SAIC finishes IMAPS acquisition

Science Applications International Corp. completed its acquisition of assets of geospatial technology firm IMAPS LLC, the company said today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Based in Columbia, Ill., IMAPS offers geographic information systems, marine navigation, aviation flight planning and navigation software products to government and commercial customers.

The acquisition boosts SAIC's ability to provide services to customers in national security and intelligence communities, the company said. Also, it can now offer navigational aids to the aeronautical and marine communities through IMAPS' Web sites www.AeroPlanner.com and www.MarinePlanner.com.

SAIC has added 67 IMAPS employees to its mission integration business unit. Headquartered in San Diego, SAIC is an employee-owned research and engineering company with more than 43,000 workers and 2005 revenue of almost $7.2 billion. The company is No. 3 on Washington Technology's 2005 Top 100 list of federal prime contractors.