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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
| Area served | Europe |
| Key people | Håkon Jacobsen (CEO) Dirk Blaauw (Chairman) |
| Industry | Cartography |
| Revenue | ▲ NOK 412 million (2005) |
| Operating income | NOK 58 million (2005) |
| Net income | NOK 39 million (2005) |
| Employees | 1000 (2006) |
| Website | www.blomasa.com |
Blom (OSE: BLO) is a Norwegian geographical information and offshore technology company. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Håkon Jacobsen (born 1962 is a Norwegian engineer and executive officer Dirk Blaauw (born 1955 is a Norwegian businessperson Since 2008 he is chairman of Blom. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. The krone ( sign: kr; code: NOK) is the Currency of Norway. The plural form is kroner. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Oslo Stock Exchange ( Oslo Børs) serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Information as a concept has a diversity of meanings from everyday usage to technical settings Technology is a broad concept that deals with a Species ' usage and knowledge of Tools and Crafts and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt The company has offices in ten countries in Europe and offers a wide selection of geographical services, including maintaining a database. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. The Oslo Stock Exchange ( Oslo Børs) serves as the main market for trading in the shares of Norwegian companies. Blom has subsidiaries in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Poland. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
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History
Blom ASA was founded in 1954 by hydrographer Ole H. Hydrography focuses on the measurement of physical characteristics of Waters and marginal land Blom. By 1988 the company was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. In the early 1990s Blom expanded into Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. In addition the company acquired Asplan Viak in Norway and expanded into the other Scandinavian countries, including acquiring the credit information company Creditinform in 1997. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Creditinform AS is a Norwegian Credit rating agency, and subsidiary of Experian. Creditinform was sold in 2000. In the 2000s Blom went into Europe though multiple acquisitions, and left non-European markets. The company acquired ScanRope in 2006.
Operations
Geographical information
The geographical information division has 700 employees spread throughout ten offices in Europe. The primary business areas are oblique Pictometry aerial photography[1], laser-scanning (LiDAR), mapping & modelling, databases and database applications. Pictometry International is a Rochester New York -based company that provides detailed Aerial photography. Aerial photography is the taking of Photographs of the ground from an elevated position A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance (i A computer simulation, a computer model or a computational model is a Computer program, or network of computers that attempts to simulate an A Computer Database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system Application software is a subclass of Computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform The primary customers are development banks, engineering consultancies, government agencies, insurance companies, municipalities, property information, real estate and utility organisations. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and A government agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the Machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom In Economics, utility is a measure of the relative satisfaction from or desirability of Consumption of various Goods and services.
Blom uses large format cameras mounted in twin-engined fixed-winged aircraft assisted by Global Positioning System (GPS) with Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) to perform areal photography. Large format describes large Photographic films large cameras View cameras (including Pinhole cameras and processes that use a film or digital sensor Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The company also used survey cameras, laser-scanners (LiDAR) and hyper-spectoral scanners. The company has 32 fixed-winged aircraft, four helicopters and one Learjet. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Learjet is a manufacturer of Business jets for civilian and military use
Laser scanning is used to create a three-dimentional image of the terrain, resulting in Digital Terrain Models (DTM). Three-dimensional space is a geometric model of the physical Universe in which we live A digital elevation model ( DEM) is a Digital representation of ground Surface Topography or Terrain. The scanning is done from fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters. The laser scanning can be used to create 3D city models, cadastral mapping, digital orthophoto images, digital surface models (DSM), digital terrain models, GIS Mapping and vector mapping. A cadastre (also spelled cadaster) is a comprehensive register of the Metes and bounds real property of a country and commonly includes details of An orthophoto or orthophotograph is an aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected ("orthorectified" such that the scale of the photograph A digital elevation model ( DEM) is a Digital representation of ground Surface Topography or Terrain. In Mathematics, a vector space (or linear space) is a collection of objects (called vectors) that informally speaking may be scaled and added
Blom maintains a large database containing information within areal photography, digital surface models, digital terrain models, digital orthophoto images and Pictometry Oblique Image libraries. An orthophoto or orthophotograph is an aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected ("orthorectified" such that the scale of the photograph Pictometry International is a Rochester New York -based company that provides detailed Aerial photography. The database is available on subscription or though an online store. The subscription business model is a Business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products or services over the Internet.
Offshore technology
Blom owns two companies in offshore technology: Blom Maritime and ScanRope. Blom Maritime in Stavanger, Norway offeres services within hydrographic surveying; navigation and positioning; data prosessing and quality control; project consulting; and position control system for Tankers. is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Hydrographic survey in its strictest sense is the process of gathering information about navigable waters for the purposes of safe navigation of vessels Navigation is the process of reading and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another Navigation is the process of reading and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another In Engineering and Manufacturing, quality control and quality engineering are involved in developing systems to ensure products or services For all other uses see Project (disambiguation. A project, as defined in the field of Project management, consists of a temporary ScanRope offers offshore moorings and subsea cables. Blom Maritime AS has changed its name to Scan Maritime AS
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