The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. Wins Indiana Contract to Collect Statewide Digital Orthoimagery

The contract allows management of acquisition projects in accordance with Indiana’s Orthoimagery Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is excited to announce it has been awarded a four-year contract, with the Indiana Geographic Information Office (GIO), to provide updated digital orthoimagery for the entire State of Indiana. Sanborn will acquire and process 15 cm spatial resolution, leaf-off, four-band imagery on a tiered, cyclical basis for the 36,418 square mile project area. At the writing of this press release, imagery for the first year of the program has been successfully captured.

In order to meet the State’s requirements, which include the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’s (ASPRS) accuracy standards, the orthoimagery is processed on Sanborn’s cloud infrastructure, utilizing specialized AI algorithms to develop a seamless, spatially accurate raster map product. The State will also have access to the Sanborn Image QC™ web-based quality control application. This cloud-based software allows for efficient, collaborative viewing and assessment of the orthoimagery.

The acquisition projects are funded by the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT), and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). INDOT Aerial Surveys will also contribute to the orthoimagery’s QC assessments.

The State’s orthoimagery program supports over $1.7 billion in projects related to transportation, economic development, public safety, environmental management, and other areas of interest. Once completed, this high-quality imagery will be available to the public for viewing and download on the Geographic Information Office website.

About the Indiana Geographic Information Office

The Indiana GIO facilitates, integrates, and develops GIS data which provide the State’s GIS community access to accurate, relevant geographic information and technology. In partnership with the Indiana Orthoimagery Committee and the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the Indiana GIO aids ongoing efforts towards developing plans, standards, and technical needs within the GIS community. Both partners were also involved in the RFP and award process for this statewide orthoimagery contract which will result in wide range of projects and activities that contribute to the well-being of Hoosiers.

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide.

Contacts

The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.
Jason Caldwell, Vice President, Business Development & Sales
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. to Provide the State of Vermont with New Digital Orthoimagery

Imagery will deliver updates and improvements to Vermont’s Orthoimagery Program

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) is pleased to announce its five-year contract with the Vermont Center of Geographic Information (VCGI) to collect state-wide digital orthoimagery.Sanborn will use its state-of-the-art fleet of aircraft and digital sensor technology to collect 30 cm spatial resolution, four-band imagery for the orthorectification mapping process.

The orthoimagery will be processed on Sanborn’s cloud infrastructure utilizing specialized AI algorithms to develop a seamless, spatially accurate raster map product meeting both VCGI’s standard and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’s national standards.

Additionally, Sanborn will offer VCGI the ability to utilize the Sanborn Image QC™ web-based quality control application, a cloud-based software that provides a platform for efficient viewing and collaboration, to expedite final delivery acceptance. Cities, regions, and/or state entities have the opportunity to “buy-up” higher resolution imagery, planimetrics, impervious surfaces, and/or lidar data during the contract term.

About the Vermont Center of Geographic Information

VCGI, a division of the State of Vermont’s Agency of Digital Services (ADS), provides high quality geospatial data, services, and geographic information system (GIS) infrastructure for public use in ways that are consistent with enabling legislation. VCGI oversees the coordination, procurement, processing, storage, and distribution of free and public digital Vermont GIS data. VCGI manages the State of Vermont’s Orthoimagery Program, which has been acquiring statewide orthoimagery since the 1970s. The orthoimagery is typically used as a base map for layering with other data sets, providing a realistic depiction of the terrain and above-terrain features, and supporting applications such as natural resource analysis and infrastructure management, and studying water and sediment flows.

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Contacts

The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.
Jason Caldwell, Vice President of Business Development & Sales
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn Partners with U.S. Geological Survey on Arizona Project

The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) builds public-private partnership to support U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) mission

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sanborn, in partnership with VeriDaaS Corporation (VeriDaaS), the State of Arizona (Arizona), and the USGS, has developed a public-private partnership to accomplish an aerial lidar survey in Arizona, consisting of approximately 5,033 square miles, including the partial counties of Maricopa and Pinal. Sanborn has been awarded this Task Order (TO) through the Geospatial Product and Service Contracts (GPSC) v3 contract. This particular TO requires the planning, acquisition, processing, and product generation for Quality Level 1 lidar data.

