About
Vertical GeoSolutions, Inc (VerticalGeo) (www.verticalgeo.com) is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in the collection and integration of geographic information. We are experts in offering Geographic Information System (GIS), Aerial and Architectural Photography, and Remote Sensing solutions to federal, state, and municipal governments and private industry. VerticalGeo is a small business, but we are unique in that all of our key personnel are GIS Professionals (GISPs) certified by the GIS Certification Institute (www.gisci.org). We have a combined experience working with GIS and aerial photography solutions of over 38 years. We have over 25 years experience as subject matter experts on integrating GIS and aerial photography technology into airfield operations and over 21 years experience serving the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC).
C-130 Hercules
VerticalGeo’s personnel have deployed GIS and aerial photography solutions from as small as a one workstation desktop solution all the way up to creating, managing, and maintaining the Air Force’s GeoBase system in a multiuser ArcGIS Server Advanced environment including mapping and visualizing the infrastructure and environmental resources at twelve separate AMC installations. VerticalGeo’s personnel have worked with the AMC Terminal Procedures (TERPS) Branch (AMC/A3AT) to visualize airfield approach procedures and obstacles for inclusion into the Air Force’s GeoBase visualization platform. We merge the talents of our experienced professionals with client and industry partners using advanced technologies to provide practical, cost-effective, and long-term geospatial solutions. VerticalGeo is a USGS Business Partner and USGS Reseller.
Rick Marshall
VerticalGeo’s President and Founder is Dr. Rick Marshall. Rick is a retired US Air Force C-130 Navigator with over 21 years experience in Air Mobility Command enroute operations, command and control, mission planning, and special operations. For the last several years he has led VerticalGeo to specialize in the application of GIS’s visualization capabilities for airfield operations. VerticalGeo has been a trusted partner while working with AMC’s Contingency Response Wings to equip them with geospatial information to help them plan real world, contingency response, and exercise operations.