Bruce Rado and Lawrie Jordan (ERDAS, Inc.) records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Bruce Rado and Lawrie Jordan (ERDAS, Inc.) records
Creator: Bruce Rado
Creator: Lawrie Jordan
Inclusive Dates: 1971 - 2022
Language(s): English
Extent: 5 Linear Feet 5 boxes
Collection Number: ms4566
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Bruce Rado cofounded ERDAS, Inc. in 1978 with Lawrie Jordan, and as Vice President, led their strategic planning, marketing, corporate direction, customer care, future products and the company's financial oversight. ERDAS was an Atlanta-based, international company, whose acronym stands for Earth Resource Data Analysis Systems, often referred to as GIS (geographical information systems). ERDAS software transforms geospatial data into information useful for decision-making processes across a span of disciplines.

Scope and Content

The bulk of this collection contains papers, presentations, and photographs pertaining to the early years of ERDAS Inc. Also included are scholarly and personal papers of cofounder of ERDAS Inc., Bruce Rado. Also included are ERDAS software materials from the 1990's and early 2000's.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Bruce Rado and Lawrie Jordan (ERDAS, Inc.) records, ms4566, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Bruce Rado's early career papers, 1971 - 2002

 

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Land Resource Analysis, 1972

 

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A Plan for Open Space, 1973

 

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The Georgia Resource Assessment Program guides, 1974, 1978

 

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Clippings, 1990 - 1994

 

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Conference papers, 1983, 2000

 

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Technical specifications, 1984 - 1999

 

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Technical specifications, 1986 - 2000

 

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Applications and press, 1987 - 1991

 

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ERDAS, ESRI, and LEICA publications, 1991 - 2001

 

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ERDAS, ESRI, and LEICA publications, 1987, 1991 - 2001

 

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Publications , 1986 - 2001

 

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Correspondence, 1972, 1987 - 2022

 

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Personal correspondence , 1999 - 2002

 

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Publications and awards, 1987 - 2022

 

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GIS and ERDAS publications, 1993 - 2006

 

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William Laubmann memorial papers, 2010

 

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Workshop and conference papers, 1987 - 2002

 

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ERDAS and Rados sponsorship papers, 2002, 2009

 

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Presentations, 1979, 2000 - 2001

 

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Department of Natural Resources papers and correspondence, 1978 - 1981

 

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ERDAS publications, 1979 - 2003

 

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Slides, 1972 - 1992

 

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Photographs of Bruce Rado, 1986 - 1997

 

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Photographs of the ERDAS system, 1980 - 1989, undated

 

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Photographs of ERDAS international offices, 1996, undated

 

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Photographs from domestic conferences, 1981 - 2000

 

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Photographs from international conferences, 1989 - 2001

 

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CED awards and publications, 1968 - 2010, undated

 

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Profiles, 2001 - 2009, undated

 

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Photographs for Bruce Rado's senior project on the Brooklyn Marine Park, undated

 

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Bruce Rado's undergraduate project papers, 1969 - 1971

 

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Bruce Rado's undergraduate portfolio, undated

 

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Building in the Coastal Environment handbook, 1975 June

 

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ERDAS facility photos, 1979 - 1989

 

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Manual for the ERDAS 2400 Image Processing System, 1984

 

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Manual for the ERDAS 2400 Image Processing System, 1984

 

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Manual for the ERDAS 2400 Image Processing System, 1984

 

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Official job numbers, 1979 - 1987

 

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Systems number list, 1985 - 1990

 

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ERDAS presentations, 1996 - 1998

 

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ERDAS presentations, 1999

 

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ERDAS presentations, 2000

 

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ERDAS presentations, 2001, undated

 

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ERDAS presentation with slides, undated

 

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ERDAS presentation on transparency film, undated

 

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ERDAS presentations, 2001 - 2003

 

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ComPhibPac Operations Plan A11-45, undated

 

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Miscellaneous publications, 1999 - 2001

 

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Miscellaneous publications, 2010, 2022

 

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ERDAS Core Volume I: ANNOTAT-GRDPOL, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Core Volume II: HISTOEQ-ZOOMER, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Digitizing and Scanning Modules, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Raster GIS Modeling Module, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Image Processing Module, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Tapes Module, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Hardcopy Module, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS Data Conversion Module, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS 3-D Module, version 7.4, 1990

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE important information folder, version 8.3, 1997

 

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ERDAS Field Guide, version 8.3, 1997

 

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ERDAS Tour Guides, version 8.3, 1997

 

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ERDAS Installation Guide, version 8.3, 1997

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE important information folder, version 8.3.1, 1998

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoBASE important information folder, version 8.3.1, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoBASE User's Guide, version 8.3.1, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoBASE Tour Guide, version 8.3.1, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE Installation Guide for PC, version 8.3.1, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE SteroSAR DEM Tour Guide, version 1.0, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoRadar 8.3.2 and StereoSAR 1.0 important information folder, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE Installation Guide, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoBASE Tour Guide, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE OrthoBASE User's Guide, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE Radar Mapping Suite Tour Guide, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE VirtualGIS Tour Guide, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE Subpixel Classifier User's Guide, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE software, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS IMAGINE Installation set, version 8.4, 1999

 

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ERDAS software, 1999 - 2000

 

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ERDAS general instructions, undated

 

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ArcView Image Analysis software, 1999

 

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ERDAS Stereo Analyst, 2000

 

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ERDAS Mapsheets User's Guide, 1996

 

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ERDAS 3-D glasses, undated

 

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Congressional Record, 1979 March 14

 

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Possible Remote Havens for Terrorist and Other Illicit Activity pamphlet, 2003

 

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ArcNews publications, 1998, 2000, 2022