GEO World articles from April 2002

GEO World archives from April 2002

Spring brings a new look to our pages. (Position).(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... It's been more than eight years since GeoWorld's design has changed significantly. In a magazine that's nearing a 15th anniversary, this is more than half its time in print. We've been comfortable with the design, but it began to feel routine,...

Europe's environmental "Eye" achieves orbit. (NewsLink).
April 1, 2002... On Feb. 28, 2002, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched from its spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the Envisat environmental monitoring satellite, Europe's largest and most expensive ($2 billion) satellite to date. The...

Video may help settle South African land issues. (NewsLink).
April 1, 2002... Two University of Cape Town (UCT) geomatics researchers have come up with an inventive proposal to use video clips as part of an official land administration records system--a novel technique that could help settle South African land disputes...

NASA releases U.S. Topography data.
April 1, 2002... In February 2000, NASA launched the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) aboard space shuttle Endeavour to obtain the most complete high-resolution database of Earth's topography ever produced (see "Endeavour Maps the World in Three...

American society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Bethesda, Md. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.asprs.org/asprs/society/strat_plan.pdf ASPRS added to its World Wide Web site a PDF version of its newly developed Strategic Plan, which sets forth the organization's goals and objectives. The society will measure future success,...

Applied GIS Inc. (AGIS), Schenectady, N.Y. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... AGIS helped The Wilderness Society complete the second phase of OIK/OS, a spatially enabled economic analysis tool that allows users interested in sustainable growth and resource conservation to map, chart and analyze data on regional economic...

Earth Resource Mapping, San Diego. (Online Update).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.ermapper.com/downloads/index2.htm To add support for its patented Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (ECW) image-compression format to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s SPARC platform, Earth Resource Mapping released via its Web site a free,...

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.kodak.com Kodak's Commercial and Government Systems (C&GS) unit agreed to market and sell Webmap Pty Ltd.'s high-resolution aerial imagery of Australia via Kodak's aerial imaging Web site (http://www.kodak.com/go/earthimaging)....

Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.teamgeomedia.com Intergraph announced that its Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions business unit expanded Intergraph's Team GeoMedia.com Web site to include "The Team GeoMedia Solutions Catalog," which provides visitors with a...

MicroImages Inc., Lincoln, Neb. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.microimages.com/getstart/farming.htm/ MicroImages introduced via its Web site a free, downloadable tutorial booklet (in PDF format) called Geospatial Applications in Precision Farming. Most of the activities can be applied to...

Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC), Wayland, Mass. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.opengis.org/addimp.html The OGC Technology Office added to the OGC Web site an area for members and nonmembers to input and maintain implementing product listings. Also, OGC updated its Web site's implementations page (...

Promap Corp. (PMC), Ames, Iowa. (Online Update).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.cedar-rapids-assessor.org PMC completed a Web-based GIS for the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Launched in January 2002, the "Cedar Rapids, IA, Assessor GIS" Web site uses ESRI Inc.'s ArcIMS technology to enable users to...

Internet Resource of the Month.
April 1, 2002... DEGREE CONFLUENCE PROJECT http://confluence.org Launched by Northampton, Mass.-based programmer Alex Jarrett in 1996, the Degree Confluence Project (DCP) World wide Web site allows visitors to put a "face" to the otherwise anonymous...

People Link.
April 1, 2002... ANALYTICAL SURVEYS INC. (ASI), Indianapolis http://www.anlt.com ASI named Don Fryhover senior vice president of sales and marketing. EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rochester, N.Y. http://www.kodak.com Eastman Kodak's Commercial Imaging...

Tim Devine to lead ObjectFX.
April 1, 2002... In early 2001, St. Paul, Minn.-based ObjectFX Corp. appointed technology veteran Tim Devine as company president and CEO. "ObjectFX is extremely pleased to have someone of Tim's caliber and industry credentials spearhead our growth and...

USGS comments on proposed 2003 budget. (Federal Connection).
April 1, 2002... In February 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush proposed a fiscal-year 2003 budget of $904 million for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), including $36.7 million for a governmentwide legislative proposal to shift to agencies the full cost of...

