Norcross, Georgia, USA — ERDAS Inc. announces that SIGIS Soluciones Integrales GIS C.A. is now the official ERDAS distributor to customers in Venezuela. Based in Caracas, SIGIS has been an ERDAS distributor since March 2009.

Founded in 1992, SIGIS is dedicated to building solutions and services for a variety of industries and market segments. SIGIS has a portfolio of world-class products and innovative services related to geospatial technologies, making the company a one-stop shop for its clients.

Worldwide, SIGIS was the first company to use IKONOS imagery for emergency response (prior to the satellite being available for commercial purposes in January 2000). In December of 1999, torrential floods swept away several urban developed areas in the north central coast of Venezuela. SIGIS used this imagery to monitor the landslides during this time. In 2001, Space Imaging awarded SIGIS their Outstanding Authorized Reseller Award and in 2002, the Regional Director’s Award Latin America.

“We are delighted to have added ERDAS products to our offerings, broadening our portfolio with leading geospatial technologies,” said Alejandro Chumaceiro, President, SIGIS Soluciones Integrales GIS C.A. “These products provide our customers with effective tools to manage all phases of their geospatial data throughout the information lifecycle.”

As an ERDAS distributor, SIGIS provides local market reach, as well as proven experience and credibility in the industry. SIGIS will support ERDAS’ full portfolio of solutions, with a special emphasis on remote sensing, GIS and LIDAR solutions. SIGIS will provide sales, technical support and training.

“We are excited to have SIGIS as our distributor in Venezuela,” said Ken Bossung, Director, Americas, ERDAS. “SIGIS brings experience and innovation to ERDAS users in this part of the world, ensuring the most comprehensive support of our products and services.”

“Venezuelan customers rely on the friendly and efficient group of professionals at SIGIS to be their source of information on ERDAS products,” said Jairo Linares, Latin America Regional Sales Manager, ERDAS. “The combination of ERDAS’ high quality portfolio of products with SIGIS’ solid position in the local market will continue to bring success to ERDAS users.”

For more information about SIGIS, please visit http://www.sigis.com.ve. For more information about ERDAS, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 866 534 2286, or visit http://www.erdas.com.