- January 20, 2009
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Archive
20th January 2009 – Infoterra Ltd has extended its portfolio of end-to-end geospatial prodicts and services through an agreement with Safe Software Inc. to distribute FME from 1st January 2009.
FME is the only complete spatial ETL (extract, transform and load) solution available for data conversion and distribution. It provides support for over 200 GIS, CAD, raster and database formats to enable seamless translation, transformation, integration and distribution of spatial data.
“Our aim is to continue to offer best-in-class capabilities to the increasing number of geospatial data users, while supporting OGC standards. We are pleased to now offer FME to our customer base and look forward to working with the team at Safe,” said Phil Cooper, Imaging Software Business Manager at Infoterra Ltd.
“We are delighted that Infoterra will be distributing FME solutions as they are an acknowledged geospatial solutions provider. We are confident that their market expertise will play a key factor in helping organisations to improve access and use of their spatial data,” commented Don Murray, President for Safe Software Inc.
About Infoterra Ltd
Infoterra Ltd is a leading provider of geographic information products and services. Its portfolio of geographic information solutions includes airborne and satellite data acquisition, geo-information creation, database management and outsourced hosting. Infoterra provides geospatial knowledge to companies worldwide to help them make informed decisions. The company has major customers in government, insurance, utilities, engineering, defence and oil, gas & mineral exploration.
Infoterra Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astrium, Europe’s leading space systems and services specialist. Infoterra Ltd, which incorporates Imass Ltd, is part of the Infoterra Group, which also comprises companies in France, Germany, Hungary and Spain.
www.infoterra.co.uk
About Safe Software and FME
Safe Software powers the flow of spatial data with its software platform, FME. The recognized standard in spatial ETL (extract, transform and load), FME is the only complete solution for data conversion. It delivers the most extensive format support for data translation and integration, and provides unlimited flexibility in data model transformation and data distribution.
FME is used by thousands of customers worldwide in a variety of industries including government, utilities, and petroleum. Its powerful data access technology also makes FME the choice of leading GIS, CAD, and database vendors for integration into their own solutions. Designed for true data interoperability, FME unleashes spatial data so people can use it where, when, and how they want to.
www.safe.com
For more information, contact:
Sarah Haslam, Infoterra Ltd, +44 (0)116 273 2300
Cheryl Billson, PR for Infoterra, +44 (0)7791 720460,
cheryl.billson@commacomms.com
