guide BUYERS PositionIT – Jan/Feb 2011 35 PositionIT Buyers' Guide Operating area Products & services Land surveying services Mine surveying services Construction surveying services Aerial/lidar/remote sensing Mapping services Positioning solutions Hydrographic services GIS services Surveying/positioning tools Imagery & data supplier Computer hardware supplier Printers & scanner supplier Geospatial software supplier Surveying software supplier 3D/CAD software supplier Location-based services Training Other Afgen Contact Derek Gouws Tel: 011 466-2055 e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.afgen.co.za Africa l l l l l l l l l l Afgen's workshop is SABS accredited with very competent technical expertise and our committed sales team sells only the best quality surveying and GIS instruments available on the market. Our mission is to serve the construction, mining, surveying, and heavy duty equipment industry with the best technology available to provide the right tool for the right application at the right time guaranteed. AfriGIS Contact Lydette Fouche Tel: 087 310-6400 e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.afrigis.co.za Southern Africa l l l l l AfriGIS is a leading provider of geographic information and communication solutions, which are used in mobile, location based and web products. AfriGIS provides a complete offering to clients by customising our solutions and products to meet our clients' needs. Solutions vary from providing datasets of geographical information, to customised maps and consulting services, used by government departments, parastatals and corporates. AOC Geomatics Contact Chris Tanner Tel: 021 702-8940 e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.aoc.co.za Africa l l l l l l l l l l l l AOC Geomatics, part of the AAM group, is a dedicated survey and mapping company serving the African continent, providing airborne and satellite remote sensing, lidar, orthophoto mapping, terrestrial survey and GIS services. Autobuild Africa Contact Vic Parsonage Tel: 082 461-6565 e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.autobuild.co.za Southern Africa l Recently appointed Geomax distributors, Autobuild Africa, supply a full range of GPS and surveying equipment as well as very competitive accessories. Geomax offer top quality surveying equipment at competitive prices. Geomax is part of the Hexagon Group, world leaders in positioning technology. Autobuild Africa also distributes Nexteq GIS GPS which has unequalled autonomous positioning accuracy and is fully featured. Azero Avenue Contact Mariana Raath Tel: 012 998-8842 e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.azero.co.za Southern Africa l l Azero Avenue supplies and repairs HP Designjet printers and scanners. We specialise in technical markets such as GIS, architecture and engineering and have succesfully introduced printing standardisation in the mining industry. Eugene Pretorius & Associates Contact Stephan Museler Tel: 013 243-5864 e-mail: [email protected]Website: www.epasurvey.co.za Africa l l l l l l l l Eugene Pretorius and Associates (Pty) Ltd is a survey and technical services organisation operating throughout Southern Africa. The company's competitive edge ahead is maintained by implementation of the latest technology in survey, laser scanning and geological hardware. Highly skilled and technically trained staff complement this technology to form an effective technical service to the industry. Did you miss out? Look out for the next PositionIT Buyers' Guide appearing in the July 2011 issue of PositionIT
Afgen's workshop is SABS accredited with very competent technical expertise and our committed sales team sells only the best quality surveying and GIS instruments available on the market. Our mission is to serve the construction, mining, surveying, and heavy duty equipment industry with the best technology available to provide the right tool for the right application at the right time guaranteed.
AfriGIS is a leading provider of geographic information and communication solutions, which are used in mobile, location based and web products. AfriGIS provides a complete offering to clients by customising our solutions and products to meet our clients' needs. Solutions vary from providing datasets of geographical information, to customised maps and consulting services, used by government departments, parastatals and corporates.
AOC GeomaticsContact Chris TannerTel: 021 702-8940e-mail: [email protected]: www.aoc.co.za
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AOC Geomatics, part of the AAM group, is a dedicated survey and mapping company serving the African continent, providing airborne and satellite remote sensing, lidar, orthophoto mapping, terrestrial survey and GIS services.
Recently appointed Geomax distributors, Autobuild Africa, supply a full range of GPS and surveying equipment as well as very competitive accessories. Geomax offer top quality surveying equipment at competitive prices. Geomax is part of the Hexagon Group, world leaders in positioning technology. Autobuild Africa also distributes Nexteq GIS GPS which has unequalled autonomous positioning accuracy and is fully featured.
Azero Avenue supplies and repairs HP Designjet printers and scanners. We specialise in technical markets such as GIS, architecture and engineering and have succesfully introduced printing standardisation in the mining industry.
Eugene Pretorius and Associates (Pty) Ltd is a survey and technical services organisation operating throughout Southern Africa. The company's competitive edge ahead is maintained by implementation of the latest technology in survey, laser scanning and geological hardware. Highly skilled and technically trained staff complement this technology to form an effective technical service to the industry.
