1.3 Fugro EarthData and PurVIEW
Recently, Fugro EarthData worked in partnership with I.S.M. and ESRI Canada to modify PurVIEW to more easily support large-area topographic map production using GeoSAR data. By simplifying the management of large spatial datasets, PurVIEW allows for easier interpretation of GeoSAR’s elevation and image data. Central to this capability is the
development of the Fugro Toolbar and associated tools and workflows to create wide-area 3D GeoSAR images for the attribution of features.
In January 2010, these relationships resulted in a strategic partnership between Fugro EarthData and ESRI Canada, and a global distribution agreement for PurVIEW that will allow Fugro EarthData to distribute PurVIEW worldwide.