Company Overview

In just a few short years, Applanix has emerged as a high-tech leader in the field of integrated inertial/GPS technology for commercial applications. Founded in 1991 it has evolved from an engineering services provider to the Aerospace and Defense sector, to a developer of highly sophisticated off-the-shelf Position and Orientation (POS) systems for various commercial industrial applications. With the development, marketing and sales of these products, Applanix has developed expertise and gained a solid reputation in its niche markets, which is unique worldwide. No other company has been able to offer a complete turnkey solution that provides absolute position and orientation, and provides the same quality and accuracy as that of our systems.

In the spring of 2000, Applanix was named number 90, of the top 100 most profitable companies by Profit Magazine. The company also received the Top Exporter Award from FedEx Canada.

Applanix has integrated inertial navigation methods with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology, to create systems that measure very accurately the position and orientation of moving vehicles in dynamic environments. Our leading-edge technology replaces more traditional, less cost-effective and less accurate surveying methods in applications such as road profiling and surveying, aerial photography, railroad surveying, and marine mapping.

Applanix has made a significant impact on the surveying and mapping community. Not only have we changed the way in which measurements are taken, but we have also opened up entirely new applications that have never before been possible, such as airborne laser scanning. The innovative quality of our products enables other companies to innovate, as we provide an essential component of their system. Without POS, data collected by such sensors as airborne laser scanners would be unusable.

Because our products provide real-time digital data as the survey vehicle is moving, accurate three-dimensional models and maps can be turned around very quickly. What previously took weeks or months can now be accomplished in a matter of hours, resulting in substantial cost savings, and greater efficiency of operations.

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Legal Name: Applanix A Trimble Company

Number of Employees: 90

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• Dss Digital Sensor System

  A mapping quality alternative to large-format sensors, the DSS is a ready-to-use, medium format, digital camera system. It is specifically designed to generate directly georeferenced digital imagery, for aerial survey and remote sensing applications requiring a fast, cost-effective solution.

• Integrated Inertial/Gps Position & Orientation Sys
• Pos Av
• Pos Ls

  POS LS - The Position and Orientation System for Land Survey is a backpack-portable aided inertial positioning system, designed for use in the most challening positioning environments. The self-contained inertial sensor allows POS LS to provide accurate positioning data under urban or tree canpy, in buildings and even under ground.

• Pos Lv

  POS LV - Position and Orientation System for Land Vehicles - is an aided inertial system that generates accurate real-time position and orientation data used in conjuction with van-mounted road sensors to enable surveys of highway quality to be carried out at normal traffic speeds.

• Pos Mv

  POS MV (Position and Orientation System for Marine Vessels) is an aided inertial system designed specifically for integration with multibeam sonar systems for the production or seafloor maps. It is currently in use with several of the world's largest commercial, academic and military marine survey organizations.

• Pos Tg

  POS TG - Position and Orientation System for Rail Track Geometry - is an aided inertial system that generates accurate real-time position and orientation data used in track geometry cars to enable faster, more efficient studies of railbed conditions.

NAICS Categories

• 334512 Measuring, Medical and Controlling Devices Manufacturing

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