IIC is proud to be a sponsor for the 2007 CARIS International Users Group in Kuala Lumpur, March 5-9th.  We look forward to seeing many of our valued clients there! http://www.caris.com/conferences/caris2007/  

IIC wins another important ENC Validation and Verification contract.  Several HO’s now trust IIC to perform final checking of ENC datasets.  Please contact the Vancouver office for more information.

IIC is pleased to announce our first contract for validation services under the Multinational Geospatial Co-Production Program.This is an important milestone for our MGCP team and it's strong indication of the confidence that defence geospatial agencies place in our abilities. This project compliments the several MGCP production contracts that IIC has already secured. Please contact our Vancouver for the official news release.

Look for our booth at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference (CHC 2006), June 5-9 in Halifax. Since 2001, IIC's offices in Vancouver and Ellicott City have been actively involved in providing S-57 ENCs and other digital hydrographic services for government and industry. We hope to see all of our valued clients in Halifax!

As a long-term, enthusiastic contributor to the Hydrographic information Harmonization Working Group (HIHWG), IIC helped prepare the final report that was recently submitted to the Digital Geospatial Working Group (DGIWG) in April, 2006.  HIHWG was established to promote the interoperability of hydrographic vector data and reduce the resources required to produce electronic charts.  The report describes many key deliverables, including the development of a common content model, a specific metadata profile, XML validation schemas and a common ENC/DNC feature data catalog.

Printing paper charts from ENCs: IIC is pleased to announce the publication of an article in the December issue of Hydro International magazine. Co-authored with the US Army Corps of Engineers, the piece discribes the innovative process behind utilizing an Inland ENC file to print a fully illustrated river chart.

Building on Success: IIC is pleased to announce a sole-source contract from the UK Hydrographic Office for the production of Additional Military Layers. Having worked closely with the UKHO on ENC production, IIC is proud to expand its role with the delivery of AMLs designed specifically for the defence community. Based on high resolution source data, the Contour Line Bathymetry (CLB) AMLs will greatly enhance the situational awareness capability of sea elements.

IIC exhibited at Euromold 2005 at Frankfurt, a major European Engineering trade fair. Our stand (hall 5, stand A 132) attracted several visitors. Apart from present and prospective customers, we were also pleased to receive Mr. Ashok Kumar, the Consular of India at Frankfurt. 

IIC continues to support digital chart production in Canada with the award of three contracts from the Canadian Hydrographic Service.  These contracts, for ENC Production, ENC consulting, and Digital Chart Production, are for a duration of three years if all options are exercised.

IIC attends and sponsors the 2005 CARIS Conference, held from September 26-29th in Halifax. This conference was one of the largest hosted by CARIS and was attended by a broad cross section from industry. The IIC team enjoyed meeting up with old friends and making new acquaintances. Click <<here>> for a couple of pictures. Contact the Vancouver office for many more.....

IIC continues to help map the world: New Zealand has contracted IIC to provide satellite mapping as part of the Multi-National Geospatial Co-Production Program (MGCP). This data production leverages IIC's existing expertise in photogrammetry and VPF-based formats, resulting in a highly detailed and valuable spatial data product. This exciting project further establishes IIC's reputation as a high-quality supplier of MGCP data.

IIC is very pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract from Canada's Dept. of National Defence for AML production, DNC maintenance and data conversion. As the sole supplier to DND, IIC will work closely with various department elements to deliver complex digital chart services and technology solutions over the next five years. Please contact our Vancouver office for more information.

More ENC Maintenance Contracts! 3001 Inc. and IIC have been awarded a contract to continuously maintain Inland Electronic Navigation Charts (IENCs) for the Army Corps of Engineers. This project builds on the success of our other maintenance contracts with a growing number of hydrographic agencies. Contact our US office for more information.

IIC has won its third, large Asian telecom mapping project, using Ikonos stereo imagery. We have also just been awarded an extensive, 3-month contract in Africa for mapping over a dozen cities.

IIC Technologies has established a world class, international academy in Hyderabad to cater to the terrestrial and marine GIS industry (www.iicacademy.com). With the growing need for 'industry ready' personnel, IIC Academy will focus on teaching and training excellence. The first courses on CAD applications and photogrammetry begin May 5th. Register today!

