements. Blair Kennedy is a two time recipient of the award, and is currently enrolled as a graduate student, working towards obtaining his PhD; Will Parkinson is also enrolled in the graduate program – working towards completing a Master’s degree; and Amanda Viveen is finalizing her undergraduate degree – with a specialization in Remote Sensing and GIS.

PCI’s Director of Marketing, Kevin Jones, commented, “The Geography Department at Carleton University has an excellent program and offers students access to leading edge technology, such as PCI’s Geomatica software. As a graduate of the program myself, I can attest to the high quality of teaching and excellent opportunities to not only build domain expertise and knowledge, but also to obtain hands on experience using commercial software – giving the students an edge in a competitive job market once they graduate.”

Kevin Jones and Doug King presented the awards to the students at the University - pictures of the even can be accessed on the PCI Geomatics website at http://pci.gl/t3981k.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems to process aerial and satellite imagery. The company provides integrated Esri imagery workflows, standalone image processing capability, and large volume processing throughput; giving customers the ability to produce high quality ortho-mosaic products for any project. Find out more at www.pcigeomatics.com.

Press Contact

Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics

PCI Distributor Geo-Alliance presenting GXL Workshop at the Earth from Space Conference - held in Moscow, Russia

Gatineau, Quebec – November 25, 2011: PCI’s distributor, Geo-Alliance, a silver sponsor at the Fifth International “Earth from Space” conference held in Moscow from November 29-December 01, 2011, will be presenting a workshop on the GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL).

Geo-Alliance recently attended PCI’s Reseller Meeting in Montebello, Canada, where extensive training was provided on the use of GXL technology developed by PCI Geomatics. The workshop will feature how automation, speed and high throughput capability achieved with the GXL can help organizations cope with the increasing flood of imagery that needs to be processed in order to derive useful products. The workshop will include a live demonstration of the system – which is highly scalable and leverages off the shelf multi-threaded CPU/GPU processing hardware – providing processing capability of up to several Terabytes per day.

In addition, Geo-Alliance will be showcasing PCI’s newest software release, Geomatica 2012, launched this past September 2011. Geomatica demonstrations will feature how the new, native 64 bit application results in improved speeds for common processing tasks, and how automation across the platform can help reduce touch time on imagery, boosting productivity.

The Earth from Space Conference is being held in the Moscow Region Vatutinki recreation center of the Russian President Administration, from November 29^th to December 1^st, 2011. More information on the conference is available here: http://www.conference.scanex.ru/index.php/en.html

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems to process aerial and satellite imagery. The company provides integrated Esri imagery workflows, standalone image processing capability, and large volume processing throughput; giving customers the ability to produce high quality ortho-mosaic products for any project. Find out more at www.pcigeomatics.com.

About Geo-Alliance

Geo-Alliance is comprised of Remote Sensing Specialists who have many years of experience working with satellite imagery – providing expertise in obtaining, processing, and analyzing imagery from a wide range of Earth Remote Sensing Satellites. Geo-Alliance is the exclusive distributor for PCI Geomatics in Russia and the CIS, and also distributor for imagery from leading remote sensing satellites including QuickBird, WordView, SPOT, IKONOS, OrbView, ASTER, LANDSAT, TerraSAR-X etc.

Press Contact

Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics

Geomatica 10.3.2 Service Pack 2 Released for 32 bit systems

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—November 16, 2011: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, announces it has released its Geomatica 10.3.2 Service Pack 2.

This release contains performance improvements; maintenance fixes and includes all updates delivered since Geomatica 10.3.2 SP1. The update is available for both Windows and Linux based operating systems.

“PCI is transitioning its software from 32 bit to native 64 bit, in order to take full advantage of modern computing hardware”, said Peter Hazlett, Product Manager for Geomatica at PCI Geomatics. “This service pack provides great value for customers who have not yet moved to our new, native 64 bit version, Geomatica 2012.”

It is recommended that customers using Geomatica 10 (version 10.3.2 or 10.3.2 SP1) download and install this service pack at their earliest convenience to ensure the highest-quality experience when working with the software. The service pack can be accessed by visting the updates page at www.pcigeomatics.com/updates.

Customers who have any questions or run into issues with the installation should contact PCI’s Support team at support@pcigeomatics.com, or visit the support site at www.pcigeomatics.com/support.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems to process aerial and satellite imagery. The company provides integrated Esri imagery workflows, standalone image processing capability, and large volume processing throughput; giving customers the ability to produce high quality ortho-mosaic products for any project. Find out more at www.pcigeomatics.com

Press Contact
Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics

Lotus (H&R) and PCI Geomatics announce exclusive distribution agreement at 2011 ACRS conference

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—October 03 , 2011: PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of geo-imaging software and systems, today announces that it has appointed Lotus (H&R) as its exclusive distributor for Taiwan.

“We are pleased to be working exclusively with Lotus (H&R) for distribution of our Geomatica, GeoImaging Tools and GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) products in the Taiwanese market,” said Brad Schmidt, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at PCI Geomatics. “Lotus (H&R) is led by the most experienced personnel in Taiwan with outstanding success and technical expertise in the geospatial field.”

Lotus will represent PCI for the distribution of Geomatica, GeoImaging Tools, and the GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) technology. With the growing demand for Geoinfomation products, Lotus (H&R) is committed to providing the world’s highest-resolution imagery and geospatial solutions. Products provided by Lotus (H&R) help individuals and businesses make decisions on a daily basis that allow them to maintain their competitive edge. Industry focus areas for Lotus include government agencies, educational facilities, as well as private companies who require geospatial products and solutions.

“We are very glad to be the PCI exclusive distributor in Taiwan,” said Rubia Chen, Vice-President, Lotus (H&R). “We have many years of experience using PCI products. PCI provides the best remote sensing software in the world. PCI’s software and Solution combined with over 15 years of geospatial business experience, we are very confident that we will have great success in the Taiwan market.”

Lotus will be exhibiting together with PCI Geomatics (Booth 13/14) at the 2011 Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, held at the Taipei International Convention Centre in Taipei, Taiwan. See a video of the announcement from Brad Schmidt, VP Sales and Marketing at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmjfY_pabxw

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world leading developer of software and systems for geo‐imaging solutions. Since 1982, we have specialized in remote sensing, digital photogrammetry, spatial analysis, cartographic production, automated production systems, image management and on demand mapping solutions. PCI Geomatics' advanced software systems address a wide variety of industry applications including the environment, agriculture, security and intelligence, aerospace & defense, and satellite receiving stations. We have the expertise and know‐how to turn images into useful information. For more information, visit www.pcigeomatics.com.

About Lotus (H&R)

Lotus (H&R) is a leading high-resolution optical and SAR satellite image distributor and geospatial services provider in Taiwan. Lotus has decades of experience in sales of GIS products and services and extensive business support networks in the marketplace. For more information, visit www.geolotus.com.

Press Contact

Kevin R. Jones
Director, Marketing and Product Management
T: 819-770-0022 x 214
E: jones@pcigeomatics.com
Web: www.pcigeomatics.com

Twitter: @pcigeomatics