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Galdos Systems Inc. Signs Distribution Partnership with Blue Marble Geographics

Galdos — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:37:10 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, 23 December 2009 — Galdos Systems Inc. announced today that an exclusive distribution partnership agreement has been signed with Blue Marble Geographics. The agreement gives Blue Marble Geographics exclusive rights to distribute the Galdos CRS Registry, based on the INdicio^TM Web Registry catalogue product, to the oil and gas industry.

Galdos’ INdicio^TM CRS Registry provides complementary technology to Blue Marble’s coordinate conversion products, allowing users to store and use their coordinate system data. The INdicio^TM CRS Registry is the base technology currently being used by Shell Oil and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) in their Geodetic Parameter Registry, to provide an open standards-based registry of coordinate reference systems (CRS) and units of measure definitions. Shell Oil is a customer of both Galdos Systems Inc. and Blue Marble Geographics.

“Galdos Systems is very happy to have Blue Marble Geographics as our exclusive representative for the CRS Registry in the Oil and Gas industry,” said Ron Lake, Galdos Chairman and CEO. “It is a great combination of a leading client (Blue Marble Desktop) and a leading web service (Galdos INdicio^TM). We look forward to a very successful partnership with Blue Marble.”

“Blue Marble is pleased to be working with Galdos. Our expertise and experience in providing software and services such as the Galdos CRS Registry to address the challenges of securely and efficiently managing geodetic data make this relationship a great fit,” stated Blue Marble President Patrick Cunningham. “Gone are the days of Access databases and flat file tools. Companies that need secure, proprietary, efficient and scalable geodetic databases will find the coupling of the Geographic Calculator and Galdos CRS Registry to be an invaluable tool.”

For more information, visit www.galdosinc.com.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Richard Brown, VP, Sales, Galdos Systems Inc.
+1.604.484.2757 or rbrowngaldosinccom (rbrowngaldosinccom)

About Blue Marble Geographics:

Blue Marble Geographics of Gardiner, Maine is a leading developer and provider of geographic software products that provide sensible solutions for users and developers of geographic data. Blue Marble has been writing GIS software tools and solutions for over 15 years and currently serves hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. To learn more visit us at www.bluemarblegeo.com.

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Galdos Systems Inc. Awarded Web Services Enablement Contract

Galdos — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:35:45 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, August 26, 2008 – Galdos Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS) Web Services Enablement contract from the BC Integrated Land Management Bureau.

This project is to deliver a geographic location web service, that will eventually form part of a broader service oriented architecture. It will develop a J2EE web services interface to accept input queries, perform smart matching against the BC Geographical Names database and output results in a variety of data formats (e.g., KML), thereby enabling 3rd party connectivity to this important Provincial dataset.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Stephanie Hughes-White, MBA, Marketing Manager, Galdos Systems Inc.
+1.604.484.2768 or shugheswhitegaldosinccom

B.C. first in Canada to give Google its maps

Galdos — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:53:43 +0000

Internet service will provide full aerial views
Marke Andrews, Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008

An overhead view of Port Alberni illustrates what can happen when government works with an Internet mapping service.

The right side of the image on this page depicts what Google Earth and Google Maps showed before entering into an agreement with the B.C. provincial government: Streets are identified, and you can make out green space and built-up sections, but the map is vague on details.

On the left side of the image is what you can see with the government's help: A high-definition view in which houses and commercial buildings can be picked out and, zooming in, you can make out individual trees in all that green space.

On Friday, Agriculture and Lands Minister Stan Hagen announced GeoBC, a government organization, will provide 24/7 access to the province's geographic database in partnership with Google. This information will be available online at geobc.gov.bc.ca and from Google Earth.

This makes B.C. the first government in Canada to supply Google with access to its information.

At the touch of a computer button, residents and tourists can check out an area before hitting the road, and industry executives and entrepreneurs can scout a location to see if it's a viable place to set up shop.

A mining executive wanting to check out an area in northern B.C. can get aerial and 3-D images of the area, and also find information from GeoBC's provincial geographic warehouse about such things as mineral potential, the existing road network and transmission lines, as well as existing constraints on land use, such as wildlife habitat, first nations treaty settlement issues, and the existence of trap lines.

"A question we get asked quite a bit is, 'Where are the power lines?' " said Mark Zacharias, acting assistant deputy minister for GeoBC. "If you're going to have a development, you will need access to the grid, so this gives you that."

Zacharias said that by making this available on Google Earth, "not only will you be able to zoom in on an area and get a high-resolution view, you'll also be able to download about 600 different themes from the provincial [geographic] data warehouse."

In a statement, Hagen said that this information "is essential for decision-makers, and we hope to see this information drive innovation and new business opportunities in B.C."

