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Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS)

About Us

Formed in 1982, MAPPS is the only national association exclusively comprised of private firms in the remote sensing, spatial data and geographic information systems field in the United States. Current MAPPS memberships span the entire spectrum of the geospatial community, including Member Firms engaged in satellite and airborne remote sensing, surveying, photogrammetry, aerial photography, LIDAR, hydrography, bathymetry, charting, aerial and satellite image processing, GPS, and GIS data collection and conversion services. MAPPS also includes Associate Member Firms, which are companies that provide hardware, software, products and services to the geospatial profession in the United States and other firms from around the world. MAPPS provides its 150+ member firms opportunities for networking and developing business-to-business relationships, information sharing, education, public policy advocacy, market growth, and professional development and image enhancement.
Digital Coast
Need for an Integrated Oceans and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) Program
Federal Real Property
Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act: Improving Federal Land Stewardship
Transportation
Need for a Coordinated Geospatial Program in the Highway Reauthorization Bill
Aerial Surveying and Remote Sensing Issues in the Aviation Reauthorization Bill