Tech District · VIDEO ESSAY

The Rise and Fall of Intergraph, the Alabama Giant That Mapped the World and Vanished Into Hexagon

Intergraph was once one of America’s most powerful computer and workstation companies, building advanced mapping, engineering, and geospatial systems used around the world. From its rise in Huntsville, Alabama, to fierce competition, legal battles, and its eventual absorption into Hexagon, this is the story of how a technology giant helped map the modern world—and then disappeared as an independent name.