Brian Soliday Joins TerraGo Technologies

TerraGo Technologies, provider of GeoPDF and the MAP2PDF family of products, announced that Brian Soliday has joined the company as vice-president of sales. Soliday will be responsible for expanding use of the company’s geospatial data distribution format known as GeoPDF.

Prior to signing on with TerraGo, Soliday spent almost 20 years in various sales, consulting, and business development management roles with Space Imaging, Autodesk, LizardTech, and Trimble, as well as start-up geospatial technology vendors.

“Brian has successfully grown and managed all kinds of sales organizations in other GIS solutions companies. We expect that his broad base of experience as well as his in-depth knowledge of the geospatial market will help us execute effectively while we’re experiencing rapid expansion of our customer base across multiple vertical markets,” said James Davis, TerraGo president and CEO.

Adoption of TerraGo’s MAP2PDF products and GeoPDF technology has steadily increased in the last year. Unit sales of products are up almost 500 percent, while the TerraGo customer base has grown more than 300 percent. The company’s employee base has more than doubled.

The MAP2PDF family of products allows customers to publish and collaborate on GeoPDF files that contain robust cartographic data and mapping capabilities, including layers and embedded feature attributes. GeoPDF files can be easily distributed and used in connected or disconnected modes. Because the product leverages Adobe Reader, most non-GIS pros already have viewing software installed and are familiar with how to use it.

WithGeoPDF, users are able to view finished digital maps, turn layers on and off, query attributes, display coordinates, measure distances, and track locations via GPS without the need for specialized geospatial knowledge or training.

“TerraGo has gained momentum quickly because the product set addresses problems that organizations have long struggled with,” said Soliday. “Being able to open up their GIS data to anyone in the enterprise anywhere in the world gives GIS professionals vast new capabilities and opportunities to create greater value while serving constituents more effectively. It’s a unique value proposition and the user community is already embracing the possibilities GeoPDF brings to this market space.”

In addition to his professional experience in the GIS industry, Soliday is an active member of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, serving as the Rocky Mountain Region President in 2004. Soliday also serves on the editorial advisory board of Geospatial Solutions magazine. A practicing conservationist, habitat partner and life member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), Soliday currently serves the RMEF as Colorado State Volunteer Chair. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Geography with specialties in GIS and Remote Sensing.