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raphy had been around since the early days of aviation,
the many different commercial applications based on new
technologies were just beginning to emerge. “So there
were opportunities there, and Bob Kucera’s vision was to
get beyond just taking aerial photographs and getting into
various applications, such as photogrammetric mapping.
He brought a lot of people on board to manage the map-
ping part of the business and my father happened to be
one of those people.”
John Antalovich, Sr., took over the presidency of the com-
pany when Bob Kucera passed away in 1969. Over the
next several decades under his leadership, the company
continued to broaden its range of in-house capabilities
to include a variety of specialized technologies and ap-
plications. It also acquired two other aerial mapping and
surveying firms in order to expand its territorial spread. In
1984, ownership of the Kucera organization passed from
the Kucera family to John Antalovich, Sr., now Kucera In-
ternational’s CEO.
Today, Kucera International is a full-service provider of pro-
fessional aerial and ground sensing and surveying, pho-
togrammetric mapping, geospatial data processing, and
related geomatic services for government, commercial,
industrial, professional, and institutional clients. “We have
a total staff of about 75,” says Antalovich, Jr. “Our main
office is in Willoughby, Ohio, which is just east of Cleve-
land, and then we have some other satellite offices; one
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Kucera International, Inc.
WHAT:
A full-service provider of aerial photogra-
phy, remote sensing, and airborne and ground con-
trol surveying
WHERE:
Headquarters in Willoughby, Ohio
WEBSITE
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MANUFACTURING
