GIS Products and Services

As a service to our members, we have compiled this list of GIS products and services from various sources. This information is being provided as a service for those who are looking for GIS resources. The Consortium expects you will carefully evaluate any GIS vendor to insure their work will meet your needs.

1. Exhibitors at our 2008 state conference
2. State IT Professional Technical Services Master Contract Program
3. Resources for Geographers (University of Colorado)

1. Exhibitors at our 2008 State Conference (text from conference program)

Aero-Metric, Inc.
The AERO-METRIC family is a major provider of professional geospatial services. From data acquired using land, airborne and satellite sensors, we define the earth’s topographic shape, identify and measure its natural and man-made features, and chronicle its condition. A diverse and growing mix of clients increasingly rely on our timely and reliable geospatial information for feasibility studies, natural resource evaluation, engineering design and construction, temporal change detection and assessment, environmental monitoring, and numerous related applications throughout the domains of science and technology. AERO-METRIC is committed to providing quality services to our clients every time, conforming to agreedupon specifications. Our highly trained staff utilizes the latest technology in a professional atmosphere.

Applied Data Consultants, Inc.
With a staff of nearly 50 GIS professionals, ADC is one of the largest GIS firms in the Midwest, providing a complete range of services. An ESRI© business partner, ADC provides GIS solutions, web services, application development and enterprise development to government and private industry. ADC’s mission is: to be the recognized leader in our profession; to deliver the best possible GIS solution to suit each client’s needs; and to consistently exceed the expectations of our clients and our staff.

Ayres Associates
Ayres Associates is an employee-owned, nationwide multi-specialty engineering firm with 400 employees that provides services from a network of 17 offices in the Midwest, West, and Southeast regions of the United States. From our office in Madison, Wisconsin, we provide geospatial services in photogrammetry, digital mapping, LiDAR, survey, and GIS.

The services we provide our clients are based on the challenges they face. We tailor our products and services to the needs of each client, find costsaving and data-sharing possibilities and design project approaches that apply technology intelligently and cost-effectively.

In an industry that sees frequent innovation, we never lose sight of the fundamentals. Technologies may change, but the importance of accurate and reliable data remains constant.

Ayres Associates has provided the following mapping and geospatial services to clients throughout the country:

• Aerial photography acquisition
• Airborne GPS
• Analytical aerotriangulation
• Planimetric and topographic mapping
• Digital terrain modeling (DTM)
• Digital orthophotography
• Remote sensing
• Photogrammetric scanning
• Photographic laboratory services
• GIS consulting, training, and development
• GPS and conventional survey
• LiDAR acquisition and processing

Compass Tools, Inc.
CompassTools Inc. is a one-stop shop for Geospatial Solutions. Designed to assist clients in building their geographic information systems quickly and accurately, CompassTools carries all of the equipment, data and software needed to develop a complete GIS System. Whether a client needs GPS receivers and data collection devices to conduct its own mapping or the right software to display and analyze data, CompassTools has the solution. CompassTools is a licensed reseller of products for Trimble, ESRI, Autodesk, Laser Technology, Ricoh, LizardTech, GeoSpatial Experts, Juniper Systems, GeoSpatial Innovations, Spatial Data, Wind Environmental, Adapx, Red Hen Systems Inc., GeoEye, and several providers of aerial photography.

CompassTools is a leading provider for geospatial services and solutions to the telecom, power, oil & gas, water, transportation, natural resources, mining, civil government and mapping industries. Our integrated services range from data collection through implementation and integration.

Frontier Precision, Inc.
At Frontier Precision, our goal is to be the best business partner you’ll ever have as technology takes your business to new dimensions of success. We back every product we sell, and service and repair most brands of equipment and instruments. Frontier Precision is a factory authorized service and warranty repair center for Trimble. We are an authorized reseller of Trimble products and have years of experience to answer your questions as well as two Minnesota offices to serve you better.

