Under the terms of the agreement, GeoIQ becomes an official eCognition reseller and will distribute eCognition software in Hungary in addition to providing technical support and services.
Munich,
Germany / Budapest, Hungary – Definiens, the number one Enterprise
Image Intelligence company and developer of eCognition software for geospatial analysis, announced it has joined forces with
GeoIQ ltd. in the Hungarian market. Under the terms of the agreement, GeoIQ
becomes an official eCognition reseller and will distribute eCognition software
in Hungary in addition to providing technical support and
services.
“There is a
strong need for a sophisticated object-based image analysis (OBIA) solution like
eCognition among our clients,” said Gábor Kákonyi, founder and CEO of GeoIQ ltd.
“Organizations that process hundreds of images and conduct large scale mapping
projects require tools to automate feature extraction. We anticipate the demand
for eCognition in the Hungarian market will grow substantially in 2010 and
beyond.”
Definiens provides
cutting-edge technology for analyzing and interpreting images on every scale,
and is well suited to Hungary’s growing market for geospatial solutions. Future
and existing customers for Definiens technology in Hungary will benefit from
GeoIQ’s local representation, regional support and market insights. GeoIQ’s
strong market presence and network of potential customers in Hungary will also
strengthen Definiens’ position in the Hungarian market.
“Definiens is
pleased to welcome GeoIQ as an authorized eCognition reseller. We anticipate
that our relationship with GeoIQ will play a key role in accelerating eCognition
market penetration in Hungary as our business grows in Eastern Europe,” says
Ralph D. Humberg, VP Earth Sciences at Definiens.
About
GeoIQ ltd.
The founder
of GeoIQ, Gábor Kákonyi, began GIS software distribution in 1988. In addition to
eCognition, GeoIQ ltd. distributes ERDAS software solutions as an ESRI Business
partner, as well as reselling satellite imagery from sources including EU Space
Imaging and SPOT Image. The company is also an integrator partner of Tele Atlas.
Further information is available at: www.geoiq.hu/
Definiens in Earth
Sciences
Definiens enables
organizations involved in Earth Sciences to quickly extract accurate
geo-information from any kind of remote sensing data. The company assists data
providers, value adders, scientists and end users in integrating earth
observation and remote sensing data to generate accurate GIS-ready information.
Definiens’ intelligent feature extraction capabilities accelerate mapping,
change detection and object recognition–delivering standardized and reproducible
image analysis results. Further information is available at: www.ecognition.com
About
Definiens
Definiens is the number
one Enterprise Image Intelligence company for analyzing and interpreting images
on every scale, from microscopic cell structures to satellite images. The
Definiens Cognition Network Technology, developed by Nobel
laureate Prof. Gerd Binnig and his team, is an advanced and robust context-based
technology designed to fulfill the image analysis requirements of the Medical,
Life and Earth Sciences markets. The technology is modeled on the powerful human
cognitive perception processes to extract intelligence from images. Definiens
provides organizations with faster image analysis results, allowing deeper
insights enabling better business decisions. The company is headquartered in
Munich, Germany and has offices throughout the United States. Further
information is available at: www.definiens.com
Definiens and GeoIQ Sign eCognition Distribution Agreement
March 19, 2010
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