Geospace
Photography in Pretoria

We are a specialist GIS Company based in Pretoria, South Africa. GeoSpace operates two large format Digital Mapping Cameras (DMC’s) giving us unrivalled quality and production capability on the African continent. We have established ourselves as a leading digital aerial photography (DAP) and GIS/GPS/remote sensing solution provider in Africa. We have been involved in the GIS industry for more than 20 years. We are the African distributors of Intergraph SG&I and Z/I products.

GeoSpace has been a sponsor of this event since the first ASSD was held in 2006 in Cape Town, South Africa. NIDS is a national panel survey reaching about 8000 households using digital data collection instruments to collect information covering a wide range of topics including anthropometric data. This is the biggest fieldwork exercise that the Company has been involved with. This is the second period of three years that this contract had been awarded to the Company. NIDS is a national panel survey using digital data collection instruments. As per agreement the camera is mainly used for aerial photography of the Chief Directorate National Geospatial Information. Southern Sudan census EA boundary verification project. Sponsorship of third Africa Symposium on Statistics Development held in Accra, Ghana. This marks the beginning of a long relationship with the World Bank providing technical consultancies and training on GIS in statistical agencies in Anglophone African countries. Acquisition Piper Chieftain aircraft and second medium format digital aerial photography system. Pioneering of videography and acquisition of our first digital aerial photography system. We are a specialist GIS Company based in Pretoria, South Africa. We have been involved in the GIS industry for more than 20 years. We are the African distributors of Intergraph SG&I and Z/I products. Key to our success is our understanding of the unique challenges of Africa. We have provided products and services to clients/beneficiaries in more than 15 countries. Capacity building is fundamental to our approach (and success): over and above our unique, client specific training programs, the Company is a proud sponsor and partner of development initiatives such as the Africa Symposia on Statistical Development (ASSD).