Rolta is a market leader in providing specialized IT-based solutions to the geospatial and engineering sectors. Rolta provides a full complement of solutions in the areas of ship design, software engineering and development, eSecurity and enterprise IT management, ERP consulting and deployment and interactive media and game development. They have successfully executed multi-million dollar contracts across a broad spectrum of industries and sectors in over 35 countries.
http://www.rolta.com/

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Department of Science & Technology (DST) DST was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. The Department has major responsibilities for specific projects and programmes like formulation of policies relating to Science and Technology, Matters relating to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Cabinet (SACC), Support and Grants-in-aid to Scientific Research Institutions, Scientific Associations and Bodies, Management Information Systems for Science and Technology and coordination thereof, Application of Science and Technology for weaker sections, women and other disadvantaged sections of Society.
http://dst.gov.in/

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The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed in 2006 by the merger of India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC), and the Ministry of Ocean Development. The Ministry’s mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated manner.

Government of India set up Space Commission and Department of Space (DOS) in June 1972. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under DOS executes Space programme through its establishments located in different places in India. Main objective of space programme includes development of satellites, launch vehicles, Sounding Rockets and associated ground systems. ISRO's co-operative arrangements cover several countries and space agencies.
http://www.isro.org/

DigitalGlobe is a leading global provider of commercial, high-resolution, world imagery products and services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite constellation, our imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses from mapping and analysis to navigation technology. With advanced collection sources, a comprehensive ImageLibrary and a range of online and offline products and services, we enable clients to access and integrate imagery seamlessly into business operations and applications.
http://digitalglobe.com/

Esri India (NIIT GIS Ltd.) is a leading GIS enterprise that endeavors to provide end-to-end GIS based solutions in India and many other countries. Esri India is the official distributor of the entire range of Esri products and services in India, Nepal and Bhutan and has powered many GIS applications in the country for the past two decades. Esri India is also the authorized distributor for GIS and Imaging Solutions from ITT VIS, Telvent and Telcordia.

Esri India is instrumental in working with the Indian Government and GIS users in powering the GIS movement in the country and brings the most advanced ESRI suite of products, highly customized GIS solutions in various key sectors of government and private enterprise, GIS training and positioning GIS as an enterprise solution. Esri India today enjoys market leadership in the field of GIS with the largest installation base across different vertical segments in India, Nepal and Bhutan. NIIT GIS Limited also known as Esri India is a joint venture between Esri Inc., USA and NIIT Technologies Limited. Esri Inc. is the world leader in GIS Mapping and Solutions and produces and markets the famous ArcGIS suite of product. NIIT Technologies is one of India's leading IT companies which started with IT education in 1981 and has since diversified into other aspects of software including development, marketing and support. For further information please visit www.esriindia.com

The Earth to Business Company – helps organizations harness the information of the changing earth for greater advantage. They create Geospatial Business Systems that transform our earth’s data into business information, enabling individuals, businesses and public agencies to quickly access, manage, process and share that information from anywhere.
http://erdas.com/

Trimble is a leading provider of advanced location-based solutions that maximize productivity and enhance profitability. The Company integrates its positioning expertise in GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to provide complete commercial solutions. Trimble serves a variety of industries including agriculture, engineering and construction, transportation and wireless communications infrastructure. The Company's portfolio of over 900 patents is the basis for the broadest positioning solutions portfolio in the industry.
http://trimble.com/

GeoEye, Inc. is a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial imagery, location information products and image processing services. Their products and services enable timely, accurate and accessible location intelligence that translates into timely and vital insights for their customers, anywhere and at any time. They own and operate a constellation of Earth-imaging satellites, including the world’s highest resolution satellite, GeoEye-1, which provides their customers with the highest quality and most accurate satellite imagery available.
http://geoeye.com/

IBM has been present in India since 1992, expanding its operations considerably with regional headquarters in Bangalore and offices in 22 cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai. Today, the company has established itself as one of the leaders in the Indian Information Technology (IT) Industry. Our offerings: IBM is the only IT company in the world and also in India that offers end-to-end solutions to customers from hardware to software,services, consulting and research. IBM helps clients solve complex business and technical issues. IBM helps integrate the strategy, business process, industry knowledge and the technology, integration and outsourcing skills to bring a new level of services to the business community. We deliver innovative business consulting, process design, systems integration, and application management. Our core competencies include deep business process and industry expertise, advanced analytics and research capabilities, comprehensive IT infrastructure knowledge, and the proven ability to implement enterprise solutions that deliver bottom-line business value. http://www.ibm.com/

