URISA's Sponsors, with contact information and direct links to their sites, are listed below. Their generous support helps URISA carry out its educational mission. Most of these organizations also exhibit at URISA conferences. Visit their websites today.

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Federal Agency Member

U.S. Census Bureau

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Corporate Members

Platinum Corporate Member:

ESRI

Gold Corporate Members:

CDM

Data Transfer Solutions LLC

Michael Baker Corp.

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Business Members

Silver Business Member:    

eGPS Solutions Inc 

Business Members:

 GeoWise Limited

GIS Innovations LTD.

GIS Services    NEW MEMBER!

Kessler GIS

Lynx Technologies, Inc.  NEW MEMBER!

MGP, Inc.

North River Geographic Systems, Inc.

SpatialBridge NEW MEMBER!

Spatial Data Research

Spatial Focus Inc.

Valtus Imagery Services

Vertices LLC

Wellar Consulting

Media Sponsors

U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Road
Washington, DC 20233

The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. We honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct our work openly. We are guided on this mission by our strong and capable workforce, our readiness to innovate, and our abiding commitment to our customers.

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BC ASSESSMENT

1537 Hillside Ave
Victoria BC V8T 4Y2 Canada
Phone: 250 595-6211

Key Contact: Dwayne Scallion-Pond

Web: www.bcassessment.ca

BC Assessment produces independent, uniform and efficient property assessments on an annual basis for all property owners in the province.

BC Assessment operates as an independent, provincial Crown corporation, governed by a Board of Directors.

BC Assessment's Head Office is located in Victoria. Its 18 Area Offices, located in ten regions, are situated in 10 regions in various geographic locations throughout British Columbia.

Bowne Management Systems

235 East Jericho Turnpike
Mineola, NY 11501

Web: http://www.bownemgmt.com/

Founded in 1982 to meet the complex information needs of a variety of markets, Bowne Management Systems has become a leading integrator of Information Technology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We provide full life cycle consulting and management for GIS implementation, wireless and handheld application development, systems integration, document and workflow management, data conversion and integration, and quality control.

BMS provides a broad range of Spatial Information Management Solutions including:

•     Geographic Information Systems
•     Spatial Data Warehouses
•     Enterprise GIS
•     Infrastructure and Asset Management / Constituent Response Systems (311)
•     Land Records Management
•     Public Safety Applications
•     Handheld Computing and Wireless Applications
•     Public Records Management and Document Imaging
•     Workflow Management
•     Web-Based Application Development
•     Legacy System and Data Integration
•     Map and Data Products Preparation

Our comprehensive state-of-the-art facility in Mineola, New York houses a development environment that includes a secure LAN, development tools and database software to support client development projects and ongoing maintenance.

CDM - Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. - GOLD Corporate Member!
50 Hampshire Street
One Cambridge Place
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 452-6353
Fax: (617) 452-8353

Key Contact: Stephen Keen, GISP
Web: www.cdm.com

CDM provides professional consulting services that address every phase of the GIS lifecycle. We offer a wide range of services to public, private, and utility clients; including planning, data conversion, organizational development, applications development, systems integration, and program management. Our project teams help define GIS requirements, establish appropriate funding vehicles, design network and data infrastructure, and build spatially-enabled productivity tools. CDM has over 3,700 staff in more than 100 offices worldwide.

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC - GOLD Corporate Member
4037 Avalon Park Blvd. East
Orlando, Florida 32828
Phone: (407) 382-5222
Fax: (407) 382-5420

Key Contact: Allen Ibaugh
Web: www.edats.com
Email Data Transfer Solutions, LLC

Data Transfer Solutions (DTS), LLC is an Orlando-based small business that develops innovative technology, partnerships, and data collection solutions to facilitate decision-making through custom geographic information system, web programming, database, and multimedia driven applications. DTS staff has been active in GIS consulting, transportation planning, asset management, applications and web development efforts in the Florida region for the past 12 years. We have regional offices in Tampa, Jacksonville, Charlotte, St. Louis, Denver, and San Antonio.

For more information regarding our products and services, please contact Jason Amadori, Chief Operation Officer (COO) at 407-382-5222.

eGPS Solutions - Silver Member

4317 Park Drive Suite 400
Norcross, GA 30093

Office: 770-695-3361
Key Contact:   Lonnie Sears, R.L.S.

