Hemisphere GPS
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | TSX: HEM |
| Industry | Technology Manufacturer |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Canada |
| Area served | International |
| Key people | Steven Koles, President & CEO |
| Services | GPS Positioning, Guidance, and Machine control |
| Revenue | 72.7 million USD |
| Employees | 250 |
| Divisions | Agriculture Products, Precision Products, Air Products |
Hemisphere GPS designs and manufactures precision GPS products for positioning, guidance, and machine control applications.[1] The company’s products are most notably used in agriculture, under the trade name Outback Guidance. However, Hemisphere GPS also holds significant market share in marine, surveying, GIS mapping and machine control markets.[2]
Hemisphere GPS is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta; with product development, sales and marketing facilities in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Scottsdale, Arizona; Hiawatha, Kansas and Brisbane, Australia.
Hemisphere GPS is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol: HEM.
Former trade names and business acquisitions include[3]:
- 1990 – Canadian Systems International Inc.
- 1992 – Communication Systems International Inc.
- 1999 – Satloc Inc.
- 2000 – CSI Wireless
- 2005 – RHS Inc. (Outback Guidance)
- 2006 – Del Norte
- 2007 – BEELINE Technologies
[edit] External links
- http://www.hemispheregps.com - Hemisphere GPS Home Page
- http://www.outbackguidance.com - Outback Guidance Home Page
