2008 Business Partner Awards Winners
Congratulations to All Award Winners
Boston
Partner of the Year: Penobscot Bay Media LLC
—Consultant
ESRI's Boston regional office is pleased to honor Penobscot Bay Media LLC for the hard work and dedication it exhibited in defining the specifications for the ESRI Building Interior Space Data Model (BISDM). The company believes in the value of BISDM to its work, the facility management community, ESRI's users, and the future of GIS. It conducted valuable research on its own and was actively involved with ESRI staff to drive the development of this standard. As a result of Penobscot Bay Media's initiative, the initial workshop was well poised for success. The key stakeholders were ready to participate, the initial scope of the model was ready for review, and a plan to move forward was initiated. The company is regarded as a model partner for addressing the needs of a larger community.
New Partner of the Year: Patriot Properties
—Developer
Patriot Properties, a partner since 2006, is honored as new partner of the year because of how much the company has accomplished in its first year of partnership. Patriot Properties, founded in 1985 and located in Lynn, Massachusetts, is the developer of AssessPro, a highly versatile and comprehensive computer-assisted mass appraisal application. With its first GIS-enabled release, AssessPro incorporates ArcGIS Engine to provide a fully integrated GIS viewer that enables users to navigate, update data, and analyze and value properties spatially. A server-based solution will be available soon. During the past year, Patriot Properties has invested a significant amount of resources into ESRI technology. It has proved to be a valuable partner by consistently supporting ESRI's marketing events and working with ESRI sales teams to reach the local government community with GIS-based solutions not only in the Boston region but across the entire United States. We look forward to a strong, productive relationship for many years to come.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Bergmann Associates
—Corporate Consultant, VAR, and Developer
ESRI is extremely proud to recognize Bergmann Associates as the ESRI Boston regional office’s 2007 Foundation Partner. A partner since January 2000, Bergmann Associates was established in 1980 and has grown to employ more than 200 professionals. The company has nine office locations located throughout the northeast and midwestern regions of the United States. It has truly established itself as a model ESRI business partner, as evident in its dedication to customers, the advancement of ESRI technology, and the enrichment of its partnership with ESRI. Bergmann Associates is regarded as a model partner for how quickly it embraces new technology and how openly enthusiastic the company is about ESRI’s product direction. ESRI looks forward to continuing this positive productive relationship.
California
Partner of the Year: Topcon Positioning Systems Inc.
—Developer, OEM, and VAR
Topcon Positioning Systems Inc. is the worldwide leading developer and manufacturer of precision positioning equipment and offers the widest selection of innovative precision GPS systems and laser, optical surveying, and machine control products.
Topcon, in conjunction with ESRI, has significantly improved the productivity and quality of work performed in civil engineering and agricultural markets by offering GPS solutions such as TopPad, which combines the power of ArcPad with a special user interface and hardware support specifically designed for Topcon GIS mapping systems.
Topcon was a key supporter of the 2007 GIS for Public Works seminars and other California regional office exhibitions.
New Partner of the Year: Trident Systems Inc.
—Developer and VAR
Trident Systems Inc. (TSI) is a veteran-owned small business that has been providing hardware and software systems to military and commercial clients since 1985. TSI supports customers from the United States military forces and the New York Stock Exchange to the U.S. Marshals Service by harnessing emerging technologies to provide innovative affordable products and services.
TSI specializes in rugged command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) military technology such as unattended ground sensors for tactical mesh networks, force protection provided by electro-optic solutions for day/night situation awareness, and wearable technologies such as the wrist-mounted wearable displays. These various technologies support applications including threat warning, situational tracking, streaming video, and secure messaging. TSI is expanding the use of GIS technologies (ArcGIS Engine and ArcGIS Server) for supporting tactical initiatives by many current and future government agencies.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Trimble Navigation Ltd.
—Corporate Alliance Partner and Corporate Hardware Partner
Trimble Navigation Ltd. is a world leader in GPS technology and provides innovative solutions for GIS professionals the world over. Trimble augments GPS with other positioning technologies as well as wireless communications and application software to create complete customer solutions; these solutions add value by providing users with a simple, efficient, and cost-effective way of keeping their GIS current. As an ESRI corporate alliance partner, Trimble has proven to be an indispensible partner in delivering complete GPS/GIS solutions to ESRI's customers in various industries.
Charlotte
Partner of the Year: HDR Engineering, Inc.
—Corporate Consultant
HDR Engineering, Inc., is an employee-owned architectural, engineering, and consulting firm with more than 6,500 professionals in more than 150 locations worldwide. It has been a member of the ESRI Business Partner Program since 1999.