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Esri - Platinum Member
380 New York Street
Redlands, CA 92373-8100
Phone: (909)793-2853
Fax: (909)793-5953

Web: www.esri.com
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Since 1969, Esri® has been helping organizations map and model our world. Esri’s GIS software tools and methodologies enable them to effectively analyze and manage their geographic information and make better decisions.  They are supported by our experienced and knowledgeable staff and extensive network of business partners and international distributors.
 
A full-service GIS company, Esri supports the implementation of GIS technology on the desktop, servers, online services, and mobile devices. These GIS solutions are flexible, customizable, and easy to use.

Esri software is used by hundreds of thousands of organizations who apply GIS to solve problems and make our world a better place to live. We pay close attention to our users to ensure they have the best tools possible to accomplish their missions.  A comprehensive suite of training options offered worldwide helps our users fully leverage their GIS.

Esri is a socially conscious business, actively supporting organizations involved in education, conservation, sustainable development, and humanitarian affairs.

GIS Innovations LTD.
310-1200 W 73rd Ave
Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5 Canada

Key Contact: Bob Janowicz, GISP
Web: www.gis-innovations.bc.ca

GIS Innovations Ltd. was incorporated in July of 1993 with a mission statement: to help customers succeed with GIS technology. The principal, Bob Janowicz, has been working in GIS since 1985. In fact, most of our team has been involved with GIS related technologies since before 1990. GIS Innovations Ltd flagship product is the Road Atlas of BC. GIS Innovations has wealth of skill and expertise at integrating and validating GIS data, especially address and street related data. GIS Innovations also works with a collection of local consultants in projects related to land and/or environmental planning studies.

Kessler GIS
745 B Hall Rd
Colville, WA 99114
Phone: (509) 685-0386

Key Contact: Bruce L Kessler, GISP
Web: www.kesslergis.com

Kessler GIS emphasizes education, consulting in many areas, data development, and map production in ArcGIS, Workstation ArcInfo, and ArcView GIS. A broad base of two decades experience allows adaptation to the specific needs of the client. Kessler GIS focuses on a few clients and high-quality service. Additionally, Kessler GIS has developed custom educational courses in ArcGIS Desktop. These are offered at client sites or open-registration classes. Mr. Kessler is an ESRI Authorized Business Partner and an ESRI Authorized Instructor for ESRI's Introduction to ArcGIS I & II.

Lynx Technologies, Inc.

1350 41st Avenue, Suite 202
Capitola, CA 95010

Phone: 800.700.LYNX
831.479.4821

Email Us: patrickk@lynxgis.com

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Manatron
510 East Milham Ave.
Portage, MI 49002
Phone: (800) 666-5300

Web: www.manatron.com
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Manatron is the nation’s leading provider of property software solutions and services for state and local government. With unparalleled experience and history in property recording, tax assessment, billing and collection, Manatron has been at the forefront of innovative product and service development since 1969. Manatron currently provides 1300+ customers across North America with the power to manage over 20 million parcels. Most importantly, over the last 37 plus years, our software has helped government jurisdictions collect over one trillion dollars in revenue.

Merrick & Company
2450 South Peoria Street
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303) 751-0741
Fax: (303) 745-0964

Web: www.merrick.com
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Merrick & Company provides comprehensive, client-focused land information services, including image acquisition (aerial and satellite), GPS Surveying, digital photogrammetry, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), digital imaging, digital orthophotography processing, LiDAR software tools (MARS®), GIS database design and application programming. Merrick’s primary markets include city/county, federal government, electric utilities, engineering design firms and pipeline operators.

Merrick's GIS/Survey/Photogrammetry Core Team utilizes leading edge processes and technologies to cost-effectively tailor data collection, editing and translation to meet any specifications and GIS format requirement. The company's services frequently involve custom application programming, integrating the most efficient hardware and software systems.

Michael Baker Corporation
Airside Business Park
100 Airside Drive
Moon Township, PA 15108
Phone: (412) 269-6300 or (800) MIBAKER
Fax: (412) 375-3980

Web: www.mbakercorp.com/gis
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The Michael Baker Jr., Inc. (Baker) Geospatial Information Technologies Service Area provides GIS consulting; technology assessment and implementation; mapping and digital orthophotography; GPS and conventional field inventory and surveys; database support; web portals; and application development. Baker’s GIS/GPS Field Mapping software GeoLink® provides real-time data collection with GPS accuracy.

