Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging has acquired all assets of Earth Resource Mapping Ltd (ER Mapper), a geospatial software company headquartered in Australia.
ER Mapper is a provider of geospatial imagery processing solutions that prepare, manage, compress and deploy imagery, thus complementing Leica Geosystems’ existing product portfolio.
The company is the first to market in delivering a new, high performance server application, Image Web Server (IWS), specifically made for the enterprise environment. Designed to manage and distribute large image datasets, IWS provides users access to imagery with unprecedented speed, which is key to utilizing geospatial intelligence within the enterprise.
Additionally, as a leader in the development of image compression techniques, ER Mapper brings this patented technology to enhance existing products and future development of geospatial solutions. Moving forward, the ER Mapper and Leica Geosystems product portfolios will be maintained and new solutions will be developed using existing technologies of both companies.
The acquisition was made for an undisclosed amount, with an anticipated close date of 29th June 2007.
Source: GIM International