Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging’s Commitment to OGC/ISO Interoperability

The acquisition of IONIC brings the interoperability power of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) interoperability to a larger audience.

In our rapidly expanding industry, there is a growing need for standards-based geospatial data management solutions. These innovative solutions deploy spatial data infrastructures (SDI) and manage the lifecycle of enterprise data. Enhanced with OGC/ISO interoperability, these solutions are fully equipped to empower users, making systems more flexible and accessible, therefore driving ROI for the enterprise.

After analyzing the market and reviewing multiple OGC/ISO technology offerings, Leica Geosystems determined that acquiring IONIC and integrating the RedSpider product line best satisfies customer needs. A world leader in OGC/ISO interoperability, IONIC brings its technology and expertise to the company. With this acquisition, Leica Geosystems proves its commitment to OGC/ISO interoperability and enhances the company’s development efforts to provide more extensive enterprise solutions to the larger marketplace.

As an integrated company, Leica Geosystems will continue IONIC’s commitment to both the OGC and ISO, including the OGC Technical Committee, Planning Committee, Architecture Board, Board of Directors and various ISO TC211 committees.

Moving forward, Leica Geosystems is excited to leverage its standards-based interoperability. Additionally, the company will offer its image processing, exploitation and sensor expertise to the larger OGC/ISO vendor community, collaborating to provide our customers with multi-vendor, fully interoperable enterprise solutions.