Applanix, based in
Richmond Hill,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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, develops and manufactures a line of
Inertial Navigation System
An inertial navigation system (INS) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors ( gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (dire ...
products. The company's Position and Orientation Systems (POS) are used worldwide for a variety of applications such as
aerial survey
Aerial survey is a method of collecting geomatics or other imagery by using airplanes, helicopters, UAVs, balloons or other aerial methods. Typical types of data collected include aerial photography, Lidar, remote sensing (using various visible ...
and mapping,
remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Earth ...
, road profiling,
GIS
A geographic information system (GIS) is a type of database containing Geographic data and information, geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with Geographic information system software, sof ...
data acquisition, and
hydrographic survey
Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/offshore oil drilling and related activities. Strong emphasis is placed ...
ing.
History
Applanix, founded in February 1991 as Applied Analytics Corporation, is a spin-off of Honeywell's Advanced Technology Centre. In its first two years of its operation, Applied Analytics provided engineering services in integrated inertial systems and real-time image processing for aerospace. Since 1993, and through an extensive technology conversion effort, Applanix has increasingly specialized in providing off-the-shelf Position and Orientation Systems (POS) using integrated inertial/GPS technology.
On June 20, 2003
Trimble Inc
Trimble Inc. is an American software, hardware, and services technology company. Trimble supports global industries in building & construction, agriculture, geospatial, natural resources and utilities, governments, transportation and others. Trim ...
announced that it had agreed to purchase Applanix in a stock transaction valued at CAD$25 million (approximately US$18.6 million). Trimble expected the acquisition to extend its technology portfolio and enable increased robustness and capabilities in its future positioning products.
[{{cite press release, url=http://www.applanix.com/news_events/article.php?id=18&tableName=Press , title=Trimble to expand positioning technology portfolio with acquisition of Applanix , publisher=Applanix , date=2003-06-20 , url-status=dead, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607174755/http://www.applanix.com/news_events/article.php?id=18&tableName=Press , archivedate=2007-06-07 ]
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Companies based in Richmond Hill, Ontario