Census Bureau issues revised modernization RFP. (Federal Connection).
April 1, 2002... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, preparations for Census 2000 highlighted the need to improve and update its aging Master Address File (MAF) and associated Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) database, which...

FIG 2002 to embrace multiple industry meetings. (Conference Connection).
April 1, 2002... In what promises to be one of the largest North American mapping and surveying exhibitions ever held, the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) will host its XXII International Congress (FIG 2002) April 20-26, 2002, in Washington, D.C....

Summit to focus on GIS for Telecom/LBS industries. (Conference Connection).
April 1, 2002... Redlands, Calif.-based ESRI Inc. will host the Third Annual ESRI Telecom and Location-Based Service (LBS) Summit April 17-18, 2002, in Richardson, Texas. The event will provide a unique opportunity for ESRI telecommunication users to meet with...

ASPRS to host first-ever Georeferencing workshop.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... In conjunction with FIG 2002, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing will present a "Direct Georeferencing" workshop on April 20 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Presented by professors Karsten Jacobsen (University of...

Remote-Sensing users to explore Marine Environments. (Conference Connection).
April 1, 2002... The Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments will be held May 20-22, 2002, in Miami. The event will focus on the application of remote sensing and geospatial information technologies to address...

Maps and curves can spatially characterize customer loyalty. (Beyond Mapping).
April 1, 2002... Last month's "Beyond Mapping" column introduced a procedure for identifying competition zones between two stores. Travel time from each store to all locations in a project area formed the basis of the analysis. Common sense suggests that if...

Insist on interoperability! (Open GIS Connection).
April 1, 2002... Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC) exists because major users and vendors in the geotechnology industry became convinced that it's a good idea to develop shared interfaces that enable interoperability. Vendors want to sell in broader/bigger...

A beautiful idea--a Nobel Prize for GIS. (Edge Nodes).(Column)
April 1, 2002... Before you dismiss the premise of this month's "Edge Nodes" column as grandiose, read on and then decide if we need a Nobel Prize in GIS. Nobel prizes are topical due to Russell Crowe's Oscar-nominated portrayal of John Nash, who shared...

Science fiction becomes reality: Voice-activated computers speed data acquisition. (Field Data Acquisition).
April 1, 2002... WEARABLE, VOICE-ACTIVATED COMPUTER location systems are the biggest leap forward in workplace fashion since 1873, when Levi Strauss designed his 501 blue jeans. The current revolution is a computer-usually wireless-that's voice enabled, just...

Customer relationship management: Location maximizes return on investment. (Business Geographics).
April 1, 2002... Business geographics has come a long way in the last five to eight years. Practitioners always thought that location should play a central role in the enterprise. Until recently, however, the central tasks of business geographics--including...

LBS technology: Powerful solutions looking for a market. (Location-Based Services).(location-based services)
April 1, 2002... The demand for location-based services (LBSs) in the coming years is tied to understanding the enterprise or consumer need to know "where you are" as well as the fundamental availability of the technology to deliver services and applications....

Expanding the spectrum: Leica Geosystems broadens its scope. (Industry Interview).(Interview)
April 1, 2002... Leica Geosystems has been rapidly expanding its products and services in the last few years. GeoWorld Editor Matt Ball interviewed Robert Morris, president of Leica Geosystems' GIS & Mapping Division, about the strategy behind the company's...

Avenza Systems Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. (Data).(MAPdata USA 2K)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.avenza.com Avenza Systems released MAPdata USA 2K, a set of 19 CD-ROMs that contain the complete U.S. Census 2000 Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing/Line dataset converted to ESRI Inc.'s Shapefile...

DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada. (Data).(CanMap Streetfiles 6.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.dmtispatial.com DMTI Spatial released CanMap Streetfiles version 6.0, which adds more than 2,100 kilometers of addressed street segments (increasing addressed coverage to 87 percent of the Canadian population), more than 6,900...