The public-private partnership includes local, state, and federal government partners combined with private funding from VeriDaaS. This program marks one of the most recent USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) awarded grants that successfully combines private and public dollars to support the USGS 3DEP mission.

This USGS BAA is a successful grant program that facilitates the collection of lidar and derived elevation data for the nation’s 3DEP. Recently, the program was opened to include commercial partners as well as government partners. This specific project will support other federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Risk Mapping Analysis and Planning (Risk MAP) program, and many other state and local geospatial analyses.

VeriDaaS, a private funding partner for this program, performed data acquisition using its high-density Geiger-Mode Lidar (GML) system. VeriDaaS has developed a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) business model, called VeriMAP™, where they offer clients subscription-based lidar data, acquired at up to 30 ppsm, from this project and its existing repository.

About Sanborn

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. Sanborn operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar, aerial orthophotography, 3D visualization products, indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

About VeriDaaS

VeriDaaS is a Denver-based leading geospatial solutions provider focused on providing data, products, and solutions, based on the highest quality data. VeriDaaS is building a comprehensive US national geospatial data library, through a powerful (DaaS) business model to support customers of a wide range of Government and commercial vertical markets.

Contacts

Jason Caldwell
719-593-0093
Jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn Introduces Second-generation Autonomous Car HD Map Product: Sanborn M-Map® 2.0

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sanborn today announced implementation of the next-generation of HD Map technology for level 4 and level 5 autonomous vehicles – the Sanborn M-Map® product line. “Sanborn continues its commitment to enabling our customers by investing in the development of our products,” said John Copple, President and CEO. “The Sanborn M-Map®, developed for the autonomous vehicle market, provides precision datasets with absolute accuracy, enhancing safety and operational capability for our clients and enabling them to make leaps forward in bringing autonomous vehicles to reality. As one of the improvements in version 2.0, we have added ‘super-elevation’ data and multiple options for the representation of signage.”

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Sanborn originally launched its Sanborn M-Map® product line in the US for the HD Map market in 2018 based on research and development that started in 2015, and has continued delivering this first-of-its-kind solution to a range of clients. The new Sanborn M-Map® structure is easily adapted to the unique formats customers need. Sanborn M-Map® features a range of sub-products and formats configured to meet specific customer requirements.

ABOUT THE SANBORN MAP COMPANY, INC.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, HD Maps, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Contacts

Jason Caldwell
719-593-0093
Jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn announces expansion of Sanborn GeoServe™ SaaS Solutions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., October 16, 2019 /BUSINESS WIRE/ — Sanborn is announcing expansion of its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product line called Sanborn GeoServe™. This technology stack has new added features to enhance customer engagement with Sanborn’s geospatial data. It complements the data acquisition and processing services for orthoimagery, oblique imagery, lidar and other geospatial data.

Sanborn GeoServe™ SaaS Solutions help customers identify the best option for discovering, accessing, and analyzing their geospatial data.

Products now offered as part of Sanborn GeoServe™ SaaS Solutions include:

  • Sanborn Oblique Analyst® – for viewing/analyzing oblique imagery
  • Sanborn Image Analyst™ – for client access to imagery, using OGC-compliant analytical tools
  • Sanborn Lidar Analyst™ – for viewing/analyzing lidar data
  • Sanborn Change Analyst™ – for identifying changes within lidar or imagery datasets
  • Sanborn WebGIS® – analytical tools that integrate raster and vector data
  • Sanborn Geo-Data Explorer™ – analytical tools that allow discovering, accessing, and analyzing geospatial data of all types
  • Sanborn Drive Analyst™ – analytics for self-driving car companies operating at levels 1-5 to visualize and analyze Sanborn HD Maps™ datasets
  • Sanborn Image QC™ – for real-time quality control review of imagery, available immediately after processing
  • Sanborn Lidar QC™ – for real-time quality control review of lidar data, available immediately after processing
  • Sanborn Flight Analyst™ – for real-time access to project acquisition status, as well as locations of the deployed Sanborn aircrafts

“Sanborn’s GeoServe™ SaaS Solutions have been created to address market demands, and have evolved based on client feedback over the past 5 years,” says Dr. Sharad Oberoi, Sanborn’s Director of IT & Software Engineering. “These solutions are cloud-hosted, load-balanced and employ several security measures to help ensure the authenticity, integrity, and privacy of the data.”