Zacharias said having this information on Google "will make it that much easier for citizens, business interests, environmental groups or anyone interested in coming here to be able to look at B.C., query what they want to look at and get the answer they want."

He also said that GeoBC hopes to have 200 of the themes posted by the fall, with the full 600 themes available in early 2009.

While Friday's announcement is the first partnership between a Canadian government and Google, digital mapping expert Ron Lake expects more will follow.

"I think we'll see something like this all over the world," said Lake, CEO and chairman of Galdos Systems Inc. and an organizer of next week's GeoWeb conference, Monday to Friday at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.

"With the introduction of high-resolution aerial photography, 3-D city models and ground-level photography, you can see things at a scale that matters for urban planning or urban development," said Lake.

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Galdos Systems Inc. launches KML Validator

Galdos — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:01:13 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, June 5th, 2008 – Galdos Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of the KML Validator at www.kmlvalidator.com, which was designed to help produce higher quality KML files.

Ron Lake, Chairman & CEO of Galdos Systems, Inc. says “KML is rapidly emerging as the primary global mechanism for the drawing and navigation of maps and images. Galdos Systems Inc. is thus very pleased to provide an automated KML validation engine as a public service to KML developers and users. This service will make it easier to develop and test KML tools and components, and will contribute to the increasingly wide spread adoption of KML. Galdos Systems Inc. plans additional KML support in the future, including professional validation services for KML tool developers, and a registry of KML test files.“

Galdos Systems Inc. was part of the team that submitted the KML 2.2 Specification to the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) for consensus.

With the recent OGC adoption of KML as an Open Standard, the KML Validator was created to validate KML files against a test suite for the KML 2.2 specification.

As the creators of Geography Mark-up Language (GML), Galdos Systems Inc. successfully delivers geospatial infrastructure solutions to international businesses and governments to enable the real-time distribution and management of their geospatial data. For more information, visit www.galdosinc.com.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Stephanie Hughes-White, Marketing Manager, Galdos Systems Inc.
+1.604.484.2768 or shugheswhitegaldosinccom (shugheswhitegaldosinccom)

OGC Approves KML as Open Standard

Galdos — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:31:49 +0000

April 14, 2008

The members of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) today announced the approval of the OpenGIS® KML Encoding Standard (OGC KML), marking KML's transition into an open standard which will be maintained by the OGC. Developers will now have a standard approach for using KML to code and share visual geographic content in existing or future web-based online maps and 3D geospatial browsers like Google Earth TM.

"We are pleased to see the adoption of KML as an OGC standard," said Ron Lake, chairman and chief executive officer of Galdos Systems Inc. "We believe that this is a major step forward for the OGC and for the entire geographic information community, as it provides the first broadly accepted standard for the visualization of geographic information."

Read the full release on Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.

For further information please refer to the following blogs:

Ron Lake

Google

Galdos recruits Richard Brown as Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Galdos — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:01:53 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, January 9, 2008 – Galdos is pleased to announce that they have recruited Mr. Richard Brown to head up the company’s sales department. Mr. Brown brings over twenty years of international sales experience in systems, products, and consultancy to his role.

Prior to joining Galdos, Richard held the position of Director, International Sales with DigitalGlobe for five years. He also has spent fourteen years with MacDonald Dettwiler (TSX: MDA), where he held positions in business development and project management.

“We are extremely pleased to have Richard join our team said Shaukat Jiwa & President and COO of Galdos Systems, Inc., he added, “Richard is well respected in the industry, and will be instrumental in extending and refining our distributor and strategic partner networks.”

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For media inquiries, please contact:
Stephanie Hughes-White, Marketing Manager, Galdos Systems Inc.
+1.604.484.2768 or shugheswhitegaldosinccom

Bahrain MEST — Ron Lake is Keynote at MEST 2007

Galdos — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:27:32 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, November 21, 2007 – Mr. Ron Lake will speak at the upcoming Middle East Spatial Technology (MEST) Conference to be held in Bahrain, Dec 10-12. Mr. Lake will speak on Building the GeoWeb. This will cover the roles of GML, KML and other key standards in creating a global information infrastructure for the real time sharing of geospatial information. The critical task of integrating data from observers and custodians will be discussed.

Information on the conference can be found at http://www.engineer-bh.com/mest2007/speakers.htm.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Stephanie Hughes-White

Galdos Systems Inc.

+1.604.484.2768

shugheswhitegaldosinccom (shugheswhitegaldosinccom)

About Galdos Systems Inc.