HDR is a long-time user of geographic information system technology to store, analyze, manipulate, and share spatial data. The integration of new ESRI technology allows the company to assist its clients in planning, completing, and managing complex projects and making sound business decisions to lower costs while maintaining high-quality standards. This GIS-savvy engineering team quantifies and automatically updates spatial data, generates predictive models, and provides an efficient and objective mechanism for asking and answering those difficult what-if questions.
HDR brings a GIS staff to the table that can communicate in the client's language, thus providing GIS services for a wide range of public- and/or private-sector projects. These specialists optimize the use of GIS technology in many areas including environmental planning and impact studies, watershed modeling, storm water management and planning, transportation modeling, conservation biology, and urban and regional planning.
For the exciting, relationship-building year just past and for the continuing growth and dissemination of ESRI technology throughout the company, ESRI's Charlotte regional office would like to recognize HDR Engineering as the Partner of the Year for 2008.
New Partner of the Year: 3-GIS LLC
—Developer and OEM
3-GIS LLC joined the ESRI Business Partner Program in mid-2006. The founders have a wealth of experience in GIS, gas and electric utilities, and telecommunications that transferred nicely to their newly formed company.
Soon after becoming a partner, 3-GIS announced the release of Field Express Chameleon (FxC), the first commercial off-the-shelf application built on ArcGIS Server 9.2 Mobile Application Developer Framework (ADF) technology. Its innovative mobile solution allows real-time edits from the field and integrates smoothly with Express Server (XS), its in-house system, providing a scalable GIS processing and data management solution for all field, engineering, and in-house needs including sharing of data across facilities and municipalities, yielding a greater return on investment (ROI).
Although 3-GIS focuses on electric/gas utility and telecom, Field Express Chameleon has opened new opportunities in public works and the homeland security markets. ESRI's Charlotte regional office recognizes 3-GIS LLC as regional New Partner of the Year for 2008 and looks forward to working closely with the company as it becomes an influential player in these new markets.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Geographic Information Services, Inc.
—VAR, Consultant, and Developer
Geographic Information Services, Inc. (GISi), has been a trusted and successful business partner of ESRI for 15 years. While that success has certainly been measurable in its sales, the company continues to measure success in terms of meeting its clients’ goals. The consultative relationship that GISi fosters with its clients discovers the underlying needs behind the requirements, allowing it to deliver the best business solution and provide a real business value to joint customers.
In the time since GISi was last recognized for its foundational support of the ESRI Business Partner Program, it has extended its business model and reach to clients around the world. The GISi team consists of highly experienced, educated professionals known for leadership and mission-critical thinking in the fields of geography, planning, environmental science, and information technology. Even with extensive experience in desktop solutions, GISi has embraced the new technology platform of ArcGIS Server and has become a leader in ArcGIS Server implementations.
It is with pride that the Charlotte region of ESRI recognizes the great value GISi has delivered to enterprise users around the world as a Foundation Partner of the Year.
Denver
Partner of the Year: Enspiria Solutions Inc.
—Consultant
Enspiria Solutions Inc. has proven to be a valuable partner for providing enterprise implementations to utility and government customers throughout all regions. The company is a very strong proponent of ArcGIS products and has maintained a high level of knowledge on ESRI's latest technology.
New Partner of the Year: QCoherent Software LLC
—Developer
QCoherent Software LLC provides a product to integrate lidar data with ArcGIS. This application provides the ability to manage the large amounts of information contained within a lidar dataset and to create specific products for display and analysis within ArcGIS. A high number of QCoherent's customers use lidar data, so providing a tool to manage this information within ArcGIS is very important.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Miner & Miner, a Telvent Company
—Developer
Miner & Miner, a Telvent Company, has been a trusted and dedicated business partner for the past 20 years. The company's ArcFM solution is the primary product used by ESRI to support the utility industry. Miner & Miner has consistently remained at the forefront of technology, and during 2007 the company delivered its product on ArcGIS Server. Miner & Miner is the model for how a business partner can provide an industry-leading solution and work in a very consistent and professional manner with ESRI account executives.
Minneapolis
Partner of the Year: GeoComm
—Developer, OEM, and VAR
GeoComm has been developing its GeoLynx suite of public safety 9-1-1 solutions for more than 12 years by integrating GIS and wireless communications. GeoComm is receiving this award for its commitment to the ESRI platform and providing first-class public safety applications and consulting services. The company was one of the earliest adopters of the ArcObjects 9.2 platform and ArcGIS Engine for its applications. A few years ago, GeoComm made the strategic business decision to select ESRI as its GIS technology provider of choice. Today, it is using the ESRI platform to develop desktop, server, and mobile solutions, and continues to expand its use of ESRI technology to support its clients in new and exciting ways.
