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 Business
Partners
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Merrick & Company is a proud business partner with the following firms:
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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 14 years and currently serves hundreds of thousands of users worldwide.
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Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
(ESRI) is the world leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and
technology. (ESRI and the ESRI Logo are licensed trademarks of Environmental
Systems Research Institute, Inc.)
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DigitalGlobe is the clear leader in the global
commercial Earth imagery and geospatial information market. DigitalGlobe's
QuickBird satellite is the world's highest resolution commercial imaging
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With the combined resources of ORBIMAGE and Space
Imaging, GeoEye brings to the market a talented pool of skilled employees with
broad subject-matter expertise, national and international resellers, more than
a dozen regional affiliates around the globe, the world?s largest commercial
archive of map-accurate satellite imagery, and value-added geospatial imagery
processing capabilities that are unmatched in the satellite imagery industry. |
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LizardTech provides state-of-the-art technologies to
the real world challenges of managing, distributing and accessing large,
complex digital content such as aerial photography, satellite imagery, and
color-scanned documents. |
Professional Associations
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Merrick & Company is a proud corporate sponsor of the following professional
associations:
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Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
The Association of State Floodplain Managers is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood preparedness, warning and recovery.
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American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
Originally founded in 1941, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
(ACSM) is incorporated as a non-profit educational organization. The objectives
of ACSM are to advance the sciences of surveying/mapping; to encourage the
development of educational programs in surveying, mapping and charting; and to
support publications that represent the professional and technical interests of
surveying and mapping.
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American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS)
Founded in 1934, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
(ASPRS) is a scientific association serving over 7,000 professional members
around the world. Our mission is to advance knowledge and improve understanding
of mapping sciences to promote the responsible applications of photogrammetry,
remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and supporting
technologies.
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Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
(URISA)
The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is a non-profit
association of professionals using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and
other information technologies to solve challenges in all state/provincial and
local government agencies and departments. URISA promotes the effective and
ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the
understanding and management of urban and regional systems.
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Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS)
MAPPS is the only U.S. trade and professional association of private geospatial
firms. Formed in 1982, MAPPS has a membership of more than 150 private sector
firms from all aspects of the geospatial profession.
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United States GeoSpatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)
The purpose of the Foundation is to promote the geospatial-intelligence tradecraft, and to develop a stronger community of interest between Government, Industry, Academic, and Professional organizations and Individuals who share a mission focus around the development and application of geospatial intelligence data and geo-processing resources to address National Security objectives.
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Federal Government Agencies
| USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
| FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| USGIF |
U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation |
Remote Sensing/GIS Publications
Other Informative Links
| ILMF |
The International LIDAR Mapping Forum |
| AAG |
Association of American Geographers |
| GISCI
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GIS Certification Institute |
| GITA |
Geospatial Information & Technology Association |
| GRSS |
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society |
| ISPRS |
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing |
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