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, HD Maps, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Please contact:
Jason Caldwell
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn introduces the next generation of Sanborn M-Map™s product line

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., August 12, 2019 /BUSINESS WIRE/ — Sanborn today announced implementation of the next-generation of HD Map technology for level 4 and level 5 autonomous vehicles. “Sanborn continues its commitment to helping our customers succeed by creating new scalable technology,” said John Copple, President and CEO. “The Sanborn M-Map™s, developed for the autonomous vehicle market, provide precision datasets with absolute accuracy, enhancing safety and operational capability for our clients and enabling them to make leaps forward in bringing autonomous vehicles to reality.”

Sanborn originally launched its HD Map product line called “Sanborn M-Map™” for the US market in 2018 based on research and development that started in 2015, and has continued delivering this first-of-its-kind solution to a range of clients. The new Sanborn M-Map™ structure is easily adapted to the unique formats customers need.  Sanborn M-Map™s also now feature a range of sub-products that can be configured to meet specific customer requirements.

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, HD Maps, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Please contact:
Jason Caldwell
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement from the GSA and the NGA to Provide Earth-Observation Products, Data and Services to Government Customers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 23, 2019 /BUSINESS WIRE/ — Sanborn, a leader in professional mapping and GIS products and services, announces that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by the General Services Administration (GSA) for “Earth Observation Solutions.” The Multiple Award BPA is a 5-year contract with an estimated cumulative value of $225 million, in effect until February, 2024.

The earth observation solutions special item number (SIN) 132-41, organized under the GSA IT Schedule 70, was created in partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in support of the Commercial Initiative to Buy Operationally Responsive GEOINT (CIBORG).

The fundamental scope of the Earth Observation Solutions BPAs is to provide a streamlined process for Federal, State, Regional, Local and Tribal governments to procure geographic information products and services via cooperative purchase agreements. The BPA serves to simplify the contracting and purchase order process, while reducing administrative time and costs for both the Government customers and the BPA holders. 

“Sanborn is pleased to be a part of the Government’s initiative to procure meaningful, high quality geospatial data in the most efficient way possible,” states Mr. John R. Copple, President & CEO of Sanborn. “Throughout Sanborn’s history, we have been on the forefront of mapping developments, providing valuable geographical data and imagery to our customers and our communities – and we look forward to continuing these efforts with the GSA and NGA.”  

The earth observation solutions BPA is bringing together several related technologies and services to improve the geospatial data available to the government; and Sanborn is offering our traditional expertise and experience within imagery, elevation, human geography, change detection, analysis, etc., much of which is accessible through cloud based Software as a Service (SaaS) and Data as a Service (DaaS) functionality.

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Please contact:
Jason Caldwell
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn Appoints VP and Chief Scientist

Srini Dharmapuri Takes On Key Leadership Role

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 20, 2019 /BUSINESS WIRE/ — Sanborn is pleased to announce that Dr. Srini Dharmapuri has joined the Sanborn team as Vice President and Chief Scientist.  In this role, Dr. Dharmapuri will be responsible for implementing scientific, research, and technology improvements across the company. Additionally, he will also operate as a Program Manager and provide assistance in business development efforts.

Dr. Dharmapuri’s career in the Geomatics industry has been extensive and widespread. He has over 30 years of global experience, including extensive hands-on experience in a variety of roles in remote sensing, lidar, photogrammetry and UAS. He has also held leadership and management positions where he successfully guided and provided support for his team. Prior to relocating to the USA, he was a senior scientist at India’s premier space research institution—analogous to NASA here in the USA.

Dr. Dharmapuri holds a PhD in Satellite Photogrammetry, a Master of Technology in Remote Sensing and a Master of Science in Physics. He is certified in photogrammetry and lidar by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), and is a licensed photogrammetric surveyor in South Carolina and Virginia. In addition, he is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and GIS Professional (GISP). He has been actively associated with ASPRS holding various positions including National Director and President of Eastern Great Lakes Region (EGLR).