Foundation Partner of the Year: The Sidwell Company
—Developer
The Sidwell Company is an industry leader of GIS solutions for cadastral mapping and land-records mapping, and it is a provider of aerial photography, software development, and photogrammetric services. Already well established in the midwest, the Sidwell Company has become a national name with the success of the Parcel Builder extension built on ArcGIS 9.2. Being named a foundation partner for the second time in six years is testimony to the company's commitment to providing premier solutions and services on ESRI technology. It is an honor to have loyal partners like the Sidwell Company associated with ESRI.
Olympia
Partner of the Year: New Urban Research
—Consultant, Data Provider, and VAR
New Urban Research grew out of a desire to give community groups necessary analytical tools to more rigorously study and act on community needs. The company's work has enabled service providers to analyze trends in target populations and communities in areas of health, homelessness, poverty, housing, discrimination, and other advocacy work. New Urban Research empowers others to do the same by teaching practical, modern, analytical and technology-based skills. Through its GIS training workshops, census workshops, and demographic workshops, New Urban Research has annually trained thousands of human-service providers and public servants to use data and technology to accomplish their goals.
New Partner of the Year: Adapx Inc.
—Complimentary Technology Provider
Adapx’s development of digital pen and paper technology extends GIS to a wider audience. Adapx's Capturx solution for ArcGIS makes it easy to collect data in the field by using pen and paper to create features and annotations by simply selecting the feature that they want to create from the map’s legend, then drawing its location on the paper map. When they connect the pen to their computer, the user can review their new feature and add it to their geodatabase.
Foundation Partner of the Year: GeoData Services
—VAR and Consultant
GeoData Services provides multidisciplinary spatial data for federal, state, and local government agencies, industry and private organizations, and individuals. It provides services in GIS data acquisition and conversion, spatial analysis, image analysis, database development, GPS, GIS needs assessment, and 2D and 3D visualizations. GeoData Services has authorized GIS trainers for ArcView Business Analyst and certified trainers for CommunityViz.
Philadelphia
Partner of the Year: L. Robert Kimball
—Consultant
L. Robert Kimball has demonstrated its commitment and dedication to the ArcGIS platform consistently since it joined the business partner program. The company keeps its staff up-to-date on latest releases and actively seeks guidance from the local ESRI office. The regional team at Kimball has supported ESRI with key clients including the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, Allegheny County, and the Picatinny Arsenal. In each case, the company sought guidance from ESRI and implemented a solution based on best practices and current platform release. Kimball has also taken a lead role in the enhanced 911 market space and with the ESRI platform across the United States. Overall, Kimball remains one of ESRI's top regional business partners with significant potential to support national efforts related to the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) center and public safety.
New Partner of the Year: Sarnoff Corp.
—Developer and OEM
Sarnoff Corp. has finished integrating its motion video management system with ArcGIS and begun productizing its solution. Sarnoff is actively selling its spatially enabled solution to the defense and intelligence marketplace and is increasing ESRI’s footprint in these markets.
Foundation Partner of the Year: GeoDecisions
—Corporate Consultant and VAR
GeoDecisions continues to grow its regional, national, and international business by developing solutions based on ESRI’s ArcGIS platform. GeoDecisions has two solutions that drive its business: IRRIS and GeoCAMS. IRRIS is used by federal and state agencies in the United States to provide a platform for common operational awareness and has supported GeoDecision’s expansion into international markets. GeoCAMS is a widely used crime-analysis package used primarily by city-based policing agencies in the United States. Both applications are based on the current ArcGIS 9.2 platform. GeoDecisions remains one of ESRI's best partners that continues to develop reproducible solutions to support users.
San Antonio
Partner of the Year: First American Flood Data Services
—Data Provider
First American Flood Data Services, based in Austin, Texas, is a premier flood zone determination provider. There are three main services the company provides: flood risk data, flood insurance data, and location data.
Flood Risk Data:
Top companies in the financial and insurance industries rely on First American for specialized expertise necessary to assess flood risk, catastrophe losses, and compliance with federal flood regulations.
Flood Insurance Data:
This information is available for both residential and commercial property owners. The company provides primary flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program and excess flood insurance through other private insurance carriers.
Location Data:
First American’s new ParcelPoint technology can be incorporated into limitless applications that require accurate location information. ParcelPoint works by tying parcel and address information to exact latitude and longitude, creating a new level of positional accuracy.
Since becoming an ESRI business partner in 2006, First American Flood Data Services has quickly grown its relationship with ESRI and is providing innovative approaches to using GIS to solve customers' requirements.
New Partner of the Year: STDB Inc.
—Data Solution VAR
STDB Inc of Carrollton, Texas, has assembled the commercial real estate industry's most comprehensive collection of information and applications. This powerful collection of products is available through a single, focused source – Site To Do Business, www.stdbonline.com. Site To Do Business is an online resource center where real estate professionals leverage technological resources to create solutions in less time and improve results. Site To Do Business provides innovative and user friendly tools necessary to solve complex applications. The comprehensive integration of demographic information, GIS, analytical and financial tools, transaction management, marketing methods, training, products and other services are available to all facets of the commercial real estate industry.
