AXON Profile
Axion Spatial Imaging Inc.
( OTC BB: AXON )
Who is Axion
Axion Spatial Imaging Inc. ("Axion" or the "Company") incorporated on September 24, 1984 in the state of Nevada. On January 1, 1997, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Axion Spatial Imaging Ltd. ("Axion Ltd.") a high technology software development company incorporated in the province of Alberta, Canada. In July 1998 Axion went public trading on the NASDAQ OTC BB under the trading symbol AXON.
Over the fourteen years since its inception, Axion has developed proprietary technologies for Geographic Information Systems, Global Positioning, remote sensing, image display, education, entertainment and the Internet.
What do we provide
Axion provides solutions that require any part, or all of:
Efficient data storage of geographic data (Compression)
Efficient means of distributing map data through a variety of media (Distribution)
Near real-time seamless moving map display of the information at any scale (Display)
Better visualization of data through 2D and 3D transformations and modeling (Special Effects)
Build specialized applications around our technologies for a variety of markets including GPS, Defense, Government, Resource industries, Education and Telecommunications.
Axion services are combinations of consulting, software implementation, custom software development, data reformatting and preparation. We don’t just create better technologies we apply them.
How do we provide
Axion has developed proprietary technologies for fast distribution and display of large geographic data sets. This includes image compression software that is optimized to allow for rapidly decompressing large digitized images. Plus software for image, vector and 3D visualization displays. See our online Demo’s at Erreur! Signet non défini.. Our software has been optimized for low bandwidth, slower processors and minimal system and memory requirements. Especially suited for Internet and Microsoft Windows CE applications.
Products we produce
Internet and Intranet
Axion Image Server, Axion Map Server, NetAtlas.
PC Applications
AxionView, AxionVec, AxionTransform, AxionImage, AxionTools
CD-ROM Applications
3-D World Atlas, Humanscope, Humanscope Professional, Cartographic Map Projections of the World, Under African Skies.
Fortune 500 Clientele
General Dynamics, Litton, Boeing, Paramount Pictures.
Contract in Progress
Computing Devices Canada (General Dynamics Company); Boyd Geomatics; International Datashare Corp. (IDC)
Miller Western Industries Ltd.; West Fraser Mills; Eurosimtemi (Italy); ATR (Brazil); Opera Multimedia (Italy); BHV (Germany).
Current Interest
Telus/Bctel (telecommunications); Weyerhaeuser (forestry); AlPac (forestry); PanCanadian (Oil and Gas); Gulf (Oil and Gas); Shell (Oil and Gas); NavCan (air navigation), Transport Canada; City of Toronto; Penmetrics (portable computers); Precise Map (high resolution color and laser 3d Terrain capture).
These represent discussions underway or have shown interest in our technologies.
Axion Spatial Imaging Inc.
( OTC BB: AXON )
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Potential for Sales
Based on existing contracts and current interest potential sales could well exceed $8,000,000 over the next 12 to 18 months.
Market Potential
Daratech, Inc estimates the "total worldwide sales of GIS software; related hardware and services now top $6 billion annually and are headed upward".
Initially Axion has concentrated on resource-based industries, government and military markets. Axion potential sales in these markets could exceed $50 million over the next four to five years.
Axion is now exploring new markets in the utilities (telecommunications), agriculture and real estate sectors especially in respect to internet distribution of map and high resolution image data; plus development of associated applications (java). Initial revenues in this area may not be high, but the long term potential and exposure of the company could excellent.
New Development
Integration of Axion technologies to allow distribution and display of map and image data to personal devices for military and commercial applications.
Shares Issued
Total number of Shares: 10,014,741
Fully diluted: 10,014,741
Retail Public Float: 2,400,000 shares
% of shares held by management
28.3 % shares issued held by management
Board of Directors
Tomislav Milinusic; Ian Basford
Market Maker Transfer Agent Mark McNeely Ms. Cindie Strothers D.L. Cromwell Investment Inc. CJB Transfer Services Suite 450 1401-17th St. #200 400 Inverness Drive South Denver, 80202 Englewood, Co 80112 303-296-6465 303-486-5873
Website
www.axionspatial.com
Investor Relations
Richard Diotte; Alliance Strategic (A.S.P.) Inc.; Tel:418-527-3362; Fax:418-527-3870; Email: profile@total.net |