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interview an interview with juergen dold erdas- the earth to business company geoinformatics editor joc triglav teams up with mr. juergen dold, president geospatial solutions division at leica geosystems ag. in this interview, he explains all about how the new erdas came into being, as well as its current philosophy of transforming data into geospatial information. special attention is paid to improvements in the methods of sensor data acquisition, analysis and data modeling, as well as erdas strategic ogc membership. by joc triglav r. jurgen dold joined leica geosystems in 1995. at leica geosystems he managed as product and general manager several product and business lines that included high-tech hardware and software solutions. in 2008 mr. dold was appointed as president of the geospatial solutions division which is responsible for leica geosystems terrestrial laser scanner and airborne sensors business as well for erdas the solution provider for authoring, managing, connecting and delivering geospatial information. m jt: to represent erdas briefly to our readers please give us a short overview of your company, its recent activities and goals. how is erdas as we knew it a decade ago different from the erdas today? jd based in atlanta, georgia, erdas inc. was established in 1978. a small start-up initially located on georgia tech's campus, erdas developed software to process landsat imagery into maps, utilizing remote sensing and gis techniques. throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the geographic imaging market rapidly developed, with erdas as an industry leader. in 2001, erdas and lh systems were acquired by leica geosystems, and this division became leica geosystems gis & mapping (later renamed to leica geosystems geospatial imaging). erdas was a remote sensing and geospatial imaging software company and lh systems was a provider of aerial survey and photogrammetry solutions. the combination of these two entities created a comprehensive solution provider, addressing the entire imaging process from capturing raw data to presenting 2d and 3d maps. in essence, leica geosystems defined and powered the geospatial imaging chain, as the experts in imagery. hexagon purchased leica geosystems in 2005, maintaining the company's name and identity. in 2007, the division acquired acquis, er mapper and ionic, providing the company with new technology and strengthening its global presence. with these acquisitions, the company broadened its offerings, appealing to much larger web and enterprise wide, nontraditional markets. in 2008, the company became the new erdas, expanded to provide the most dynamic geospatial solutions to meet everyday business needs. today, erdas provides solutions that meet the full spectrum of an organization's requirements, transforming geospatial data into information useful for decision-making processes. incorporating standards-based interoperability for authoring, managing, connecting and delivering geospatial information, erdas ensures that data is seamlessly integrated for enterapril/may 2009 14
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