Since becoming an ESRI Business Partner in February 2007, STDB Inc. has quickly grown its relationship with ESRI and is providing innovative approaches to using ESRI’s products to solve real estate needs.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Information Management Systems Inc.
—Consultant
Information Management Systems Inc. (IMS) was selected due to its hard work on the Mississippi Geospatial Clearinghouse. The Mississippi Geospatial Clearinghouse provides access to a comprehensive spatial information warehouse of geographic information system resources of Mississippi for use by government, academia, and the private sector.
The goal of the Mississippi Geospatial Clearinghouse is to make the application of spatial information technologies more efficient. The clearinghouse strives to reduce the duplication of spatial data production and enhance distribution through effective cooperation, standardization, communication, and coordination.
IMS provides both high-quality geographic information systems and services. These systems and services use the most efficient and economical practices. IMS has designed and produced many GIS systems over the past 12 years. These systems have helped engineers and scientists around the world. The services IMS provides focus on delivering highly qualified personnel to work with an agency's engineers and scientists to solve real-world challenges on a daily basis.
St. Louis
Partner of the Year: Midland GIS Solutions
—Consultant and VAR
Midland GIS Solutions has been successfully helping clients in the Midwest with parcel management, GPS collection, Internet GIS applications, wind farm site selection, and implementations of ArcGIS Server. It also has built applications on ESRI technology like FASTrack (a soil data automation tool to help process grade classifications) and helped build 911 road centerlines. With this award, ESRI is recognizing six years of strong technical and business development work that has carried the spirit of ESRI to new customers in the local government and agricultural markets.
New Partner of the Year: Wind Environmental Services, LLC
—VAR and Consultant
ESRI's St. Louis regional office has recognized Wind Environmental Services, LLC, as its New Partner of the Year. The owner, Garet Couch, helps clients purchase all the hardware and software necessary to build a solid GIS solution. Wind Environmental also has an authorized trainer on staff. The company is known for its field-to-finish training in various industries like water and wastewater. Since joining the ESRI Business Partner Program, Wind Environmental has quickly developed into an excellent partner in the St. Louis region. Wind Environmental recently released the latest version of Wind Image for ArcPad, a product that works with a wi-fi camera and GPS unit to automatically add points in ArcPad showing the location of the photograph.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Spatial Marvels
—Consultant and VAR
Spatial Marvels is a successful partner that has helped many organizations over the years with needs assessments and GIS integration. Doug Marvel, owner of Spatial Marvels, has focused on commercial, local government, and logistic clients. He provides specialty services for the ArcGIS Business Analyst software product. With this award, ESRI honors Spatial Marvels for its knowledge of ESRI technology, outstanding performance in the Midwest market, and steadfast and continuing loyalty.
Washington, D.C.
Partner of the Year: ProLogic Inc.
—Developer
ProLogic Inc. is being recognized as the 2007 Partner of the Year for ESRI's Washington, D.C., regional office. ProLogic consistently exhibits the qualities of a true business partnership with ESRI. Its core competencies and knowledge of software solutions, development, and system integration deliver unparalleled capabilities within the defense and intelligence domains that it serves. As a developer partner for ESRI, ProLogic Inc. has proven to serve as a trusted and dependable partner for delivering solutions that meet the mission-critical needs of ESRI's customers.
New Partner of the Year: WorldView Solutions
—Consultant
WorldView Solutions is being recognized as the 2007 New Partner of the Year for ESRI's Washington, D.C., regional office. Since becoming an ESRI business partner in March 2006, WorldView Solutions has demonstrated a strong capacity for supporting ESRI customers, implementing ESRI's latest technologies, and applying ESRI technologies in new and interesting ways. WorldView Solutions has supported key projects with strategic ESRI customers, such as the Air Force Air Combat Command, and played a key role in the successful implementation of ESRI technology. Working closely with ESRI staff, WorldView has exemplified the vision for our partner relationships and has been a true asset to the ESRI Business Partner Program.
Foundation Partner of the Year: Timmons Group
—Consultant and VAR
Timmons Group is being recognized as the 2007 Foundation Partner of the Year for ESRI's Washington, D.C., regional office for the strength and record of its partnership with ESRI. Timmons Group has developed a deep and meaningful relationship with ESRI sales, technical, and industry staff through a variety of sales and marketing engagements including the Virginia Department of Forestry demonstration during the plenary at the 2007 ESRI International User Conference. Timmons Group has been a leader in the implementation and integration of ArcGIS Server and has been a strategic force in the successful deployment of the technology in the Washington, D.C., region and elsewhere across the country.
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