MAPPS to Support the International LiDAR Mapping Forum

MAPPS, the association of private geospatial firms, 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.

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.

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