Bayanat to showcase Abu Dhabi's rapid geo-maturity at Esri's MEA User Conference

Bayanat for Mapping & Surveying Services, will outline some of the key products and services that have enabled Abu Dhabi to mature rapidly as a geospatial technology adopter at the upcoming 2012 Esri Middle East and Africa User Conference (MEAUC).

The conference is the MEA region's biggest geospatial technology event, gathering thousands of GIS software users and experts, decision makers and business owners annually to discuss solutions impacting the future of the geospatial field in the MEA area. Bayanat has been invited by organizer Esri, the leading worldwide provider of geographic information system (GIS) software and geodatabase management applications, to present key topics at the conference's latest edition talking place from December 10, 2012 to December 12, 2012 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

Bayanat, a Gold Sponsor of the Esri conference, will showcase some of its cutting-edge local and national geospatial initiatives, topographic mapping production projects backed by the UAE's largest topographic database, maritime charting for the entire UAE shoreline, and seamless Ortho-Photo production initiative. At Bayanat's stand, visitors will have a chance to become familiar with the company's products and services and its pivotal role in reinforcing Abu Dhabi's spatially-enabled strategic capabilities.

"Abu Dhabi has advanced remarkably in the geospatial domain and has contributed greatly to the UAE's emergence as a model of spatially-enabled development across the region. Esri's products, many of which Bayanat has been integrating into its solutions, have been important tools in maximizing the use of geographic resources in the emirate and throughout the country. Bayanat has accumulated an extensive collection of techniques and technologies that we continue to deploy for the empowerment of society and that we are eager to share with the global geospatial community," said Khaled AlMelhi, CEO, Bayanat for Mapping & Surveying Services.

Bayanat for Mapping & Surveying Services is an Abu Dhabi - based provider of various geospatial products and services, including Geodesy and Field Surveying, Aerial Survey and Image Processing, Hydrographic Surveying, Spatial Data Management, Cartography and Visualization, and Printing. Bayanat's spectrum of geospatial services offers support to the decision making process and strategy implementation in a number of local government organizations.

The Esri Middle East and Africa User Conference is the regional edition of Esri's global series of user conferences. This year's event is being organized in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre. The conference serves as a valuable platform for learning about and discussing GIS updates and projects in the MEA region and for building relationships with members of the international Esri user community.