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<title>Introduction</title>
- <para>PostGIS is developed by Refractions Research Inc, as a spatial
+ <para>PostGIS was developed by Refractions Research Inc, as a spatial
database technology research project. Refractions is a GIS and database
consulting company in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, specializing in
data integration and custom software development. We plan on supporting and
including full OpenGIS support, advanced topological constructs (coverages,
surfaces, networks), desktop user interface tools for viewing and editing
GIS data, and web-based access tools.</para>
+
+ <para><![CDATA[<inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref='images/osgeo_logo.png' /></imageobject></inlinemediaobject>]]></para>
+ <para>PostGIS is an incubation project of the OSGeo Foundation. PostGIS is being continually improved and funded by many FOSS4G Developers as well
+ as corporations all over the world that gain great benefit from its functionality and versatility.</para>
+
+
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<title>Project Steering Committee</title>