Phone: (847) 656-5698
Fax: (877) 579-4699

Key Contact: Thomas A. Thomey
Web: www.mgpinc.com

North River Geographic Systems, Inc.
215 Jarnigan Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Phone: (423) 653-3611

Key Contact: Randal Hale
Web: www.northrivergeographic.com

North River Geographic Systems, Inc., is a Geographic Information Systems and Services Company located in southeast Tennessee. Although in business for just over two years, we bring over 15 years experience in the GIS/Mapping industry. NRGS has provided an array of services such as GIS consulting, spatial analysis, and cartography to an array of public and private organizations. Being a small company and ESRI business partner gives us the ability to keep costs low and solutions innovative. Please give us a call/email if you have any questions.

Orion Technology, A Division of Rolta Canada Limited
80 Whitehall Drive, Suite 3
Markham, Ontario Canada L3R 0P3
Phone:( 905) 508-6900
Fax: (905) 737-0567

Key Contact: Shafik Jawani
Web: www.oriongis.com

Orion Technology, a Division of Rolta Canada Limited, is enjoying growing support in the global GIS community as a standard for web based mapping. Orion’s award-winning flagship product OnPoint™ provides out-of-the-box advanced functionality and security, integration with Pictometry and Microsoft Virtual Earth, and unparalleled data and application integration features. OnPoint is fully configurable through an intuitive administration tool and allows you to connect your spatial and non spatial data with no programming required.

Pictometry International Corp.
100 Town Centre Drive, Suite A
Rochester, NY 14623
(888) 771-9714 Toll Free
(585) 486- 0093 Main Line

Key Contact: Scott Sherwood

Web: www.pictometry.com

Pictometry International Corp., headquartered in Rochester, NY, is a leading provider of geo-referenced aerial, oblique image libraries and related software. With customers throughout the U.S. and licensing partners around the globe, Pictometry uses a proprietary image capture process to produce Pictometry Intelligent Images® so you can See Everywhere, Measure Anything, Plan Everything.®

Pictometry technologies are widely used by county GIS, planning and assessing professionals around the country and a growing number of commercial businesses including those in insurance, utilities, real estate, construction, and more.

Unlike traditional geospatial information systems that rely on only an orthogonal, or top-down view of an area, Pictometry captures images obliquely, or from an angle, and create a more natural three-dimensional view so that users can see land features and structures clearly and in their entirety.

With only minutes of training, a new user can access detailed imagery for every square foot of a region and learn to navigate quickly and easily between views of a map to images associated with it, and specific features contained within images such as doors, manholes, fences, and fire hydrants. Pictometry’s tools can be fully integrated with other systems for added ease of use. The locational data associate with each pixel makes it possible for users to measure numerous geographic details, such as distance, height, latitude/longitude coordinates, directional bearing and relative positioning.

Pictometry’s image capture process captures every square foot of an area in high resolution detail, from both orthogonal and oblique angles, giving Pictometry’s imagery something traditional aerial imagery or even satellite and GPS mapping can’t provide: a detailed metric oblique view of any feature.

Pictometry Intelligent Images® offer sophisticated and often critical visual information in 12 easy to navigate views, putting information at user fingertips and making it possible to work remotely via a wireless connection or from the convenience of an office desktop.

Every day, new applications for Pictometry are realized. Discover how Pictometry can help you work better, faster, smarter and with optimal cost savings.

Sierra Systems
1177 West Hastings Street
Suite 2500
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2K3  Canada

Sierra Systems' expertise in management consulting, systems integration and managed services has enabled Sierra to become a trusted advisor to many of the world's leading private and public sector organizations. Since its founding in 1966, Sierra Systems has been enabling client success in justice, health, government and other key industries by deploying innovative solutions that deliver rapid time to value. With approximately 1,000 employees in 13 markets in North America and a development center in Romania, Sierra is never far from its clients. For more information, visit www.sierrasystems.com.

The Sidwell Company
675 Sidwell Court
St. Charles, Illinois 60174-3492
Phone: (877) SIDWELL (877-743-9355)
Phone: (630) 549-1000
Fax: (630) 549-1111

Web: www.sidwellco.com
www.ParcelBuilder.com

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The design, creation and implementation of a comprehensive GIS is a professional service that requires a cooperative and coordinated effort between the GIS professional and local government decision makers. Sidwell is an established GIS and mapping services firm that has been providing a full range of services to local government for more than 80 years. Sidwell has a reputation for quality products, knowledge of local government needs and operations, and a commitment to outstanding client service.