Fugro Maps (South Africa) is a survey company specialising in aerial lidar, aerial photography, satellite mapping, terrestrial surveys and geospatial information services. Fugro Maps (South Africa) delivers optimised survey solutions to customers that require quality products and assurance that the job is done correctly and precisely. Fugro Maps (South Africa) delivers quality and assurance.
Geo Data DesignContact Jaurez DorflingTel: 012 665-1313e-mail: [email protected]: www.datadesign.co.za
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Geo Data Design (Pty) Ltd – a South African company with an African footprint providing complete solutions with satellite imagery, geospatial software, vector topographic data & project focused services. Through our dedicated and expert in-house technical services & support team and comprehensive supplier network we provide the best geospatial solutions custom-made for African customers. GeoEye master reseller & ERDAS master distributor.
We provide full 3D photogrammetric services (A/T, DEMS, contours, orthophotos etc.), plus full 2D feature mapping (aka 1:50K topo map series) and municipal network services mapping. We do field appraisal trips to verify features on supplied imagery. Existing HW & SW licences provide for 35 operators in a single shift. We are well experienced, and have been in business since 1984.
GeoSpace is a specialist GIS company and has been involved in the GIT industry for over 20 years. We have established ourselves as a leading digital aerial photography and GIS / GPS / remote sensing solution provider in Africa. GeoSpace operates a large format digital mapping camera giving us unrivalled quality and production capability. We are the African distributors of Intergraph SG&I and Z/I products.
GeoTerraImageContact Stuart MartinTel: 012 807-9480 e-mail: [email protected]: www.geoterraimage.com
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GeoTerraImage (Pty) Ltd provides spatial information products in support of decision making. This includes spatial databases and digital maps highlighting land-use and human settlement dynamics, demographics, future developments and land-cover. This information is used for demand forecasting, town and regional planning, trade area analysis, risk assessment, telecommunication planning and agricultural, environmental and conservation management by a wide range of clients.
Global GeomaticsContact Altus StrydomTel: 011 763-7173 e-mail: [email protected]: www.geoinfo.co.za
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Global Geomatics provides and assists decision makers, GIS and IT managers, engineers, planners, architects, government departments, local authorities and utility companies with a fully comprehensive survey mapping & GIS service to comply with their spatial requirements.
Graficomp Group of CompaniesContact Stephanie CominosTel: 011 792-1348e-mail: [email protected]: www.graficomp.co.za
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Graficomp Group of Companies are resellers of Hewlett Packard Large Format Printers as well as the sole distributors of Onyx RIP Software. Graficomp Services have official Hewlett Packard ASP Certification (Authorised Service Providers), enabling them to do in and out of warranty repairs. Graficomp Consumables are the largest suppliers of HP Large Format Consumables, inks and media.
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Hemisphere GPSContact Michael ManningTel: +61 428228428e-mail: [email protected]: www.hemispheregps.com
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Hemisphere GPS precision products are focused on marine, land survey and mapping, mining and OEM solutions. Through high precision positioning and heading components we address a wide variety of location-based requirements, including hydrographic surveying, navigation, GIS data collection and mapping, marine dredging and other applications that require reliable real-time sub-metre and centimetre positioning.
As a major player in the IT hardware, software and services industry, HP offers the widest large format printing portfolio available. Addressing entry-level to high-end production needs with a variety of printing, scanning and software services. HP, where innovation is the name of the game.
iQlaserContact Bob MetcalfeTel: 082 602-3026e-mail: [email protected]: www.iqlaser.co.za
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Accredited representatives of: FARO Technolgy's portable 3D measurement systems, Nikon Metrology high-speed laser line scanners, Geodetic Systems 3-D industrial picture perfect measurement systems/ photogrammatic systems, Geomagic CAD comparison and reverse engineering software, Werth Messtechnik multi-server systems.
Knowledge Factory is a leading marketing insights company which helps clients to understand their customers, channels and markets better in order to enhance business performance. Having provided insights to companies in diverse industries since 1993, KF has developed comprehensive market and marketing datasets and has extensive experience in building spatial and statistical models; and data mining and insight delivery portals.
Maptek is the leading global provider of innovative software, hardware and services for the mining industry. With 30 years of commitment to mine technology research and development, we offer an extensive range of products backed by unparalleled customer service and support. Maptek develops the Vulcan I-Site and MineSuite products.
M.E.H. Sulter & SonContact Peter SulterTel: 046 622-4441e-mail: [email protected]
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Model Maker SystemsContact Carel ViljoenTel: 012 665-0122e-mail: [email protected]: www.modelmaker.co.za
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Development and support of survey, engineering and construction software. Specialising in topographical and cadastral data from the field to final drawings. Software available - (1) Model Maker for digital terrain modelling (2) Road Maker for road design and construction (3) Pipe Maker for sewer/stormwater/water design and construction (4) Survey Maker for engineering and cadastral survey solutions.
