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XXVII Convención Internacional de Minería y Expo
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November 20-22
Mines and Money 2007
London, UK
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December 5-7
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Spokane, Washington
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Archived News

INTERGEO 2006 (November 2006)

INTERGEO 2006, held from 10-12 October at the Neue Messe in Munich, presented one of the largest displays of surveying instruments, software and accessories, as well as laser scanning and photogrammetry technology. The I-Site booth was staffed by members of the sales and engineering team from around the globe. There was keen interest in both the scanner and software and many genuine enquiries for I-Site 4400LR laser scanning systems.

I-Site Booth		I-Site General Manager Simon Ratcliffe and Turkish Government delegates at INTERGEO

Bulk material and site survey with I-Site (September 2006)

GrainCorp Limited has utilised the I-Site 4400 scanner at several Australian sites to conduct bulk material surveys of various grain stocks, as well as detailed 3D site surveys. Recently the I-Site 4400 was used at GrainCorp’s Portland Operations in southwestern Victoria.

In 2.5 days, some 53 scan setups were required to adequately cover the site, as well as to measure various indoor and outdoor stockpiles. The deliverables for this project were 2D CAD plans of the site, volumes for indoor and outdoor stockpiles, and 3D movie files of the site infrastructure.

The I-Site 4400 is an efficient, easy-to-use system that fulfilled GrainCorp’s objective of obtaining accurate, safe surveys of their various sites. Graincorp has now purchased an I-Site 4400 system for surveying indoor and outdoor stockpiles as well as for providing detailed site surveys.

Mapping a future for mining (June 2006)

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I-Site announces Underground Digital Photography (May 2006)

The I-Site 4400 laser scanner features an integrated panaromic digital camera. The ability to register and render the 37 megapixel photos over the scan data is unique.

An optical-quality light has been developed in Denver to enhance underground photography. The light mounts directly to the top of the I-Site 4400 scanner and is powered from a separate 12V DC battery. The underground line light illuminates the scene to allow for digital photography of underground faces and drifts in total darkness.

The scan in the attached PDF (378KB) was acquired in 15 minutes. The I-Site 4400’s backsighting capability allowed the scans to be accurately located in the mine’s coordinate system. The underground light option is ideal for drifts that penetrate unstable rock which must be shotcreted for stability. The speed of acquisition allows for mapping of the material prior to cover up.

I-Site named Rising Star in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards (November 2005)

South Australian-based company, I-Site Pty Ltd has been named a Rising Star in the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards.

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 ranks the 50 fastest growing technology companies, public or private, based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2003 to 2005) and includes all related industry sectors: Communications; Software; Semiconductors, Components and Electronics; Life Sciences; Internet; and Computer Peripherals.

The program has a special Rising Star category to recognise emerging private companies that may not meet all the eligibility criteria, but have made a significant contribution to the technology sector. These "Rising Stars" are on the path to becoming the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners of tomorrow.

Rising Star entrants are judged on the company's core focus, market, business model, management team, access to funds and technical sustainability.

I-Site recorded 124% growth in the 2003-05 period, reflecting its position as a major player in the developing laser scanning market. I-Site develops and manufactures a combined laser scanning and imaging instrument, which is bundled with the company’s premier software for processing laser scan data, I-Site Studio. Mining companies, police and transport agencies and engineering consultancies use I-Site for surveying and modelling scenes for analysis.

I-Site Global Product Manager, Peter Johnson said, “Our success is a result of dedication to the development of innovative software and hardware solutions for a global market, and our willingness to define operational standards through these solutions in a new and exciting technology area where user experience is non-existent and the possibilities are limitless.

“We are in a position where a high proportion of new product development that we commercialise directly affects operational standards and capabilities for a wide variety of users in the mining, surveying and forensic mapping industries.”

“This, combined with superior engineering and management skills and a dedicated service and sales capability, have resulted in our growth, and we expect this to increase considerably in coming years. We expect to achieve around 250% growth over the next 12 months,” Peter Johnson added.

Deloitte Growth Solutions partner, Julia Bickerstaff, said “Rising Star award winners such as I-Site have a bright future ahead of them.”

“With careful management of their growth cycle I-Site could soon be ranked one of Australia’s fastest growing technology companies.”

“I expect the market to closely watch I-Site over the next couple of years,” Ms Bickerstaff says.

“With the Australian and global tech sector showing more prosperous signs than the last three
years, the future is looking even brighter for I-Site,” she says.

I-Site team wins engineering excellence award (November 2005)

The engineering team responsible for the development of the I-Site 4400 laser scanner (from 2001 to 2004) was awarded the South Australian Electronics Industry Association Award for Engineering Excellence on Friday October 28. The excellence award is for the designer who conceives the year’s best innovative idea and develops it to 'proof-of-concept', measured by specified criteria.

The I-Site team's work beat other entries from industry and academia as the best engineering, project management and innovation effort on a particular electronics project, highlighting the significance of the achievement.

The award was presented by the Governor General of Australia, Hon. Major General Michael Jeffrey, and accepted by Mark Pfitzner on behalf of the other contributors to the project.

The Governor General introducing the award, with I-Site’s Mark Pfitzner	The Governor General, Hon. Major General Michael Jeffrey, and Michael Luchich, Telstra, which sponsored the award, flank Mark Pfitzner, I-Site
Back row from left: Steve Sullivan (Maptek CEO), Nathan Juers (Electronics Engineer), Malcolm Blaney (Software Engineer), Peter Johnson (I-Site Global Product Manager), Mark Norman (Electronics Engineer), Mark Pfitzner (Senior Electronics Engineer) Front row from left: Simon Ratcliffe (Chief Software Engineer), Michael Rossiter (Consultant), Mirela Bordean (Optical Design Engineer), James Howarth (R&D Manager) Absent: Anthony Gibbs (Senior Software Engineer)

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