Founded in 1995, Vexcel Imaging was an early innovator in the field of digital photogrammetry and has since established itself as a leading provider of digital aerial large format cameras. Its family of UltraCam digital aerial sensors today includes the UltraCamXp and the UltraCamXp Wide Angle large format camera systems and the UltraCamLp medium format system. Rounding out the company's UltraCam offering, is the UltraMap photogrammetric workflow software that provides an automated project-based color balancing module and additional quality control tools. Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2006, Vexcel Imaging GmbH brings more than two decades of photogrammetry expertise to Microsoft's Bing Maps business unit and is at the heart of the burgeoning Microsoft Photogrammetry business.
http://www.microsoft.com/ultracam/default.mspx

Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has nearly 3,000 colleagues in more than 45 countries, $500 million in annual revenues, and, since 1999, has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. Bentley offers powerful and comprehensive geospatial software to energy and water utilities, national mapping organizations, national and regional cadastres, government agencies, defense agencies, engineering consultants and other owner-operators of infrastructure from transportation agencies, to campuses, airports, mines and more. Bentley is active as a principal partner of the OGC and is rated as the world number two provider of geospatial software by Daratech. Bentley offers desktop geospatial products including Bentley Map, Bentley PowerMap and Bentley Descartes for the support of geospatial workflows applied to infrastructure projects. Bentley Map is embedded in products for road and site design, the design of communications networks, energy utility networks, and water and wastewater networks. Bentley also offers server-side products such as ProjectWise Geospatial Management and Bentley Geospatial Server to support enterprise GIS workflows, enterprise collaboration in distributed organizations, and federated information management for the management of structured and unstructured data. Bentley is also recognized as an innovator in 3D City GIS technology.
http://www.bentley.com/

NSDI is an initiative of the Government of India to envisages provision of geospatial data to users. The objective of NSDI is to provides a base or structure of practices and relationships among data producers and users that facilitates data sharing and use. It is a set of actions and new ways of accessing, sharing and using geographic data that enables far more comprehensive analysis of data to help decision-makers choose the best course(s) of action.

Department of Information Technology (DIT) under the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India is the Central department responsible for all administrative functions relating to formulation, execution and implementation of IT policies in India. DIT’s vision is to make India a Global Information Technology Super Power and a front-runner in the age of information revolution and to bring the benefits of electronics to every walk of life and to develop the Indian electronics industry as a global player. The thrust of the IT Department is to facilitate and catalyse adoption of e-Governance packages in the Central and State Governments, as the nodal agency for the implementation of the National e-Governance Action Plan, evolve and implement policy packages to propel growth of electronics and hardware manufacturing, increase PC penetration in the country, increase utilisation of internet in the country, growth of domestic software market, development of local languages in Information Technology, to encourage use of IT to increase productivity, to explore use of IT as a means of generating employment.

Almost ninety years ago the then Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping and now the Chief Directorate: National Geo-Spatial Information, as South Africa's national mapping organization, commenced with the establishment of an integrated survey system and provision of extensive mapping coverage of the country. The integrated survey system expedites and facilitates orderly development while the mapping and associated products facilitate sustainable development. In more recent years, The Chief Directorate established an active control survey network of GPS base stations named TrigNet. Furthermore, the Chief Directorate has an archive of aerial photography dating back to 1937 and photographic coverage of the entire country is updated on a continuous basis. The Chief Directorate not only distributes this information but also conducts practical training programmes in spatial information. Together these products and services are contributing to the achievement of the South Africa's full potential and to the fulfilment of the country's comprehensive rural development strategy.

UNIGIS is a network of universities co-operating in the design and delivery of distance learning in GIS. The UNIGIS programme was founded in 1990 and currently includes sites in ten countries. Members of the UNIGIS network offer postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters courses in Geographical Information Systems by open and distance learning. Core course resources are adapted, translated and supplemented with additional materials to support the needs of local students. Members of the UNIGIS network also work together in research and curriculum development activities related to GIS education. http://www.unigis.org/

In 1831, founded by the scholar Karl Karmarsch, the “Higher Trade School of Hannover” started with only 64 students. Today there are around 21,000 students in the natural sciences and engineering, the humanities and social sciences as well in law and economics. http://www.uni-hannover.de/en/universitaet/index.php