“We look forward to the contributions of Dr. Dharmapuri in our development programs,” says John Copple, CEO. “Sanborn has invested in a number of new technologies that will broaden our portfolio of products and services. Dr. Dharmapuri’s experience within the geospatial profession will add significant technical depth and strategic management value to our organization and to our ongoing innovations.”

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Please contact:
Jason Caldwell
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., February 21, 2019 /BUSINESS WIRE/ –Sanborn, a leader in professional mapping and GIS products and services, announces that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system implemented across all divisions of the corporation.

The scope of Sanborn’s certification, issued through Platinum Registration, Inc., an ISO 9001 management certification firm, includes the provision of geographic information products and services (GIS).

“This is an important achievement in Sanborn’s on-going dedication to quality,” said Mr. John Copple, President/CEO. “It’s a rigorous process to become ISO 9001 certified. The certification assures our customers that we have a completely transparent and robust quality management system. And that means we have reliable, repeatable, continuously improving business processes so that they are receiving the best value for their money.”

Mr. Copple went on to say that implementing management procedures in accordance with the high standards of ISO 9001:2015 allows Sanborn to further solidify its position as a worldwide leader in the industry and give its customers the confidence that they’ve partnered with one of the best in the business.

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About ISO 9001:2015

Established by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001:2015 is recognized as the worldwide standard for quality management systems and practices. The standards body provide requirements, guidance and tools for companies and organizations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customer’s requirements and that quality is consistently improved. It can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of activity.

ISO 9001:2015 has been implemented by over one million companies and organizations in over 170 countries.

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About Platinum Registration, Inc.

Platinum Registration, Inc. (https://www.platinumregistration.com) is a Denver-based, ANAB-accredited ISO 9001 management system certification body. Over one million organizations worldwide are independently certified, making ISO 9001 one of the most widely used management tools in the world today. Platinum’s clients include service and manufacturing organizations in North America and Canada. Platinum’s audits ensure that clients conform to international and national standards, assuring customer satisfaction and positioning them for growth in the marketplace.

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Please contact:
Jason Caldwell
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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Sanborn announces version 2 release of GeoServe™ Lidar Viewer and QC Interface

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., January 23, 2019 /BUSINESS WIRE/ — After 2 years of successful deployment of the GeoServe™ Lidar Viewer and Quality Control (QC) Interface (first announced in 2017), Sanborn has now added new features to enhance clients’ ability to view and analyze lidar point cloud data immediately after initial processing.

The GeoServe™ Lidar Viewer and QC Interface serves point cloud data through a user-friendly, web-based interface from a secure cloud environment. The Sanborn GeoServe™ Lidar Viewer delivers the following benefits:

  • Provides ease and standard documentation for data quality review needed for contract monitoring and compliance
  • Facilitates coordination between many data reviewers, even when geographically separated
  • Instant access to online point cloud data for review by Sanborn Lidar clients
  • Accelerated QA/QC review, as clients can flag potential issues for Sanborn technicians to immediately review and resolve
  • Secure project management, including role-based access to the data
  • Streamlined processing and standardized documentation, which is invaluable for contract monitoring and compliance
  • Faster data delivery times for clients, as the need for hardcopy shipping can be reduced or eliminated
  • Reduced client-side IT involvement, as Sanborn can manage the cloud environment

“The GeoServe™ website and data can be hosted in the public cloud for customers requiring a high guaranteed uptime (Service Level Agreement),” said Dr. Sharad Oberoi, Sanborn’s Director of IT & Software Engineering. “Global load-balancing technology is configured in such cases to distribute incoming requests across pools of instances, thereby achieving maximum performance, throughput and availability.”

The use and capabilities of the viewer will be presented during the upcoming “Geo Week 2019” in Denver, Colo.


About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn (www.sanborn.com) is an innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art mapping, visualization and 3D solutions for customers worldwide. The firm currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Embracing cutting-edge technology, Sanborn specializes in oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile lidar mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and visualization software and services, SPIN indoor mapping, unmanned aircraft system (UAS), services and image processing, and a host of geospatial software products.

Please contact:
Jason Caldwell
(719) 593-0093
jcaldwell@sanborn.com

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