Maptech Inc., Amesbury, Mass. (Data).(MapServer GIS)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.maptech.com Maptech introduced MapServer GIS, a version of the company's MapServer Professional that's configured for corporations, government agencies and organizations which use MapInfo Corp. MapInfo and/or ESRI Inc.'s ArcGIS...

Ordnance Survey, Southampton, United Kingdom. (Data).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk Ordnance Survey now offers "Pre-Build" data, a standardized format for large-scale design plans and site surveys with official planning approval. The data are georeferenced to Britain's National Grid and...

Sentinel USA Inc., Newark, Ohio. (Data).(Precision LandBASE)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.sentinelusa.com Sentinel USA introduced Precision LandBASE, a Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate-controlled vector GIS data product with matching aerial imagery sets. The vector portion of the product includes all major...

Space Imaging, Thornton, Colo. (Data).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.spaceimaging.com Space Imaging introduced for the commercial market one-meter-resolution stereo imagery products from its IKONOS satellite. Previously offered only to government customers, the stereo products consist of two...

Caris, Frederiction, New Brunswick, Canada. (Software).(CARIS GEMM 4.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.caris.com CARIS released CARIS GEMM version 4.0, a mapping package designed specifically for the display and output of geological data in digital environments. Features include customizable symbol templates, tools for merging...

Ekahau Inc., Saratoga, Calif. (Software).(Ekahau Positioning Engine)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.ekahau.com Ekahau introduced Ekahau Positioning Engine version 1.0, a Java 2-based product for wireless indoor positioning that measures the x, y and z coordinates for a client device in any 802.11b-compatible wireless local...

ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. (Software).(MapShop 1.5)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.esri.com ESRI and The Associated Press released MapShop version 1.5, a World Wide Web-based application for creating and customizing maps for the news media. Built using ESRI's Geography Network infrastructure, MapShop allows...

GIS Tools Inc., Knoxville, Tenn. (Software).(DLG2SHP 3.0)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.gistools.com GIS Tools released DLG2SHP version 3.0, a Microsoft Windows-based translation tool that allows users to convert U.S. Geological Survey Digital Line Graphs (DLGs) in Optional or Spatial Data Transfer Standard...

IntelliWhere Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (Software).(IntelliWhere On Demand)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.intelliwhere.com IntelliWhere released IntelliWhere On Demand, a vector-based mapping product for personal digital assistants, providing an "off-the-shelf" solution for organizations that employ mobile workforces in areas such...

Laser-Scan Inc., Sterling, Va. (Software).(Gothic Developer 4.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.laser-scan.com Laser-Scan introduced as the first phase of an all-inclusive product update Gothic Developer version 4.1, an object-oriented spatial application development environment for information systems that use and process...

MSAG Data Consultants Inc., Orange, Va. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.msag.com MSAG Data Consultants released EAGLE version 6.0, a call-location and mapping product designed to help dispatch centers increase responsiveness to distressed 9-1-1 callers by finding county and city residents more...

Safe Software Inc., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.safe.com Safe Software released SpatialDirect 2002, a World Wide Web-based system for distributing and retrieving spatial data in a variety of formats and projections. Spatial Direct users select the necessary data using a Web...

Syncline Inc., Boston. (Software).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.syncline.com Syncline released MapCiti Parcel Viewer, an automated mapping service that enables local governments to provide parcel and property information via the Internet Features include an intuitive World Wide Web interface...

Technology Service Corp. (TSC), Colorado Springs, Colo. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.tsc.com TSC released the IMPAC version 2.1 module for the import and export of National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) Standard 2.1 compositions. Marketed and sold as the ERDAS IMAGINE NITF 2.1 module, the package represents...

Telemorphic Inc., Berkeley, Calif. (Software).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.telemorphic.com Telemorphic released MaplicitySDK, the first complete Java software developers' kit for rapid development and deployment of enhanced Internet GIS and image-processing solutions based on ESRI Inc.'s ArcIMS...

