VertiGIS Ltd., a new company launched on May 1 and backed by Battery Ventures, brings together the capabilities of four leading geographic-information systems (GIS) companies whose proprietary technology helps small and large customers better harness the power of GIS and location intelligence.
VertiGIS, focused on vertical GIS applications for customers across a
range of geographies and industries, will leverage technology from Esri, the
global leader in location intelligence, whose ArcGIS platform is the world’s
most powerful mapping and spatial analytics software. VertiGIS has over 400
employees across offices in six countries and serves more than 1,600 customers.
VertiGIS is the result of the merger of four companies: AED-SICAD, with
offices across Germany; Latitude Geographics, based in Victoria, Canada;
Dynamic Design Group, with its key offices in Austria, Switzerland and
Australia; and Geocom Group, with its main offices in Switzerland and Germany.
“It’s exciting for us to reach this milestone and see VertiGIS come to
life,” said Jon Brooks, VertiGIS CEO. “We’ve assembled a first-class team that
has been recognized for helping solve unique business challenges for decades;
by coming together in this way we will be able to provide better service to an
even wider range of customers, geographies, and industries.”
“VertiGIS’ clear vision for leveraging Esri technology and partners to
provide compelling industry solutions is directly aligned with our overall
mission,” added Robert Laudati, Esri’s director of Global Partners &
Alliances. “Moreover, we are encouraged by VertiGIS’ ongoing commitment to our
shared customers’ success and look forward to continuing to support their
business as it grows.”
VertiGIS currently features Geocortex, UT for ArcGIS, 3A for ArcGIS, ConnectMaster, and
GEONIS products and solutions, which range from utility-, land management-, and
telecommunications-specific frameworks and offerings to suites of tools and
capabilities for developing targeted mobile and web mapping applications.
“As VertiGIS grows we will be looking to add new products and services to the group; in the immediate term, however, our focus will continue to be on serving our customers, and exploring the opportunities and efficiencies we can bring to them as part of our new organization,” Brooks said.
Source: VertiGIS
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