ISPRS is a non-governmental organization devoted to the development of international cooperation for the advancement of photogrammetry and remote sensing and their applications. The Society operates without any discrimination on grounds of race, religion, nationality, or political philosophy. The Society's scientific interests include photogrammetry, remote sensing, spatial information systems and related disciplines, as well as applications in cartography, geodesy, surveying, natural, Earth and engineering sciences, and environmental monitoring and protection.
http://www.isprs.org/

OGC is an international industry consortium of 366 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available interface specifications. OpenGIS® Specifications support interoperable solutions that "geo-enable" the Web, wireless and location-based services, and mainstream IT. The specifications empower technology developers to make complex spatial information and services accessible and useful with all kinds of applications.
http://www.opengeospatial.org/

ICA is the world authoritative body for cartography, the discipline dealing with the conception, production, dissemination and study of maps. The mission of ICA is to promote the discipline and profession of cartography in an international context. The Association works with national and international governmental and commercial bodies and with other international scientific societies to achieve these aims
http://cartography.tuwien.ac.at/ica/

GITA is the professional association and leading advocate for anyone using geospatial technology to help operate, maintain, and protect the infrastructure, which includes organizations such as utilities, telecommunication companies, and the public sector. Through industry-leading conferences—along with research initiatives, chapters, membership, and other programs—GITA provides education and professional best practices.
http://www.gita.org/

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration.
http://www.osgeo.org/

The GSDI Association is an inclusive organization of organizations, agencies, firms, and individuals from around the world. The purpose of the organization is to promote international cooperation and collaboration in support of local, national and international spatial data infrastructure developments that will allow nations to better address social, economic, and environmental issues of pressing importance.
http://www.gsdi.org/

The Mission of Vector1Media.com is to promote spatial design for a sustainable tomorrow. To enhance and support knowledge and interaction for the improvement of economically sustainable living through the positive use and application of spatial tools and science. Our focus is upon the geography and infrastructure serving all individuals in society, including public, professionals and stakeholders.
www.vector1media.com

Position magazine is the only ANZ-wide independent publication for the spatial industries. Position covers the acquisition, manipulation, application and presentation of geo-data in a wide range of industries including agriculture, disaster management, environmental management, local government, utilities, and land-use planning. It covers the increasing use of geospatial technologies and analysis in decision-making for businesses and government.

Spatial Source is Australia's first news website for the geospatial industry and online partner to Position magazine. Covering the latest company, industry, product and technology news, from Australia and internationally, Spatial Source is the source for everything geo. Subscribe to the free weekly enewsletter to stay up to date, or upgrade to the Spatial Business News service for access to premium content including a weekly tenders search service. http://www.spatialsource.com.au/

Directions Magazine is a member of the Directions Media publishing group. The magazine was first published in 1998 and remains the premier news and resource guide for geospatial professionals Directions Magazine publishes weekly newsletters about geographic information systems, global positioning systems, desktop mapping, cartography, computer-aided design, remote sensing, web services, and more.
www.directionsmag.com

Imaging Notes is the premier publication for commercial, government and academic remote sensing professionals around the world. It provides objective exclusive in-depth reporting that demonstrates how remote sensing technologies and spatial information illuminate the urgent interrelated issues of the environment, energy and security. http://www.imagingnotes.com/

Inside GNSS covers the policies, programs, design & integration, system engineering, and most challenging applications of GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Compass, regional navigation satellite systems such as IRNSS and augmentations (e.g., GAGAN), and related technologies. The magazine is distributed in print and digital editions to more than 35,000 readers worldwide. Glen Gibbons, a journalist who has covered GNSS subjects for more than 20 years, is the magazine’s editor and publisher.
http://www.insidegnss.com/

GIM International, the global magazine for geomatics, is published 12 times a year. The working scope of GIM International is worldwide and focuses on reporting the latest news and communicating new developments and applications in geomatics. GIM International defines ‘geomatics' as encompassing all activities relating to the acquisition, processing, querying, analysis, presentation, dissemination, management and use of geo-data and geo-information. The journal addresses both technological and managerial aspects of the industry and profession.
http://www.gim-international.com/

The Geospatial Industry Magazine is a monthly print publication covering latest happenings and relevant issues of the Geospatial domain worldwide. Along with giving wide coverage to news from around the world, it publishes interviews, perspective write-ups, case-studies, etc., thus presenting viewpoints of experts and updating readers to recent researches, technologies, product releases and policies issues. Considered by the experts of the domain as one of the best publication, it enjoys a global circulation of 16,000 copies.
http://geospatialworld.net/