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	For spatial analysis, planning and decision-making, the geo information solutions based on Esri′s ArcGIS platform are the first choice in the private and public sectors as well as education and science. Adaptable and intuitive with integration options, industry standard ArcGIS can be used on mobile devices, desktops and servers and is highly appreciated by more than one million users worldwide. As a distributor and systems house, Esri Deutschland GmbH, member of the Esri Deutschland Group GmbH, based in Kranzberg near Munich, sells the products of Esri Inc. on an exclusive basis at eleven locations in Germany and Switzerland. Esri provides support to users with a wide range of training, support and consultancy backed by combined experience and expertise of over 450 employees in the Esri Group.
	Positioning, Productivity and Innovation - Though best known for GPS technology, Trimble integrates a wide range of positioning technologies including GPS, laser, optical and inertial technologies with application software, wireless communications, and services to provide complete commercial solutions. Its integrated solutions allow customers to collect, manage and analyze complex information faster and easier, making them more productive, efficient and profitable.
	Quality, Innovation, Future. DMT GmbH & Co. KG is an independent engineering and consulting company which specialises in the sectors of natural resources exploration, mining and cokemaking technology, construction and infrastructure, product testing and building safety as well as industrial testing and measuring technology. We are there where you need us ...
	With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyse and present spatial information. Those who use Leica Geosystems products every day trust them for their dependability, the value they deliver and the superior customer support. Based in Heerbrugg, Switzerland, Leica Geosystems is a global company with tens of thousands of customers supported by more than 3,500 employees in 28 countries and hundreds of partners located in more than 120 countries around the world. Leica Geosystems is part of the Hexagon Group, Sweden.
	With 30 years of experience in the research, development and production of laser scanners, rangefinders and distancemeters RIEGL delivers proven innovations in 3D. Dedicated to designing, developing, and producing the best possible laser sensors for the desired application in order to perfectly fulfil the given measurement task and therefore fully satisfy the customers' expectations worldwide.
	Maptek has been developing 3D mining technology for 30 years, helping mining companies worldwide maintain their competitive advantage. Our products are in use at more than 800 sites in over 50 countries supported by our customer support, training and consulting services. Maptek I-Site is an integrated hardware and software system for mine surveying. The I-Site 8810 laser scanner has a range of up to 2000 metres, and comes with a purpose-built interface and workflow to make the surveyors job easier. The specialised I-Site 8200 has been designed specifically for underground operations. I-Site Studio software includes powerful, advanced processing and modelling tools. Maptek combines our knowledge of mining with skilled technology teams to develop industry-leading products. Our products and services help operations to be more efficient and productive across the full mining lifecycle.
	Topcon Europe B.V. is located in Capelle a/d IJssel (near Rotterdam), The Netherlands. Topcon Europe is the European headquarters of Topcon Corporation, a Japanese multinational company who is a world leader in the manufacture of optical and electronic instruments for medical, ophthalmic, surveying, construction and machine control applications.
	Socon is the world-wide leading engineering company specializing in the surveillance of underground caverns and voids. Services include echometric cavern surveying using sonic and laser systems in open and cased caverns in air, water, brine as well as in gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons.
	EMSCHERGENOSSENSCHAFT and LIPPEVERBAND have been active in our region for over 100 years. In Europe′s biggest conurbation between Dortmund and Duisburg and the Lippe region joining it to the north, we provide modern, cost-efficient water management involving a wide range of tasks, including: wastewater treatment, care and maintenance of bodies of water re-naturalisation of open wastewater conduits, flood protection, regulation of water flows, and groundwater and rainwater management. Our mandate is to work without commercial self-interest to provide public services of general interest for the welfare of all citizens and the benefit of our members. We are a self-governing public corporation, supported and funded collectively by cities, municipalities, the mining industry and business companies.
	Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (MIBRAG) is a modern, high-tech mining company headquartered in Zeitz, a town in the Burgenlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. The company′s core business is the production and sale of raw brown coal (also known as lignite). In its Profen (Saxony-Anhalt) and United Schleenhain (Saxony) mines, MIBRAG contributes over 10 percent to total brown coal production in Germany.In addition to its mines, MIBRAG also operates a processing plant and three power stations. These supply power for mining operations, and district heating and process steam for around 9000 local customers.
	RWE is one of Europe′s five leading electricity and gas companies. Through our expertise in oil, gas and lignite production, the construction and operation of conventional and renewables-based power plants, commodities trading as well as electricity and gas transmission and sales, we cover the entire energy value chain.
	Founded in 1993, the Glückauf Vermessung GmbH has developed from a regional mining service provider to a national partner in the field of mine surveying, engineering surveying and spatial data management. Through continuous developments and combination of established methods and latest technologies innovative solutions for underground mining as well as surface applications have been created.
	RAG Mining Solutions GmbH is part of the RAG Group. Our expertise is based on a body of mining experience acquired over many years of operating in the German coal industry. Our leadership in matters of technology and health and safety also owes much to the fact that we have for many years been mining coal under the extremely difficult geological conditions prevailing in the German coalfields. RAG Mining Solutions markets this know-how worldwide and offers a wide range of consultancy and engineering services as well as training in the most diverse subjects. The phases concept, preliminary study, feasibility study, construction planning, construction, production, closure and land utilisation can be assisted with engineering advice or carried out in any form both for deep mines and open-cast mines. This comprises both individual projects and the entire life cycle.
	We build on strong foundations - The reputation of RAG Montan Immobilien builds on four successful business segments: property development at the Ruhr and Saar, innovative projects around renewable energy, our services in environmental management and the management of the Group's own real estate.
	The operations of ExxonMobil Production Germany GmbH (ExxonMobil) comprises searching, exploration, production and processing of natural gas and oil. Currently about 12% of natural gas demand from domestic production are covered, 95% from Lower Saxony. As the largest German producer of natural gas, ExxonMobil produces currently natural gas from approximately 230 wells in 70 communities between the Ems and Elbe rivers. As the demand for natural gas will rise with respect to the energy transition in the future, ExxonMobil currently explores with high investment costs new natural gas deposits in northern Germany, so called shale and coalbed methane. Both can help to make a significant contribution to domestic energy supply in the future. The company relies on an early and broad public dialogue on site. ExxonMobil provides comprehensive information on the subject of natural gas on its Internet portal. Here every interested person can get information about the benefits of gas as energy carrier and answers to technical questions, etc.
	Experience growth - K+S is one of the world's leading suppliers of standard and speciality fertilizers. In the salt business, K+S is the world's leading producer with sites in Europe as well as North and South America. K+S offers a comprehensive range of goods and services for agriculture, industry, and private consumers, which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs more than 14,000 people worldwide. The K+S share - the commodities stock on the German DAX index - is listed on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE000KSAG888, symbol: SDF). More information about K+S at www.k-plus-s.com.