GOLD Sponsor

Government of Québec

Geomatics and the Government of Québec

The Government of Québec produces, distributes and uses a growing amount of geospatial data. Due to the availability of this colossal amount of geographical information, government departments are better able to accomplish their missions. Today, geographical information is employed in a wide variety of fields of endeavour, such as socio-economic development, property tax systems, protection of rights, health, education, transport, protection of the environment, management of natural resources, emergency measures, etc., and stimulates the development of geomatics in Québec.

In order to better serve its data clientele in this field, the Government of Québec set up a coordination and dialogue structure. This dynamic organization contributes to the creation of a common vision among all government actors, which in turn facilitates the sharing and re-use of geographical information, among other things. In the first place, this involves concretely, a common official geographical foundation, followed by the implementation of global framework strategies for the production, management, distribution and accessibility of geographical information. This approach makes government management simpler and results in improved services to individual citizens and companies. The new management methods today place Québec in an enviable position on the world geomatics scene.

SILVER Sponsor

DMR

General presentation of DMR

As a business and information technology (IT) integrator, DMR has been a leader in the Quebec market since 1973 and is a member of the Fujitsu Group, which includes over 175,000 IT specialists. Our multidisciplinary teams combine business with a knowledge of the latest technologies to transform our customer’s business objectives into tangible business results.

As a business and information technology (IT) integrator, DMR has been a leader in the Quebec market since 1973 and is a member of the Fujitsu Group, which includes over 175,000 IT specialists. Our multidisciplinary teams combine business with a knowledge of the latest technologies to transform our customer’s business objectives into tangible business results.

Why choose DMR?

We have a very extensive pool of management and IT experts
We hire the top candidates from all areas of specialization and make every effort to ensure they stay on top.

We have a flexible service delivery model
We can do the work assigned us directly at our customers’ sites or in our Information Technology Center of Excellence, with offices located in Quebec City and Montreal.

We partner with key players in the IT sector
The agreements we have signed with our IT partners—Oracle, Microsoft and IBM—give us privileged access to the expertise of their specialists and to first-rate technical support.

We use world class proven practices
We deliver effective business solutions, particularly by using:

• Macroscope, our methodology;
• the ITIL approach to IT management;
• CobiT security management best practices.

We comply with international quality standards
ISO certified since 1995, our quality management system satisfied the requirements of the ISO 9001: 2000 standard. We also have CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Level 3 recognition.

BRONZE Sponsors

Autodesk

A world leader in digital design technologies, Autodesk offers products, services, and solutions that enable customers to create digital models and workflows, allowing them to experience their ideas before they become a reality—and not simply the visualization of ideas, but how those ideas will perform in the real world.

Organizations that adopt Autodesk Geospatial solutions save time and money almost immediately, greatly minimizing time-consuming data conversion, error-prone data redundancy, and the loss of valuable engineering precision that comes from managing data separately. This all leads to a reduction in siloed information, while enabling organizations to manage and access the most current data. Increased operational efficiency is the result.

Designed to bridge the gap between CAD and GIS systems, the components of Autodesk Geospatial work together to break down the barriers around data, so that organizations can design, manage, publish, and integrate spatial data more efficiently. Add more people or information—it doesn’t matter. By adopting Autodesk Geospatial, organizations can build powerful solutions that easily grow as the organization evolves, ensuring that spatial data is used to full advantage.

Utilities, governments, and engineering firms realize their ideas for building and operating critical infrastructure using integrated Autodesk Spatial Information Management (SIM) solutions. These solutions streamline processes, ensure service continuity, enhance security, create accountability and lower risk by enabling extended teams access to the most up-to-date, accurate spatial information across the entire organization.

From documenting what’s on the earth to creating structures to be part of it, Autodesk® technologies make the most of valuable mapping, engineering, and design data. The mapping and GIS fields, Federal government, local governments, public works agencies, the transportation industry, engineering and construction industry, the emergency response services field, and the utilities industry are all serviced by Autodesk products.

www.autodesk.com

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CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI is the largest Canadian independent information technology (IT) and business process management service firm in North America. CGI and its affiliated companies employ 25,000 professionals.

