
16 November 2007, 10:26am
Survey Support are pleased to announce they have been appointed as UK distributor for Softelec GmbH. One of the exciting products from Softelec is VPMap, allowing for seamless integration of scanning with GIS. Advanced features include sophisticated colour reduction and calibration, georeferencing by GeoTIFF, mosaic creation and map merging.
The software supports GIS integration in all fields, such as infrastructure planning, cadastral records, land development, land
survey, geology and many more. The smart technology of the VPmap Series will reduce costs considerably and adds substantial value to existing documents.

Each month we select a hot topic and a leading figure in the industry to write about it.HAVE WE REALLY LEARNT THE LESSONS FROM LAST YEAR’S FLOODS?
Flooding costs associated with extreme weather, both financial and emotional, have increased considerably over the last decade, and experts have predicted this trend is set to continue.
Paul Livett, Chairman of GroundSure looks into how increasing the use of flood risk information in property transactions can help to ensure both residential and commercial transactions are conducted on a truly informed basis, with buyers being made aware of environmental risks prior to purchase.
Over 2.2 million homes and small businesses in the UK are located in areas considered at risk of flooding, and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said that 570,000 of these face a high risk of flooding. The floods in June and July last year left approximately 48,000 households… More…
Paul Livett
Chairman of GroundSure