Products and services offered by Sidwell include: GIS planning, design and implementation; data conversion and cadastral database development; aerial photography; photogrammetric services such as topographic, planimetric, and digital orthophoto mapping; project management; and training and technical support services such as web site development and hosting for GIS data. Sidwell is also the exclusive developer of FARMS™ (Farmland Assessment and Report Management System), which supports the process assessment of agricultural properties, and Parcel Builder™, a software suite designed to streamline the process of creating and maintaining cadastral GIS data. Sidwell is employee-owned, and is a Business Partner with GIS software leader ESRI®.

SpatialBridge

PO Box 67042
Ottawa, ON  K2A 4E4 Canada
Phone: (613) 482-2530
Fax: (613) 482-4467

Key Contact: Jonathan Bailey, GISP
Web: www.spatialbridge.com
Email: info@spatialbridge.com

Introducing SpatialBridge. We're a new company that provides software architecture, design, and development services for GIS systems for the North American market.

Whether or not GIS is a part of your core business, we recognize that it's a tool to help your organization to achieve its business objectives. We know that your GIS system is not an end unto itself. Our goal is to help your organization bridge the gap between a box of GIS technology and the systems and software that support your core business objectives. Our approach is to provide quality, responsive, professional service to our clients without a high-pressure sales pitch. We believe that our success is founded on building lasting professional relationships with our clients and contributing to your ongoing success.

SpatialBridge has extensive experience in designing and implementing GIS systems in the local government, public transit, transportation, utilities, and defence sectors, primarily using ESRI technology.

Spatial Data Research

14 E. 8th St.
Lawrence KS 66044
(785) 842-0447
Fax: (785) 842-0558
Key Contact: Keith Cunningham PhD

Website

Spatial Data Research has been an industry leader in public safety and 9-1-1 solutions since 1993. SDR is also a leader in LiDAR elevation modeling and automated feature extraction.

Valtus Imagery Services 

212 5438 - 11th St NE
Calgary, AB  T2E 7E9 Canada

Web: http://www.valtus.com

Through Web-based data distribution tools, Valtus customers access multiple resolution imagery layers including the most current 1-meter ADS40 digital NAIP imagery, high-resolution aerial and satellite imagery, and middle to lower resolution satellite imagery for large area analysis. Valtus also enables the seamless integration of any customer's privately owned imagery through our content hosting service.

Valtus is a division of North West Geomatics Ltd., a leading aerial data acquisition company dedicated to providing high-quality aerial mapping and related spatial data services to engineering and mapping firms, environmental consulting firms, government agencies and other organizations that use aerial imagery. Since 1968, North West has specialized in the following services across North America and internationally:

•     Digital imagery acquisition and processing
•     Airborne GPS/INS
•     LiDAR acquisition and processing
•     Softcopy photogrammetry
•     Digital orthophotography

By dedicating significant resources to research and development, North West remains at the aerial photography industry's leading edge.      

VERTICES LLC
317 George Street #412
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
609-651-1352
info@vertices.com

Key Contact: Wansoo Im

WEB: www.vertices.com

VERTICES’ mission statement is “Connecting People, Connecting Communities with GIS Technology”.  VERTICES is a strong proponent of utilizing Open Source GIS technology and OpenMap APIs like Google Maps API to deliver our value-added mapping applications to a diverse range of clients. VERTICES is especially committed to providing interactive web-based mapping tools for communities with little or no mapping expertise supporting Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS).

Please explore our website (http://www.vertices.com ) to see how we can help your organization utilize interactive mapping technology.

Wellar Consulting

Principal: Barry Wellar, BA, MS, PhD, MCIP, GISP
Location: Ottawa, ON Canada
Phone: (613) 728-3483
Fax: (613) 728-3483

Email: wellarb@uottawa.ca

Web: www.wellarconsulting.com

Wellar Consulting services include design and evaluation of education and training courses and currricula for GISystems and GIScience programs; advice and workshops on the development of quantitative measures to assess information system and transportation system performance;critical reviews of IS and GIS RFPs; seminars on the safety and security aspects of interdependent infrastructures; professional opinion on land use planning and zoning issues; and, expert opinion on liability for safety-related incidents involving pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicle operators.