Founded in 1998, Galdos Systems Inc. (Galdos) delivers geospatial infrastructure software and services to businesses and governments. Galdos revolutionized GIS technology and mobilized the worldwide Geo-Web by authoring the Geography Markup Language (GML). Galdos is recognized as a world leader in the development of cost-effective systems for delivering GML and XML-based products for governments, government agencies and private companies. Galdos' technology and expertise enable the geospatial information supply-chain supporting real-time distribution and management of geospatial data from multiple sources and share it across the Internet in real-time. This solution transforms a manual process into one that is automated. Galdos offerings include custom services targeting data integration and data conversion, as well as a world class product suite that offers advanced geospatial data management and distribution capabilities. For Galdos' customers this means increased efficiencies in data sharing and significant cost reductions. For more information on Galdos' products and services, please visit www.galdosinc.com.

Galdos Systems Inc. and GITA to Present GeoWeb 2008

Galdos — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:09:48 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, Nov. 15, 2007—GeoWeb 2007 conference organizer Galdos Systems Inc. and conference supporter the Geospatial Information & Technology Association are pleased to announce the hosting of the 2008 GeoWeb conference in Vancouver from July 21-25th, 2008. GeoWeb is one of the only annual conferences focusing exclusively on the convergence of GIS and the Internet and the economic potential associated with the convergence of XML, web services and geographic information systems.

“The collision of GIS and the Internet will have a significant impact on the way geographic information (GI) is utilized in commercial, consumer-oriented and government applications,” said Ron Lake, CEO of Galdos Systems Inc.” He added, “This is an important technology shift that will lead to the emergence of many new markets.”

Galdos has once again partnered with the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) to undertake the organization and facilitating of the event. Robert M. Samborski, GITA Executive Director, said “This event has been a catalyst for some very important developments in the geospatial community, and we look forward to working with Galdos for another exciting conference.”

The 2008 GeoWeb conference welcomes both public and private organizations to meet, discuss and learn about today’s most innovative geospatial technologies. The conference will include dedicated workshops on Geography Markup Language (GML), KML, MapPoint, LandXML, SVG, ebRIM, and OGC web services for GIS.

Information on the conference can be found at www.geowebconference.org.

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Ron Lake teaches in India and Dubai

Galdos — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:27:37 +0000

Vancouver, BC, CANADA, August 28, 2007 – Mr. Ron Lake traveled to Dubai August 6-7 and New Delhi (August 8-10) under the auspices of GIS Development to provide courses on GML, KML, GeoRSS and OGC Web Services (WRS, WFS, WMS/FPS). Mr. Lake provided two days of courses in each city. An overview and introduction to OGC and ISO standards was provided prior to Mr. Lake's arrival by Mr. Sam Bacharach (OGC) and Mr. Arup Dasgupta.

The GML course covered the basic structure of the language, the motivation for its development, and the creation of GML application schemas. The KML component focused on KML as a visualization partner to GML, and was illustrated by the use of live KML examples in Google Earth. The structure of GeoRSS and its relation to GML was presented in the GeoRSS component. An overview of the key standards for SDI, namely OGC Web Feature Service (WFS), the Web Registry Service (CSW.ebRIM) and Web Map Service (FPS version) were presented as fundamental building blocks for creating a Spatial Data Infrastructure.

Information on other Galdos courses can be found at http://www.galdosinc.com/customer-care-center/.

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About Galdos Systems Inc.
Founded in 1998, Galdos Systems Inc. (Galdos) delivers geospatial infrastructure software and services to businesses and governments. Galdos revolutionized GIS technology and mobilized the worldwide Geo-Web by authoring the Geography Markup Language (GML). Galdos is recognized as a world leader in the development of cost-effective systems for delivering GML and XML-based products for governments, government agencies and private companies. Galdos' technology and expertise enable the geospatial information supply-chain supporting real-time distribution and management of geospatial data from multiple sources and share it across the Internet in real-time. This solution transforms a manual process into one that is automated. Galdos offerings include custom services targeting data integration and data conversion, as well as a world class product suite that offers advanced geospatial data management and distribution capabilities. For Galdos' customers this means increased efficiencies in data sharing and significant cost reductions. For more information on Galdos' products and services, please visit www.galdosinc.com.

GML Foundations of the GeoWeb published in Chinese

Galdos — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:26:25 +0000

Vancouver, B.C., CANADA, July 15, 2007-Galdos Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the publication of our Geography Markup Language book by China Science Press.

The translation which was undertaken by the Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing China, reflects the growing interest in GML in the Chinese GIS community. “We were very happy to co-operate on this translation and look forward to further co-operation with the University on a range of issues”, said Mr. Lake.

Mr. Lake was recently the guest of Nanjing Normal University’s Geomatics Department where he delivered a guest lecture on the “Frontiers of the GeoWeb”.