Frontier Precision regularly sponsors training and technology summits for our customers. With instructors and experts from the industry, you also have the opportunity for demonstrations and hands-on tryouts with instruments, equipment and software.

All our sales and service personnel complete manufacturers’ certified training programs. This training combines with the professional and field experience of our staff to make Frontier Precision a valuable resource for a wide variety of technology issues. We have the capacity to provide expert advice not only on the maximum utilization of technology currently in use by customers, but also on the appropriate enhancements, modifications and advancements in equipment as demanded by a particular project or by innovations in the industry.

GeoDecisions
GeoDecisions is an information technology company specializing in geospatial solutions. We deliver strategic geographic information systems (GIS) and information technology (IT) solutions and applications to empower government, military, transportation, and private/commercial clients to make smarter, more-informed decisions. For more information, visit: www.geodecisions.com.

Hudson Bay Expeditions
The Mission of Hudson Bay Expedition 2005 is to experience and share the thrill of adventure, the power of living out your dreams and the beauty of our natural environment.

Objectives

• To celebrate the spirit of adventure and friendship exhibited in the book “Canoeing with the Cree.”
• To examine how the rivers and lakes along the route have changed
  in 75 years and draw attention to their continuing beauty and efforts to
  preserve and restore them.
• To celebrate the lives of the diverse people who live along the rivers
  and lakes on our route.
• To provide educational opportunities about canoeing, wilderness, Minnesota,
  Canada and caring for the environment.

Houston Engineering, Inc.
With offices in Fargo, Bismarck, and Minot (North Dakota); Minneapolis, Thief River Falls and Barnesville (Minnesota); and a business development specialist in Billings (Montana), Houston Engineering is poised to meet the needs of clients in the Midwest. We constantly look for future opportunities that will open the door for continued growth.

We offer you a full range of engineering services that cover water resources, environmental issues, water supply, municipal, transportation, surveying, land and site development, waste management, and GIS. As part of our growing business, Houston also provides Web Services, such as Open Source application development, Internet GIS application development and custom web applications. Over the past five years, Houston has been specializing in web application development with Open Source toolkits such as MapServer, PostGIS, OpenLayers and GeoMOOSE. We also offer ArcGIS Server and ArcIMS web application development.

Merrick and Company
No absract received.

Minnesota Governor’s Council on Geographic Info
The Governor’s Council on Geographic Information was created in August 1991 to help coordinate geographic information system activities among all levels of government in Minnesota. The council’s 18 members are appointed annually by the Commissioner of the Department of Administration and are drawn from state agencies, federal and local governments, higher education and the private and non-profit sectors.

The mission of the council is to promote efficient and effective use of resources by providing leadership and direction in the development, management and use of geographic information in Minnesota. The council makes recommendations in areas including, but not limited to: policies, institutional arrangements, standards, education and stewardship.

Oce’ North America
Océ N.V. is a leading international provider of digital document management technology and services. The company’s solutions are based on Océ’s advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives – locally and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions.

Océ employs around 24,000 people, with 2007 revenues of approximately $4.6 billion, operates in more than 90 countries and maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Romania and Singapore. Océ North America is headquartered in Trumbull, Connecticut, with additional business units in Chicago, Illinois; New York City; Boca Raton, Florida; Salt Lake City, Utah; Coventry, Rhode Island; and Vancouver, British Columbia. North American revenues represented approximately half of Océ’s worldwide business in 2007, and employment is currently 11,000.

Pro-West and Associates, Inc.
PWA’s primary purpose is to provide assistance to county or city governments and resource management industries. This assistance can take many forms including technical advising, conversion of paper maps to digital data, customized computer programming, software training and support, aerial photography and photography interpretation, and GIS design. The goal for each client is increased efficiency and productivity by integrating technology and information, adding location information to existing data, and encouraging interdepartmental cooperation to collect, share and use data, software and hardware.

