Sanborn Invests to Support Customer Demand

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) today announces the recent acquisition of additional remote sensing and data acquisition capacity and capabilities. In 2022 Sanborn has added a new Riegl Mobile Lidar system, a Teledyne Oceanscience Z-Boat® 1800-RP for hydrographic survey, additional Vexcel UltraCam Eagle digital frame cameras, and new aircraft including the purchase of a Turbo Aero Commander 695A.

“Our successful geospatial business has led to a significant increase in demand and Sanborn will continue to expand capacity to meet the needs of our customers,” said John R. Copple, Sanborn’s Chief Executive Officer.

These assets will be deployed to support customers that require Sanborn’s state-of-the-art, large-area aerial imaging, oblique imaging, topographic survey, hydrographic/bathymetric survey, geophysical survey, mobile survey, inspection, change detection, and other related geospatial technologies. Sanborn specializes in integrating these technologies to support a wide range of customers in government, utilities, property assessment, logistics, engineering, transportation, energy, environmental management, and insurance markets. Sanborn’s comprehensive suite of products and services effectively meet the business needs of multiple markets such as energy/renewable energy exploration and dissemination, infrastructure monitoring and engineering, floodplain management, property assessment/appraisal, landslide mitigation, precision agriculture, water resource conservation, erosion/coastal management, natural resource planning, emergency response and national security.

About The Sanborn Map Company, Inc.

Sanborn is a preeminent innovator in the modern geospatial industry, delivering state-of-the-art geospatial solutions to customers worldwide. The firm, which celebrated its 156^th anniversary in 2022, embraces cutting-edge technology, and currently operates a fleet of aircraft located strategically across the United States. Sanborn specializes in many technologies such as oblique aerial imagery, aerial and mobile light detection and ranging (lidar) mapping, aerial orthophotography, 3D modeling and digital twin technology, indoor mapping, and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) inspection services with image and lidar processing services. The company has also developed a suite of software applications that enables customers to derive significant value from the geospatial products.