ERDAS Inc. announces that SIGIS Soluciones Integrales GIS C.A. is now the official ERDAS distributor to customers in Venezuela. Based in Caracas, SIGIS has been an ERDAS distributor since March 2009.

Founded in 1992, SIGIS is dedicated to building solutions and services for a variety of industries and market segments. SIGIS has a portfolio of world-class products and innovative services related to geospatial technologies, making the company a one-stop shop for its clients.

Worldwide, SIGIS was the first company to use IKONOS imagery for emergency response. In December of 1999, torrential floods swept away several urban developed areas in the north central coast of Venezuela. SIGIS used this imagery to monitor the landslides during this time. In 2001, Space Imaging awarded SIGIS their Outstanding Authorized Reseller Award and in 2002, the Regional Director’s Award Latin America.

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