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SDC Memberships and Affiliations

• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) :: The Imaging and Geospatial Society and National organization of industry professionals for standards and ethics in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) :: National organization of industry professionals for standards and ethics in surveying
• The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Land Surveyors :: responsible for the administration and regulation of the professions of engineering and land surveying in North Carolina
• North Carolina Society of Surveyors (NCSS) :: localized information and conferences for the survey industry in North Carolina
• North Carolina Chapter of the ASPRS :: localized information and conferences for the photogrammetric and survey industries in North Carolina
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) :: for weather, flight planning,insurance, financial assistance, etc., for aviators

Industry Related Links

• United States Geological Surveys (USGS) :: The Geospatial Clearinghouse for aerial photography, topographic maps, National Imagery and Mapping Agency products, etc.
• National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) :: Flight, Ocean and Surface Maps for planning, etc.
• National Geodetic Surveys (NGS) :: for updating GEOID models for GPS computations, etc.
• North Carolina Geological Surveys (NCGS) :: for monument location and information services, etc.
• North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) :: used to publish information to the public, store reference material for DOT personnel, and as an application development and distribution platform.
• Geographic Information North Carolina (GINC) :: established to help GIS users in North Carolina locate information.
• North Carolina MapNet :: a free website provided by the State of North Carolina for geographic information and maps of North Carolina.
• SurveyPlanet.com :: information site for all survey needs.

SDC Benefits

• United HealthCare :: Health and Dental Insurance Providers
• AFLAC :: Supplemental Insurance Providers
• Fidelity Investments :: 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Providers
• Hartford Life :: 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan Provider
• Sam's Club :: Membership Store for discount purchasing

SDC Equipment

• Leica, Geosystems :: Makers of industry equipment from GPS and total station survey units to Analytical Stereo-plotters and Aerial Mapping Cameras, and more
• Intergraph :: Industry softplotter makers and upgrades from Zeiss P1 stereo-plotters to InterMap Analytical (IMA) stereo-plotters
• Zeiss :: Makers of industry equipment from Survey Units and Analytical Stereo-plotters to Aerial Mapping Cameras, and more
• Hewlett-Packard :: Makers of industry hardcopy plotters and printers

SDC Software

• Autometric, Inc. :: developers of Softplotter, KDMS (Kork), and OrthoKork
• Earth Resource Mapping, Inc. :: developers of ERMapper and ECW image compression
• Bentley Systems, Incorporated :: developers of Microstation
• Autodesk :: developers of AutoCAD
• Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Inc. :: developers of ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ArcView, and other GIS software
• LizardTech :: developers of MrSid image compression
• Trimble :: Spectra Precision - developers of TerraModel
• INPHO GbmH :: developers of OrthoVista
• Calgis Mapping Sciences :: developers of ISBBA (Instantaneous Simultaneous Bundle Block Adjustment)