Documentation and Traceability as a Part of an Integrated Solution for Farmers and Advisory Services

 

Walter H. MAYER is founder and CEO of PROGIS Software AG. He has been involved in the PC hard- and software since 1978 and has built up as distributor the Apple and Acer market in Austria. From 1994 Mr. Mayer started as one of the very few European GIS (= Geografical Information Systems) supplier the development of PC-based GIS-products (WinGIS...) that are successfully sold world-wide via a distributor network. Further he could initiate the set up of an Advanced Technical College for Geoinformatics nearby the PROGIS location in Villach/Austria.

 

As a result of his long lasting experience as consultant for ecology, agriculture and forestry - Mr. MAYER studied agro-science and forestry (MSc) and is still running his own agro/forest enterprises as well as heading a consulting office in this field - he introduced with WinGIS-AGROffice a complete new model of an integrated and GIS based agro/forestry software to handle private farmers/forest enterprises as well as governments EDP needs, including traceability, precise farming, ecology etc.

 

Mr. Mayer has close contacts to scientists, researchers and key players on a global basis and is a pioneer and opinion leader in the evolving market of "environment-ecology-agriculture-forestry-food" with close contacts to public and private industry.

 

Education: Mr. Mayer holds a degree in agriculture from the college Raumberg/Styria (BSc) as well as in forestry (MSc) from the University of Bodenkultur in Vienna.

 

Hobbies. Skiing, swimming, diving, forestry.

PROGIS, founded in 1994, is one of the leading European Software development companies fully dedicated to the development of GIS (geographic information systems) technologies and applications. Vision, creativity and applied professional know-how have enabled PROGIS to grow from its base in Villach/Austria to one of the industry leaders leveraging on its core technology.

 

WinGIS is a MS Windows based object oriented professional GIS platform with an intuitive user-interface and open system architecture. Even advanced spatial functions are easy to use. Any RDBM database application can use the full power of WinGIS through the ActiveX development environment. For dedicated tasks specialised modules are available like Isomodule/3D, GPS/dGPS tracking, sensor monitoring, GSM/SMS messaging services, ortho-image rectification, geo-data encryption and large raster-image handling. PROGIS also developed innovative GIS server solutions for the Internet.

 

WinGIS technology is bundled to provide attractive cost/benefit packages as WinGIS professional, WinGIS standard, WinMAP or WinMAP-LT focussing on the needs of different customers.

 

PROGIS develops and markets End-user GIS applications and turn-key projects for selected vertical markets:

 

 

PROGIS develops solutions not necessarily following traditional thinking. These solutions are however always applicable, reliable and foremost simply to handle. The high level of professionalism of the project team guarantees high quality and innovation for customised GIS solutions.

 

Due to proven records of success PROGIS is enjoying a very good reputation in Europe and the Middle East Area, where we have excellent references.

 

(*) In 1996 the leading US magazine "GIS World" rated PROGIS next to SICAD (Siemens)

and SMALLWORLD as the top European GIS suppliers