DAP Technologies, Vanier, Quebec, Canada. (Hardware).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.daptech.com DAP Technologies introduced the CE8640, a ruggedized, tablet-style mobile computer for the collection and processing of field data in markets such as Global Positioning System (GPS)/GIS, utilities, field maintenance...

Leica Geosystems Inc., Torrance, Calif. (Hardware).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems introduced DISTO Tape, a lightweight, hand-held laser measuring tool that uses visible laser beams to measure distance, area and volume. The product offers three-millimeter accuracy at ranges...

Tadpole, Carlsbad, Calif. (Hardware).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.tadpole.com Tadpole introduced the UltraBooklle, a compact laptop computer for the Sun Solaris computing environment. Built around the high-performance/low-power 500MHz UItraSPARC lle chip, UltraBooklle features include...

Z/I Imaging Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Hardware).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.ziimaging.com Z/I Imaging released ImageStation 2002, the sixth generation of its softcopy photogrammetric production workstation. The 2002 modular rack-mount design allows for easy expansion with a 12-unit chassis, which...

Bureau Toposcopie, Doorwerth, The Netherlands. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.toposcopie.nl Bureau Toposcopie introduced "Toposcopie," a patented design, visualization and photogrammetric method that combines surveying techniques, photography and computer-aided design (CAD). Toposcopie uses photos (or...

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http//:www.kodak.com/go/aerial Eastman Kodak's Commercial & Government Systems unit introduced KODAK AEROCHROME Ill MS Color Reversal Film 2427, which offers higher resolution and more optimized color and tone reproduction. The film is...

ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.esri.com ESRI Press published Planning Support Systems, a practical and theoretical book that demonstrates how GIS technology is being used--and may be used in the future--by planners, architects, engineers, developers,...

IDEAL Scanners and Systems Inc., Rockville, Md. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.ideal.com IDEAL introduced the "Scan-to-CAD" version 5.0 Scanning System, which allows user to scan, organize, view and edit large-format scanned drawings. The system, which consists of an IDEAL-40-inch-wide monochrome scanner...

Infonetrix Inc., Sacramento, Calif. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.infonetrix.com Market research and consulting firm InfoNetrix added a GIS and Mobile Computing (GMC) element to its Market Intelligence Information Services Suite that includes a series of quarterly project opportunity reports,...

MapInfo Corp., Troy, N.Y. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo announced the availability of TargetPro Data Services, a set of customizable services that enable companies to create an accurate, consistent customer database enhanced with demographic and location-specific...

Portable Internet Inc., Park Ridge, N.J. (Miscellaneous).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.portableinternet.com Portable Internet released Wireless Navigator, a wireless tracking, mapping and satellite navigation product for mobile workforce employers, device makers, carriers and national brands. The product uses...

Able Software Corp., Lexington, Mass. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.ablesw.com The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina purchased multiple copies of Able Software's R2V product for its map digitizing and GIS data capture applications. As the United Nations'...

AGRA Baymont Inc., Clearwater, Fla. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.baymont.com AGRA Baymont won a contract from United Utilities to convert its existing underground electric distribution maps into an Autodesk Vision GIS Design Server System.

Airbiquity Inc., Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.airbiquity.com Airbiquity and Edge Wireless LLC, a member of the AT&T Wireless Network, partnered to deliver wireless 9-1-1 services to mobile phone customers in Oregon. The service, which will first launch in the counties of...

Applanix Corp., Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. (Business News).(contract with Finland's Aerial Image Centre)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.applanix.com Applanix won a contract to provide two Position and Orientation System for Airborne Vehicles to the National Land Survey of Finland's Aerial Image Centre, which carries out all the aerial photography needed for...

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.bcit.ca BCIT announced the BCIT Technology Centre's Group for Advanced Information Technology is expanding its focus and establishing a GIS research area to create, test and evaluate GIS tools and services.

Cook-Hurlbert Inc., Austin, Texas. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.cook-hurlbert.com Cook-Hurlbert became the first Indus International Inc. partner to use IndusConnect for the GIS/application programming interface Design Tool, which allows Indus International's electric and gas utility...