Rowekamp Associates Inc.
Rowekamp Associates, Inc. has delivered high-quality GIS services to businesses and government agencies in the Midwest since 1992. We were among the original ESRI business partners and continue to be one of their top performers in the Midwest. Our staff provides strategic consulting, application development services, software solutions and training that make our clients successful.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
In the Lasallian spirit of faith and zeal, Saint Mary’s University — a global and diverse learning community — serves students through relevant and innovative educational programs, experiences, and enterprises. The university is nourished by its Catholic intellectual, moral, and cultural traditions and is inspired by excellence in teaching as modeled by Saint John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The hallmark of the university is its commitment to serve the needs of individual learners and promote life-long learning in a variety of contexts.

The College integrates undergraduate education in the liberal arts with a residential experience to challenge and support students in their intellectual, spiritual, personal, and professional development.

The Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs provide relevant and rigorous academic experiences for adult learners through an integration of practical, professional, and ethical education offered in dynamic and caring environments.

Enterprising outreach and consulting programs provide a wide range of services that promote individual growth and organizational development.

The Saint Mary’s University community, together and by association, is dedicated to quality, diversity, accessibility, social justice, and sound stewardship in all its endeavors.

Sanborn
With a rich tradition of mapping dating back to 1866, Sanborn provides comprehensive end-to-end geospatial solutions. Sanborn offers products and services that satisfy diverse and evolving customer needs for GIS software systems, application development, systems integration, and spatial analysis and modeling. Leveraging precision remote sensing techniques, Sanborn also supports a wide range of applications and users. Sanborn’s solutions are founded on a strong legacy of innovative geospatial data collection and processing capabilities.

For over a century, we have experienced — and been part of — the rapid growth of the mapping industry. We have the resources to develop and implement the best solutions to meet your specific needs. Whether you need to build, enhance, or maintain your GIS, you can count on Sanborn.

The Schneider Corporation
The Schneider Corporation is a full-service firm that helps clients through every stage of community growth. Schneider has assembled talented professionals in a variety of disciplines to best serve municipalities. Schneider has been a leader in providing GIS services and products for the past 17 years and has provided solutions to clients in counties and cities across the country.

The Sidwell Company
The Sidwell Company specializes in development and implementation of GIS and mapping services. Among the comprehensive products and services offered by the company are GIS planning, design and implementation; data conversion and cadastral database development; aerial photography; software development; photogrammetric services including topographic, planimetric, and digital orthophoto mapping; project management, and training and technical support services such as web hosting for GIS data.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Created by an act of Congress in 1879, the USGS has evolved over the ensuing 125 years, matching its talent and knowledge to the progress of science and technology. Today, the USGS stands as the sole science agency for the Department of the Interior. It is sought out by thousands of partners and customers for its natural science expertise and its vast earth and biological data holdings. The USGS is the science provider of choice in accessing the information and understanding to help resolve complex natural resource problems across the Nation and around the world.

Woolpert
Woolpert is the premier national geospatial, engineering, and architecture firm providing innovative enterprise information management, remote sensing, and surveying services to utilities, local governments, and institutions throughout the U.S. and around the world.

WSB & Associates, Inc.
Founded in 1995, WSB & Associates, Inc. is a leader in developing the people, processes, and expertise that allow us to focus on our clients’ needs. With over 160 staff members, we focus on geographic information systems and the related fields of municipal, transportation, and water resource engineering. We design thoughtful, reliable solutions that deliver cost-saving and practical designs. WSB’s mission is to be the firm of choice in the market we serve.

2. State IT Professional Technical Services Master Contract Program

Approved providers of professional and technical services are included in the Master Program Vendors & Skill Category List maintained by the state Office of Enterprise Technolocy.  For state agencies and other public sector organizations belonging to the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV), this can streamline the process to purchase services.  Approved GIS vendors is one of the listed Expertise categories.

3. Resources for Geographers (University of Colorado)

This site contains a wealth of Internet resources including a fairly complete listing of Software and Commercial Vendors. Highlighted in Science Magazine, May 24, 2002.