TerraGo is a private company based in Sterling, Virginia with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and the UK that develops location intelligence, geospatial collaboration, GIS applications, GPS data collection software. Founded in 2005, TerraGo is an In-Q-Tel portfolio company.[1] In 2012, TerraGo acquired fellow In-Q-Tel portfolio company Geosemble.[2][3] Aside from being an In-Q-Tel portfolio company, TerraGo is notable in part for pioneering the patented technology, related standards and best practices upon which GeoPDF and geospatial PDF are based and programs related thereto.[4]
TerraGo is the platform used by the USGS to deliver the US Topo Quadrangles over the web. The platform is based on a combination of software from multiple vendors, including Esri, TerraGo and others. The maps are delivered as GeoPDF products, which can be consumed by any PDF consuming software, including Adobe Reader.[5]
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The US Army Geospatial Center distributes a wide variety of products, including USGS topos, and a variety of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency maps as GeoPDF maps.[6][7] Raymond Caputo won the USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Achievement Award in 2008 for his work on the AGC's GeoPDF project, with the citation "This project has been instrumental in getting geospatial information out of the hands of GIS/mapping professionals and into the hands of anyone and everyone who can benefit from its use within the DoD and other sectors in and out of government."[8]
^"Winners Announced in the Most Competitive USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Awards Program to Date". USGIF. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
External linksedit
TerraGo homepage
US7562289
AGC GeoPDF Gallery
GIS User Article on TerraGo Lightweight GIS Applications
Earth Imaging Journal Article, Gaining True ROI on Geospatial Tech Investments, April 1, 2015
Consumer Electronics Article on CM-Accuracy on Smartphone with TerraGo Edge
American Surveyor
January 01, 1970
terrago, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guidelines, companies, organizations, please, help, demonstrate, notability, topic, citing, reliable, secondary, sources, that, independent, topic, provide, significant, coverage, beyond, mere, trivia. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources TerraGo news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message TerraGo is a private company based in Sterling Virginia with offices in Atlanta Georgia and the UK that develops location intelligence geospatial collaboration GIS applications GPS data collection software Founded in 2005 TerraGo is an In Q Tel portfolio company 1 In 2012 TerraGo acquired fellow In Q Tel portfolio company Geosemble 2 3 Aside from being an In Q Tel portfolio company TerraGo is notable in part for pioneering the patented technology related standards and best practices upon which GeoPDF and geospatial PDF are based and programs related thereto 4 TerraGoCompany typePrivateFoundedAtlanta Georgia USA 2005 HeadquartersSterling VirginiaWebsitewww terragotech com Contents 1 US National Map 2 US Army Geospatial Center 3 References 4 External linksUS National Map editTerraGo is the platform used by the USGS to deliver the US Topo Quadrangles over the web The platform is based on a combination of software from multiple vendors including Esri TerraGo and others The maps are delivered as GeoPDF products which can be consumed by any PDF consuming software including Adobe Reader 5 US Army Geospatial Center editThe US Army Geospatial Center distributes a wide variety of products including USGS topos and a variety of National Geospatial Intelligence Agency maps as GeoPDF maps 6 7 Raymond Caputo won the USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Achievement Award in 2008 for his work on the AGC s GeoPDF project with the citation This project has been instrumental in getting geospatial information out of the hands of GIS mapping professionals and into the hands of anyone and everyone who can benefit from its use within the DoD and other sectors in and out of government 8 References edit IQT TerraGo page In Q Tel Retrieved 2013 04 22 IQT Geosemble funding In Q Tel Retrieved 2013 04 22 Geosemble acquisition Directions Magazine Retrieved 2013 04 22 US Patent US7562289 USPTO Retrieved 2013 04 22 About US Topo Maps USGS Retrieved 2013 04 22 AGC Terrain Programs AGC Retrieved 2013 04 22 AGC GeoPDF Factsheet AGC Retrieved 2013 04 22 Winners Announced in the Most Competitive USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Awards Program to Date USGIF Retrieved 2013 04 22 External links editTerraGo homepage US7562289 AGC GeoPDF Gallery GIS User Article on TerraGo Lightweight GIS Applications Earth Imaging Journal Article Gaining True ROI on Geospatial Tech Investments April 1 2015 Consumer Electronics Article on CM Accuracy on Smartphone with TerraGo Edge American Surveyor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TerraGo amp oldid 878059966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
