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Overwatch Attending ESRI Business Partner Conference Overwatch has a strong and celebrated history with ESRI. Its Feature Analyst product, developed by Visual Learning Systems in 1999, was awarded "Most Innovative Solution" in 2002. In 2004, Visual Learning Systems was honored as ESRI Business Partner of the Year. Visual Learning Systems became a division of Overwatch in 2006. Visit the Overwatch booth (504/505) at this year's conference to see all three power modules--Feature Analyst, LIDAR Analyst and Urban Analyst--in action. Innovative Solutions from Overwatch Geospatial Operations During the ASPRS Conference last week, Overwatch Geospatial participated in the Airborne Lidar Mapping Technology panel discussion. The latest developments in lidar technology, including Overwatch Geospatial's LIDAR Analyst, were presented. Highlights included: LIDAR Analyst key features LIDAR Analyst 4.2 enhancements LIDAR Analyst 5.0 release, tentatively scheduled for June 2009 The full presentation, including Overwatch's complete list of products and additional LIDAR Analyst extraction examples, is available here. How Do You Use Feature Analyst? Now, you have two ways to tell us. Enter to win our AFE Analyst of the Year Award or fill out our quick education survey. AFE Analyst of the Year Award The award, a prestigious industry staple since 2004, recognizes projects that have improved GIS efforts and education all over the world. Previous winners have included the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and the Native Communities Development Corporation. Formatting requirements can be found on our website. Papers less than 10MB can be sent to sales@vls-inc.com. If you have a larger submission or would like more information, please contact Overwatch, and we will be happy to assist you. Overwatch Application Survey Overwatch Geospatial is a world-wide leader in geospatial technology and constantly pursues research and development contract opportunities with government and industry partners. As a result we are looking for partners working in the fields of remote sensing, data mining, terrestrial LIDAR, vegetation mapping, hyperspectral mapping, urban GIS and many other fields to share their application stories with us. Please take a moment to tell us what you are doing with our products and your current research interests in geospatial technology.

Don't forget to check out our videos on YouTube! We've added two new demos to our site. Check them out here. Miss a month? Previous newsletters are available here. *ESRI Business Partner Conference: March 22-24, Palm Springs, CA *AFCEA Spring Intelligence Symposium: Apr. 22-23, Washington, D.C. *DoDIIS: May 17-21, Orlando, FL *SOFIC '09: June 2-4, Tampa, FL *NGA/USGIF Tech Days: June 3-5, Bethesda, MD *ESRI International User Conference: July 13-17, San Diego, CA Click here to see all of our 2009 tradeshows.

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