Optech Acquires DiMAC

Optech has acquired the operations and assets of DiMAC, inventor of the patented DiMAC true Forward Motion Compensation technology for over five years.

DiMAC has been providing large and medium-format airborne camera systems. Products include the DiMAC ULTRALiGHT+ featuring a 60-megapixel sensor, the DiMAC LiGHT+ with 8,900 pixels across by 6,700 pixels along the flight line, and the DiMAC WiDE+ large-format digital aerial camera, which captures a footprint of 13,000 pixels across by 8,900 pixels along the flight line by using just two adjacent camera modules.

DiMAC's current product line will be maintained and enhanced. The DiMAC offices in Charleroi, Belgium, will remain DiMAC's worldwide headquarters, and are being expanded to accommodate Optech's European operations for sales and customer support of the ALTM product line. Mr. Losseau will continue in his current position, and provide further management guidance to Optech's extension into the EU and adjacent countries.

"Photogrammetric imagery and Lidar data collection technologies are quickly merging, becoming a single mainstream technology," said Don Carswell, Optech's President. "This combination of camera imaging technology, with Optech's recognised Lidar technology leadership, is the logical next step in serving the aerial survey marketplace."