UltraCamXp for Venezuelan Geographic Institute

The UltraCamXp purchase is being funded through the European Cooperation Programme to support Venezuela's mapping and cadastre programs (CARCAVEN Project). "The Instituto Geográfico de Venezuela Simón Bolivar is looking forward to continuing the expansion of our national mapping and cadaster programs to support significant economic development in our country," said Ms. Rosa De Faría, CARCAVEN Project Administrator, IGVSB.

In the long term the camera will be used for country-wide mapping; however, there is an immediate need for aerial data collection to assess areas damaged by flooding in 2010, and to track a massive government housing plan which is now in progress.

"The IGVSB plays an important role as the ruling entity in a new legal system in Venezuela regarding geoinformation, cartography and cadaster mapping," said Ing. Sergio Rodríguez Adam, President of the IGVSB. "The IGVSB is working in conjunction with the state, national and local authorities to advance strategic development countrywide, and the UltraCamXp will strengthen these efforts by providing high-resolution, high-accuracy aerial data."

 "The transition for IGVSB from analogue to digital technology is an important step in the progression of national mapping in Venezuela," said Alexander Wiechert, Microsoft Business Director. "The UltraCamXp is an excellent resource to support natural disaster response and damage mitigation, as well as general mapping throughout the country."