MAPPS Support International LiDAR Mapping Forum

04 February 2010, 2:19pm

MAPPS, the association of private geospatial firms, today announced it will be a sponsor of the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF) to be held in Denver, CO March 3-5, 2010.

LiDAR and mobile mapping market plays an important role in the surveying, spatial data and geographic information systems field in the United States. The commercial focus of ILMF is particularly aligned with the objectives of MAPPS, which is to promote the business interests of the profession.

MAPPS has more than 170 member firms engaged in satellite and airborne remote sensing, surveying, photogrammetry, aerial photography, LiDAR, hydrography, bathymetry, charting, aerial and satellite image processing, GPS, and GIS data collection and conversion services.

“MAPPS is please to support ILMF. As the association of the leading firms in airborne, terrestrial, mobile and bathymetric LIDAR, MAPPS has been in the forefront of advocacy of this technology, use of the private sector in the collection, processing and value added application of LIDAR, and qualifications based selection for those services. ILMF is important to advocating these goals,
said MAPPS Executive Director John Palatiello.

“We have found that an increasing number of MAPPS members have been supporting the ILMF event either in terms of exhibiting or actually visiting, so it is a great addition to formally have the support of the association. Working with trade associations and other relevant professional organizations, such as MAPPS, is vital to the success of ILMF as we believe that it helps us to stay focused on attracting the needs of
the community as a whole,” said Versha Carter, Director of the International LiDAR Mapping Forum.

The full conference program will focus on all aspects of airborne and bathymetric LiDAR, as well a mobile mapping session, providing education on a cutting edge technology for development of digital maps for highways and urban areas. To view the full conference program or to register to attend the event visit the links below.

View full ILMF Conference programme

Register for ILMF Conference

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