CGI provides a full range of end-to-end IT and business process management services to clients worldwide from its offices in Canada, United States, Europe and Asia Pacific, as well as from its excellence centres in the United States, Europe and India.

With 100 experts, CGI has the largest IT consulting team in the Geomatics field in Canada. Mastering the most widespread GIS technologies, CGI delivers solutions of various scales to clients from private and public organizations in forestry, transportation, public utilities and telecommunication.

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Consortech

For the last 20 years, Consortech has distinguished itself by its innovative geospatial solutions and exceptional service offered by a team of experienced professionals. The company’s expertise in Geomatics covers three focus areas: geographic information systems, web mapping services, and the extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) of spatial data.

Consortech has teamed up with dynamic partners so it can offer clients complete and integrated solutions that meet their geo-technology requirements.

For several years now, Autodesk has consistently named Consortech as a Premier Solutions Provider in Geomatics for selling and implementing geospatial solutions based on AUTOCAD® Map 3D, MapGuide® and Autodesk® Topobase™.

Consortech has also partnered with Oracle to enhance its solutions using a centralized database that integrates geospatial data.

Moreover, Safe Software acknowledges Consortech as one of its principal partners in the sale of FME and FME Server software. Two application specialists from Consortech received the first FME professional certification in North America, thanks to the company’s unique expertise in this technology.

Consortech supports technologies that promote interoperability and openness with different systems. Combined with its capability to integrate technologies, Consortech proposes value-added solutions for systems already existing in the client’s environment. Its strength in technology integration is also demonstrated in MuniSIG products which address the requirements of various clients from government, public utilities and engineering consulting.

Consortech’s services offering is part of a strategic approach that includes needs analysis, integration, support, development and customization of technologies, project management for implementation of software solutions, as well as training on all supported software.

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ESRI Canada

Founded in 1984, ESRI Canada provides enterprise geographic information systems (GIS) solutions that empower businesses, governments, and educational institutions to make timely, informed and mission critical decisions by leveraging the power of maps. The company distributes the world's leading GIS software from ESRI, Miner and Miner, Azteca, and other technology partners.

Drawing from our comprehensive suite of software and an array of support services that include technical support, training, and the expertise of our professional services consultants and business partners, ESRI Canada provides flexible and scalable solutions that are tailored to your organization’s individual requirements. Our solutions are interoperable and designed to interface with existing databases, networks and enterprise resource planning systems.

Over 8,000 customers across various industries – business, defense, education, government, health care, natural resources, public safety, public works, telecommunications, transportation and utilities – to gain unprecedented insight and knowledge about their assets and workflows.

Headquartered in Toronto, the company serves customers from 16 regional offices across Canada. In Quebec, the company has offices in Montreal and Quebec City with a full complement of sales, customer service, professional services and training personnel.

Information about ESRI Canada can be found at http://www.esricanada.com/.

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INTERGRAPH

Intergraph SG&I is a leading, global provider of geospatially-powered solutions to the defense and intelligence, public safety, government, transportation, photogrammetry, utilities and communications industries. Our customers rely on Intergraph solutions to organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations. Through our software, Intergraph customers make better and faster operational decisions vital to the safety and well-being of millions of people around the world each and every day.

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Pitney Bowes Business Insight

Pitney Bowes Business Insight, formerly MapInfo and Group1 Software, is a global software company that integrates software, data and services to help customers realise greater value from location-based information and drive more insightful decisions. We help our customers in government and business meet a diverse set of needs - from asset management and network planning, to site selection, risk management and "what's near me" mobile applications.

In many instances, our customers may not initially understand how location has the power to transform their organization, solve complex problems and help them make mission-critical decisions. In many other instances, our customers and partners are pioneering innovative new ways to location-enhance their organizations and operations. We believe our customers' stories provide the most compelling view of location intelligence at work.

More than 600,000 customers in nearly every industry sector around the world use Pitney Bowes Business Insight technology and expertise.