Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging and IONIC Silver Sponsors at Map Asia 2007

Norcross, GA — Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging and IONIC announce their silver sponsorships at Map Asia, August 14-16, 2007 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Individuals from both Leica Geosystems and recently acquired IONIC are keynote speakers at the conference. Brad Skelton, CTO, Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging is presenting “Image Exploitation for the Enterprise.” Vincent Dessard, President and CEO, IONIC Software is speaking on “Service Oriented Architecture (SOA): An Interoperable Web Services Architecture for Better Access and Diffusion of Geospatial Information.”

Exhibiting in booth #47, Leica Geosystems is highlighting Leica Photogrammetry Suite (LPS) 9.1, the industry’s leading integrated photogrammetric product for preparing data, ERDAS IMAGINE 9.1, the foremost remote sensing solution for analyzing geospatial imagery, and Leica Virtual Explorer, an innovative 3D visualization tool.

Leica Geosystems is also featuring several new solutions from its ER Mapper acquisition, including Image Compressor, which recently won the Research and Innovation Award at Western Australian Spatial Excellence, ER Mapper Professional and Image Web Server (IWS).

“In Asia, the demand for geospatial solutions is growing at an unprecedented rate,” said Bob Morris, President and CEO, Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging. “With a growing portfolio, Leica Geosystems meets a broad array of user needs throughout the enterprise.”

“Map Asia is a significant platform for showcasing technology and exchanging ideas,” said Vincent Dessard. “As a part of Leica Geosystems, RedSpider technology will help build unique geospatial solutions for a variety of vertical markets.”

Map Asia leverages an international initiative aimed to provide a platform for the convergence, sharing and use of geospatial technologies. Founded in 2002, Map Asia is the largest annual Asian GIS, GPS, aerial photography and remote sensing conference. For more information about Map Asia, please visit http://www.mapasia.org. For more information about Leica Geosystems, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 534 2286, or visit www.gi.leica-geosystems.com.

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When building image-based maps, you need reliable measurements and solutions for your entire workflow. So when it has to be right, more geospatial professionals trust Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging, to help them collect, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is powering geospatial imaging by putting precise imaging to work. Its broad array of photogrammetry and remote sensing software solutions capture data efficiently, reference imagery accurately, measure and analyze easily and present spatial information, even in 3D. Those who use Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging products every day trust them for their precision, their seamless integration, and their superior customer support. Delivering geospatial imaging solutions with precision, integration, and service from Leica Geosystems. When it has to be right.

Leica Geosystems is part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden. For more information about Leica or its products and services, call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 534 2286, or visit www.gi.leica-geosystems.com.