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National Geo-spatial InformationContact Francis Owusu TwumasiTel: 021 658-4340e-mail: [email protected]: www.ngi.gov.za
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National Geo-spatial Information (NGI) is South Africa's national mapping organisation. It is legally mandated to regulate the survey of land and to facilitate the capture, management, maintenance, integration, distribution and use of spatial information in South Africa. The products and services offered range from aerial photography and imagery, geodetic and control survey services, maps and geo-spatial information, spatial data infrastructure to professional geo-spatial advisory services.
Océ South AfricaContact Jaco SmitTel: 011 661-9555e-mail: [email protected]: www.oce.co.za
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Océ is one of the world's leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The broad Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and colour display graphics.
OmniStar is the market leader in providing positioning data via satellite channels and is at the forefront in the design and development of differential GPS positioning technology and asset monitoring.
Optron GeomaticsContact Charles MeyerTel: 012 683-4500e-mail: [email protected]: www.optron.com
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Optron Geomatics is a leading supplier of advanced positioning solutions, which assist in maximising the user's productivity and over-all profitability. We have been supplying the latest positioning technology to the survey and MGIS industry for over 20 years. Our solutions integrate a wide range of positioning technologies including GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with the latest application software and world-class services and support.
The Panasonic Toughbook range of fully rugged computers features a magnesium alloy design capable of withstanding drops, dust and water making it ideal for working in challenging environments. Toughbook offers a compact durable design and excellent performance available in laptop, UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) and tablet models. Features include: high brightness touchscreen for outdoor readability, extended battery life & IP65 approved.
South African National Space AgencyContact Natasha NieckauTel: 012 334-5000e-mail: [email protected]: http://catalogue.sac.co.za
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The SANSA Earth Observation & Space Operations Centre at Hartebeesthoek is ideally positioned to provide tracking, telemetry and command (TT&C) services for geo-synchronous and polar orbiting spacecraft to the manufacturers, operators and users of satellites and launch vehicles. It is also ideally situated for satellite data acquisition and as such, delivers world-class earth observation data relayed from satellites to a range of stakeholders.
South Surveying & Mapping Instrument Co.Contact Han YaoTel: +86-20-23380891/85524990e-mail: [email protected]: www.southinstrument.com
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South is a professional and leading enterprise in the surveying industry in mainland China, whose five affiliated factories specialise in R&D and manufacturing and the selling of all kinds of surveying products. The world-class production facilities and high-level products have enabled South to witness sharp increases in sales year after year. South instruments are now being sold and used all over the world.
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Southern MappingContact Peter MoirTel: 011 467-2609e-mail: [email protected]: www.southernmapping.com
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Southern Mapping is a world leader in aerial survey and provides topographic surveying and mapping for various industries throughout Africa. The company combines aerial lidar and hyperspectral technologies to produce highly accurate surveys and maps. Additional services include satellite imagery, thermal mapping services and geographic information systems. Southern Mapping conducts large area surveys for the mining sector, roads, power lines, agriculture and government departments.
ST GroupContact Alan EllisTel: 011 314-0788e-mail: [email protected]: www.stgroup.co.za
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The ST Group is a solutions company, focused on the delivery of location-based business intelligence value to our clients. The company's technology harnesses the power of location to deliver a competitive advantage to our clients in the shortest time and as cost-effectively as possible by using world-class software and technology. We are the Southern African software and data partner of Pitney Bowes Business Insight.
TSMAContact Karin CoetzeeTel: 079 039-5583e-mail: [email protected]: www.tsma.co.za
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TSMA is an accredited training service provider with the Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) to present the National Certificate in Surveying. We also present a variety of short courses/skills programmes in the geomatics field.
Vexcel Imaging GmbH is a pioneer in digital photogrammetry. With its main products UltraCamXp, UltraCamXp Wide Angel, UltraCamLp and the UltraMap photogrammetric workflow software it is market leader in the field of large format digital aerial cameras. Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006, Vexcel Imaging GmbH brings more than two decades of photogrammetry expertise into Microsoft's photogrammetry business.
VI InstrumentsContact Derrick BrussowTel: 011 878-2600e-mail: [email protected]: www.viinstuments.co.za
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The company is the sole distributor of the Topcon range of products in Southern Africa and operates from three branches – Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. All our workshop staff are factory trained and our equipment is serviced locally.
YSA TechnologyContact Barend de KlerkTel: 011 867-7544e-mail: [email protected]
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YSA Technology is the South African representative for the Ashtech brand of product and have been for the past 5 years, we supply their full range of products as well as provide aftersales backup and training. We also supply South survey equipment as well as all survey accessories.
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