New mapping contracts announced: using innovative 3-D models from Quickbird imagery, IIC Technologies and a local partner will map the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. IIC has also won another telecom project in Jordan, using IKONOS stereo pairs.

IIC wins its second substantial contract to support the Telecom industry in Africa.  Using IKONOS stereopairs, IIC is extracting planimetric and topographic features to be used by several customers.

The second IIC Workshop on ENCs was a great success, and we want to thank everybody who participated for helping create the interesting and engaging discussions.  For those who did not participate, but are interested in the proceedings, please contact our Vancouver office. Click here for the group photo!

IIC is pleased to announce that Mr. Mike Casey has joined IIC as the VP of Geospatial Systems. Mr. Casey brings a wealth of geospatial experience to IIC, and he will help support our hydrographic and terrestrial business units from Ottawa.  Mr. Casey directed the CHS R&D program for many years and was involved in international hydrographic activities through the IHO CHRIS committee. Most recently, he directed the national marine cartography program CHS from 1999 to 2003.

ENC Maintenance Contract: In partnership with Allied GIS, Terra Surveys LLC, and 3001 Inc., IIC has been awarded a five year contract to continuously maintain NOAA ENCs. With hundreds of ENCs involved, the contract includes the application of critical corrections and new survey source data as it becomes available. Contact our US office for more information on this exciting project.

IIC is pleased to announce it's 2nd Workshop on Hydrographic Charting, Jan. 27-28, 2005.  Click here for the agenda.

Expanding our international reach: IIC has been awarded a mapping contract in Africa using 1 meter pixel resolution stereo images.

Join us at NAVO's Mulitbeam Visualization workshop in Gulfport, MS, and at the USACE Geospatial Technology conference in San Antonio, TX in August 

IIC Launches SCO tool, It is a productivity tool to convert Courses in Word format into multiple SCOs (Sharable Content Object) on the fly. These SCOs can now be easily uploaded into any Learning Management System.

IIC produces some of the first NATO Additional Military Layer (AML) products for Canada

IIC launches MeritScholar 6.3, the most advanced enterprise e-Learning Management System to date. This latest version includes an enhanced student study window, on-the-fly list editing, XML import/export and survey style test questions. It is also compatible with Oracle DB and Linux operating systems

IIC attends Hydro Ind 2004 in Mumbai, and presents several papers on ENCs, Additional Military Layers (AMLs), and Coastal Zone Management (CZM).

IIC attending the GITA conference in Seattle, April 25-27: look for us there.

IIC develops an ENC to DNC Conversion Process for the Canadian Navy. This is the first semi-automated process of it's type in the world.

IIC receives a GSA IT Schedule Award. Federal clients now have another way to easily contract for services. Contact the US office for more information.

Photogrammetry division continues to grow as IIC delivers work for 9 US states and several international projects.

IIC U.S. office performs updates to digital nautical charts (DNCs).

IIC sponsors the Canadian Hydrographic Conference (CHC 2004). Plan to visit us in Ottawa, May 24-27, for all the latest in hydrographic news.

Navigation safety promises to leap ahead as IIC wins bid to integrate "Sailing Directions" / "Coast Pilots" into S-57 format.

IIC wins French hydrographic office (EPSHOM) contract with CARIS BV for electronic chart production.

CARIS 2003 conference in St. Louis, MO, is sponsored by IIC: visit our exhibit booth!

IIC wins contract award from BSH, the German hydrographic office, to produce electronic charts.

Papers on ECDIS e-learning and Inland ENCs are presented by IIC at Singapore ECDIS conference.

IIC expands its ZI Softcopy photogrammetry capability.

ESRI International Users Conference attended by IIC's Chairman and senior terrestrial staff, San Diego, CA.

IIC presents paper on Inland ENCs for US Army Corps of Engineers at the COMPRIS workshop, The Netherlands.

Maryland office expands production capacity; please check back for future job opportunities.

Technical session & special committee on ENCs chaired by IIC President, RTCM Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL.

IIC makes presentation on AMLs and MIOs to the NATO Hydrographic Working Group, Vancouver, BC.

IIC presents paper on geospatial data conversion at the U.S. Hydro conference, Biloxi, MS.

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