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About Us & Our History<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n

Icebound AB is a new and innovative company with 30 years of experience in developing GIS-based products and business solutions for our customers throughout Europe, with a focus on Sweden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

About Us<\/h2>\n

Our primary goal is to offer market-leading products that digitize primarily the Swedish and international basic industries. Our largest customer segment today is the forestry industry, where we have a number of leading products that are experiencing strong growth. <\/p>\n

Our specialty is our in-depth expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and digital mapping. We are a technically focused team, with the majority of our staff consisting of developers and system design specialists. But we are also proud of our other team, which includes consultants, industry experts, evangelists, sales representatives, and other professionals in various roles. <\/p>\n

Our headquarters are in Lycksele, where most of us live and work. But we also have growing offices and employees in other parts of Sweden, such as Ume\u00e5, Lund, and R\u00e4ttvik. We are a group of energetic people who are passionate about creating efficiency and sustainability for our customers and the world around us. <\/p>\n

Icebound is part of the Addnode Group (listed on Nasdaq Stockholm). For more information, visit: www.addnodegroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Our History<\/h2>\n
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We are proud of our long history and the legacy that has shaped us. From being GIS pioneers\u2014with founders who helped shape digital mapping in Sweden as early as the 1980s\u2014to becoming a leading player both in Sweden and internationally. <\/p>\n\"\"\n

One of the founders of Cartesia, John-Erik Haraldsson, pictured here in the 1980s while working at the National Land Survey of Sweden, laid the groundwork for digital mapping in Sweden<\/em><\/h5>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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John-Erik Haraldsson, Krister Edsk\u00e4r, Lennart Nilsson, Ulf Karlsson, and Marianne Haraldsson from Lantm\u00e4teriet are founding the company Cartesia GIS AB in Lycksele.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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In early 2000, Cartesia was listed on the Innovations Market.
\nThe company expanded to four locations in Sweden through hiring and the acquisition of several companies. The Solen GIS platform on MapInfo grew. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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2002<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Adera\u2014now known as Addnode Group\u2014acquires Cartesia.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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2005<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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New GIS platform, Solen ESRI, launched; New Partner of the Year \u2013 ESRI; Partner of the Year \u2013 MapInfo;
\n; GPS Timber gains its first international customer in Austria. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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2010<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Partner of the Decade \u2013 Pitney Bowes (MapInfo).
\nFirst apps for iOS and Android.
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2016<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Addnode is merging Cartesia with Tekis under a new name: Sokigo. The GLS business unit\u2014GIS, Logistics, and Forestry, with an office in Lycksele\u2014is being created as part of this process. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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2024<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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Addnode is incorporating GLS under the company name Icebound AB, with its headquarters in Lycksele. Staffan Bygd\u00e9n will serve as CEO. <\/p>\n

Addnode acquires Efficture, which is being merged into Icebound AB.<\/p>\n

Icebound is certified under FR2000<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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