Mapsgeo

about us

MAPS sarl is a well-established and leading geospatial company in the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 1974 in Lebanon, MAPS is known as the company that has brought to the Middle East the latest state-of-the-art technologies in airborne and satellite imaging, ground based collection systems and customized GIS solutions. MAPS sarl serves all land-use and natural resource industries in the region.

The managers of MAPS Lebanon, Hisham Zantout and Mohtassam Zahra, who proved to be key figures in the growth of the company with an outstanding experience spanning over three decades, in managing geospatial and aerial mapping projects locally and abroad, have recently acquired the company's fixed assets and are continuing the geospatial business under the new name “MAPSGEO sarl”

Our mission is to adopt the latest innovative and advanced spatial technologies into our workflow with the support of our knowledgeable team and skilled partners to deliver products that meet client expectations with better outcome and cost benefits.

At MAPSGEO sarl, we, management and staff, are looking forward to continue and develop the business relationship with all our partners and customers. Through our keenness on ensuring the success of our customers’ businesses, we can promise you that the level of service and support provided will be exceptional.

Products

Satellite Imagery

Key satellite datasets offered

Optical & Radar Imagery

Earth observation satellites provide a means to map and monitor specific regions at an affordable cost and without the need to mobilise ground or air survey crews.

MAPSGEO is a leading distributor of satellite imagery and derived services offering expert, unbiased advice to help users select the most appropriate solution for projects worldwide

Optical & Radar Imagery

Key satellite datasets offered

Optical & Radar Imagery

MAPSGEO provides independent advice on the optimum satellite mapping solutions for specific customer applications.

MAPSGEO has built strong relationships with all the commercial satellite imagery suppliers and is able to process, interpret and distribute data from any commercial system through existing distribution agreements.

Key satellite datasets offered

MAPSGEO include the latest generation of very high-resolution satellites with sub-metre resolution:

WorldView, Pleiades, Superview-1, KompSAT, TripleSAT, SkySAT & Jilin-1, GF1&2, ZY3, RapidEye,

and high-to-medium resolution optical and SAR satellite sensors such as:

TerraSAR-X, RadarSAT, IRS-1C/1D CartoSat, Landsat, Radarsat, ERS & ENVISAT, HJ-1A&B

Elevation Data

Data Processing & Production

Key satellite datasets offered

MAPSGEO can supply accurate Digital Elevation Models (DEM) from a variety of sources including those generated from interferometric radar techniques, such as SRTM and from optical images acquired from different angles taken from the same pass of an earth observation satellite (such as the HRS instrument of SPOT-5 and ASTER 3B sensor).

The new generation of very high resolution optical satellite sensors have the capability of generating accurate Digital Elevation Models (DEM), Digital Terrain Models (DTM) or Digital Surface Models (DSM) with or without ground control. These Digital Terrain Models are used for high-quality image orthorectification, contour mapping, water body identification, flood modeling and 3D visualisation.

Data Processing & Production

MAPSGEO offer a comprehensive range of services such as DEM generation, vector feature extraction, orthorectification, interpretation and information extraction and production of derived maps and reports. Using these skills 2D & 3D visualisations can be generated to meet project requirements.

We undertake extensive satellite imagery product development, tailored to fit our customer’s requirements, including in-house developed radiometric and geometric corrections and visualisation tools.

MAPSGEO had partnered with skilled geospatial offices to provide further intelligent data processing services such as satellite derived bathymetry, environmental coastal zone mapping and water quality in addition studies for landslides and Land subsidence.

Land Cover Mapping

Data Processing & Production

Land cover classification across a wide variety of terrain and image scales can be undertaken to support geological, agricultural, environmental or logistical projects. Using semi-automatic techniques, which are primarily based on the spectral properties of optical satellite data, we can provide a broad classification of land cover types.

Manual interpretation of other features such as roads (sealed, unsealed, tracks, bridges, settlements etc.) can be incorporated into the analysis to provide a series of themed layers. MAPSGEO can create a new thematic image linked with an associated attribute database or convert the information extracted to vector data.

Monitoring & Change Detection

Satellites provide an ideal platform to enable non-intrusive monitoring of locations, regardless of how remote they may be. Infrastructure or environmental changes whether over many years or from day- to- day can be readily observed. Often archive data can be utilised to provide retrospective information and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (or InSAR) data allows monitoring of milimetre ground movements even in areas with persistent cloud. MAPSGEO can advise on which sensor is best suited to specific applications.

Experienced Staff

Monitoring & Change Detection

MAPSGEO has a dedicated satellite imaging production centre and employs

a team of geospatial technicians with extensive experience in project management, earth observation, geo-information and geomorphology. They have professional backgrounds in software engineering, geography, cartography, informatics, surveying, land management and others.

Distributor Ship

Monitoring & Change Detection

Distributor Ship

MAPSGEO is the distributor for almost all the major commercial satellite imaging companies including Maxar, Airbus, 21AT-Asia, CG Satellite, SI-Imaging, KGS Space Technologies, UrtheCast and Planet.

our services

Satellite imagery

Leveraging the broad variety of satellite data sources available, MAPSGEO offers expertise and turn-key solutions in a variety of application domains, including:

Oil & gas, mining: natural seep detection to reduce risk of new exploration, infrastructure site selection and route planning, monitoring of subsidence and environmental impact assessments.

Aerial Photography

MAPSGEO along with its aerial photography partners who own various type of aerial survey aircrafts, are equipped with up-to-date digital aerial camera having various resolutions to meet all kind of digital mapping project requirements.

Digital Elevations

MAPSGEO with the gained experince in the generation of accurate terrain and surface models that are used in the production of Orthophoto, volume computations, cut/fill, drainage, water flow directions , catchment basin and other services as well as in 3D City modeling.

Monitoring & Change Detection

Feature Mapping

Urban/Regional planning: creation of large- or small- scale topographic mapping for use in spatial data infrastructure development, land use planning and permitting.

Transportation and utility maps: pre-feasibility, route planning for transportation (roads, rail, etc.), pipeline and power line corridors, including land cover, geohazards, geology, etc.

Airport Obstacle Charts

MAPSGEO has the know-how to produce airport obstacle charts using latest technology based on the use of aerial sourcse such as Aerial Photography, Satellite Imagery that meets the International Civil Aviation Organization standards.

Surface Slope Analysis

MAPSGEO has vast experience on providing elevation, profiles and reports highlighting on critical slope zones that should be avoided for safety constructions.

Deformation Maps

Generation of deformation maps using InSAR imagery, by comparing the changed components of the return signals - the 'phase shift' - from many passes, using complex algorithms which reveals the detailed surface movement.

The deformation map generated shows the land deformation of any area or infrastructure site in mm/yr.

Coastal Mapping & Monitoring

Satellite-derived bathymetry (up to 20m depth), coastal and benthic habitats, submerged aquatic vegetation, environmental sensitivity index, beach erosion monitoring.

Monitoring of water resources over large areas, delineation of catchment basins, flood mapping and monitoring.

Geological Map Interpretation

Preliminary geological studies are conducted using the satellite base imagery optical and SAR, that help in determining the faults and structure lines in general and provide focus for exploration targets. It is a cost effective and help in exploring large areas, even those that are remote and dangerous.