KimNews May 2008

2007 was another good year for us. We:

Completed an international comparative study for the Regional Government of Quebec City that led to further funding for the establishment of a geospatial cluster;
Did a strategic positioning study for a multi-billion dollar US company;
Continued to work with the Government of Thailand on a follow-on to successful work done on data policy completed in 2006;
Continued to contribute to our industry - Bob Ryerson joined the Board of the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada. See www.giac.ca
Helped develop a strategic plan for a postsecondary geospatial research facility;
Helped develop a strategic approach to geospatial for a $80 million crown agency in Ontario;
Added a management consulting practice to our offering - and then helped a client win a multimillion dollar contract;
Continued our work on commercialization of university work in remote sensing for the wine industry and in risk for transportation;
Completed a market assessment and strategic planning report for a technology-based firm involved in remote sensing;
Presented workshops on data policy and change management to various national and international audiences;
Presented a key-note paper at the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing in Kuala Lumpur on data policy, a talk on mass market geomatics to New Zealand Government officials in Wellington, New Zealand.
Exhibited at the Fall Meeting of the ASPRS and introduced our new brochure.

In 2008 we are building on our past success. To date we have:

Won an international competition to provide strategic and operational advice on spatial data policy and infrastructure for the Government of Bermuda;
Carried out a future-looking market study for a major geomatics supplier;
Completed an analysis of the commercial potential for a suite of projects in geospatial for a national research network;
Won a contract to do a market assessment for a new venture in the environmental field;
Have helped a client develop an approach to secure significant additional resources;
Continued to support a major technology consulting firm in proposal preparation;
We were interviewed by Position Magazine, where Bob Ryerson was called “one of the foremost thinkers in the industry.” See www.positionmag.com article.
Gave a luncheon talk on the geo-economy at the Geodiffusion Conference in Montreal; a paper on commercialization of remote sensing research in the wine industry at the ASPRS Annual meeting in Portland, Oregon; a talk on the industry’s perspective on space policy at a meeting in Montreal on space policy and security; a presentation on industry’s view of IP when working with universities; and a presentation on the Geo-economy at GeoTech.

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