6 Applications
6.1 Canadian GIS industry
Canada has a strong geomatics industry and many Canadian companies have contributed innovative solutions to the world market of GIS technology. Galdos Systems, CubeWerx, Compusult, and PCI Geomatics are presently the best-known representatives. Many of their products were developed in c10se cooperation with
companies and institutions in the USA.
Galdos Systems Inc. is weIl known as the horne of the Geography Markup Language (GML). The father of GML, Ron Lake, is the president and CEO of Galdos
Systems. The company was founded in 1992 and is located in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Galdos Systems contributed to the development ofthe ISO 19136 (Geography Markup Language) and the ISO 19118 (Encoding). The Open GIS Consortium
has also adopted the GML as the global encoding standard for geospatial data.
CubeWerx Inc. has contributed a number of innovative developments in the Web
Mapping field. The company has invented the Cascading Web Map server that allows a chaining ofweb mapping services. CubeWerx was founded in 1996 and is 10cated in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa. It contributed to the ISO 19128 (Web Map
server interface) and the ISO 19119 (Services). Cube W erx is also involved in many
OGC-developments.
Compusult Ltd. is a specialist in metadata. The company has developed the Meta
Manager that is used by the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee. Compusult
was founded in 1985 and is 10cated in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. Their involvement in the ISO/TC211 works covers the ISO 19115 (Metadata) and the ISO 19110
(Methodology for feature cataloguing).
PCI Geomatics has developed a geographic information system with a rich functionality, especially in the field of remote sensing. The company is located in Toronto, Ontario. PCI Geomatics has participated in the development of the Web Coverage Service. Theywere involved in the development ofthe ISO 19123 (Schema for
coverage geometry and functions).
W. Kresse et al., ISO Standards for Geographic Information
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
6.1 Canadian GIS industry
Canada has a strong geomatics industry and many Canadian companies have contributed innovative solutions to the world market of GIS technology. Galdos Systems, CubeWerx, Compusult, and PCI Geomatics are presently the best-known representatives. Many of their products were developed in c10se cooperation with
companies and institutions in the USA.
Galdos Systems Inc. is weIl known as the horne of the Geography Markup Language (GML). The father of GML, Ron Lake, is the president and CEO of Galdos
Systems. The company was founded in 1992 and is located in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Galdos Systems contributed to the development ofthe ISO 19136 (Geography Markup Language) and the ISO 19118 (Encoding). The Open GIS Consortium
has also adopted the GML as the global encoding standard for geospatial data.
CubeWerx Inc. has contributed a number of innovative developments in the Web
Mapping field. The company has invented the Cascading Web Map server that allows a chaining ofweb mapping services. CubeWerx was founded in 1996 and is 10cated in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa. It contributed to the ISO 19128 (Web Map
server interface) and the ISO 19119 (Services). Cube W erx is also involved in many
OGC-developments.
Compusult Ltd. is a specialist in metadata. The company has developed the Meta
Manager that is used by the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee. Compusult
was founded in 1985 and is 10cated in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland. Their involvement in the ISO/TC211 works covers the ISO 19115 (Metadata) and the ISO 19110
(Methodology for feature cataloguing).
PCI Geomatics has developed a geographic information system with a rich functionality, especially in the field of remote sensing. The company is located in Toronto, Ontario. PCI Geomatics has participated in the development of the Web Coverage Service. Theywere involved in the development ofthe ISO 19123 (Schema for
coverage geometry and functions).
W. Kresse et al., ISO Standards for Geographic Information
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004