August/September Business View Magazine

50 51 market. Following the war, and amid the residen- tial boom, we expanded into environmental and sanitary engineering, as well as municipal and residential planning and design. Our geospatial efforts were born as that technology and its uses grew, and we started our photogrammetry group in the late 1960s.” Today,Woolpert has eight markets under its AEG umbrella, and each works independently, or togeth- er, as dictated by client need. Geospatial services include remote sensing, GIS surveying, asset man- agement,mapping, and everything in between. Geo- spatial technologies assist the firm and its clients with the creation of corridor mapping, digital terrain models, elevation data, flood mapping, and analysis, and impervious surface delineation, among a wealth of other applications.When combined with archi- tecture and engineering services,Woolpert is able to offer a complete package for development, from locational mapping and analysis to 3D modeling, design, and development. Lovin explains the company’s model and how it gives the firm a leg up on the competition: “We are unique in the fact that we are this AEG concept. There are tons of firms of all different sizes out WOOLPERT, INC. there that do A and E (architecture and engineering). And there are a lot of geospatial firms. But the great thing about Woolpert is that we have all three and that they are under one roof,which allows us to provide A to Z solutions for a client. If you want to build anything, you have to have it mapped first.We straddle both the geospatial and design worlds and can do all of it for our clients - from site selection to opening, through life cycle management of a facili- ty.” Lovin is keen to point out it’s not just the services offered byWoolpert, but also the technology that sets the firm apart from its competitors.He explains, “We invest a huge amount of money in technology. The geospatial world is like the space race–it’s rap- idly changing; there are always new technologies coming on board, including unmanned systems. There is always new technology to invest in and W oolpert has received the 2017 Google Cloud Global Partner Award for Customer Success in Google Maps. This year’s award was presented today in San Francisco at the Google Cloud Next Partner Summit, an event that showcases Google Cloud partners spanning G Suite, GCP, Maps, Devices and Education. Woolpert was honored for its demonstrated sales, marketing, technical and support excellence to help customers of all sizes take advantage of the Google Cloud product suite to transform and elevate their businesses. Jon Downey,Woolpert Vice President and Market Director for Google Cloud Platform, saidWoolpert was thrilled to receive this award. “It’s inspiring to see howwe were able to start with our firm’s extensive mapping roots and grow a part- nership with a nontraditional mapping company to the degree that we have in four years,”Downey said. “Coming from the public sector and expanding our geospatial mapping expertise into the private sector is a real accomplishment, and I am proud of my team for all they’ve done to achieve this incredible honor.” Downey added that this strong partnership will be even more important moving forward, as Woolpert incorporates Google Cloud solutions into more of its services. “Our partners are fundamental to providing a great product to customers,particularlyas demand for Google Cloud innovations grows,”saidNina Harding, Global Chan- nel Chief, Partner Strategy and Program, Google Cloud. “We are proud to provide this recognition toWoolpert, who has consistentlydemonstrated customer success across Google Maps.We’re delighted to continue build- ing together withWoolpert on behalf of customers.” WOOLPERT RECEIVES 2017 GOOGLE CLOUD PARTNER AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SUCCESS IN GOOGLE MAPS RALPHWOOLPERT