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y. (Business News).(VAR contract with Sanborn Map Co.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.kodak.com Eastman Kodak's Commercial and Government Systems unit announced The Sanborn Map Co. will act as a value-added reseller of Kodak Citipix aerial imagery. Sanborn will market and sell Kodak Citipix aerial imagery and...

El Technologies LLC, Parker, Colo. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.eitek.com El Technologies, an implementation service provider for ESRI Inc.'s ArcGIS offerings, introduced an ArcGIS Migration Solution Package that consists of the following services: ArcGIS consulting, ArcGIS geodatabase...

ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif. (Business News).(China's Jiangsu Provincial Power Co. to use some of ESRI's geographic information systems)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.esri.com Jiangsu Provincial Power Co. of eastern China implemented at its company headquarters a GIS based on ESRI's ArcInfo, ArcSDE and MapObjects products, which will be used to manage the utility's distribution and energy...

Geographic Data Technology Inc. (GDT), Lebanon, N.H. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.geographic.com TeleType Inc. added Canadian street and address coverage from GDT into its TeleType Global Positioning System product to provide "real-time" personal navigation services for mobile devices across North America....

GEOSYSTEMS GmbH, Gemering, Germany. (Business News).(VAR contract with Definiens Imaging GmbH)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.geosystems.de GEOSYSTEMS became a reseller of Definiens Imaging GmbH's eCognition product, an object-oriented image assessment and feature extraction system that automates otherwise labor-intensive image analysis tasks.

GeoVue, Boston. (Business News).(partnership with ManagePath)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.geovue.com geoVue and ManagePath formed a complementary-application partnership whereby ManagePath will integrate geoVue's interoperable, World Wide Web-based mapping and demographic applications into its online offerings, which...

ImageLinks Inc., Melbourne, Fla. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.imagelinks.com ImageLinks became a reseller of DigitalGlobe's QuickBird satellite imagery for U.S. customers via its second strategic agreement with DigitalGlobe in three months. Also, the company announced it has been...

Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala. (Business News).(Q4 2001 financial statement)
April 1, 2002... http://www.intergraph.com Intergraph released financial results for the fourth quarter and year ending Dec. 31,2001, including an operating income of $1.6 million, a net income of $11.9 million ($0.23 per share) and revenues of $133.1...

Intermap Technologies Inc., Denver. (Business News).(U.S. Geological Survey contract along with AERO-METRIC Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.intermaptechnologies.com Intermap Technologies, along with prime contractor AERO-METRIC Inc., won a contract from the U.S. Geological Survey to collect 6,138 square miles of STAR-3i IFSAR data over six counties. From the...

KHEOPS Technologies Inc., Montreal. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.kheops-tech.com KHEOPS Technologies became a member of Canada's GEOIDE network, a federally funded research network of "centers of excellence" established to consolidate Canadian expertise in geomatics from academic,...

Kivera Inc., Oakland, Calif. (Business News).(received Frost & Sullivan's 2001 Market Engineering Award for Technology Leadership)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.kivera.com Kivera received Frost & Sullivan's 2001 Market Engineering Award for Technology Leadership in location-based services (LBSs). Also, Kivera introduced a migration program for current MapQuest "business-to-business"...

Laser-Scan Inc., Sterling, Va. (Business News).(contract agreement and product picked by UK's Aeronautical Information Documents Unit)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.laser-scan.com Laser-Scan and Snowflake Software partnered to develop opportunities opened by the recent launch of Ordnance Survey's OS MasterMap product. The companies will pursue offerings complementary to OS MasterMap (and...

Leica Geosystems Inc., Torrance, Calif. (Business News).
April 1, 2002... http://www.leica-geosystems.com Leica Geosystems appointed Maine Technical Source as a full-line surveying system dealer for New York and New England, responsible for selling Leica's complete line of theodolites, total stations, robotic...

M3i Systems Inc., Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. (Business News).(Cognicase acquires Hydro-Qubec ValTech's M3i Systems shares)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.m3isystems.com M3i Systems announced COGNICASE Inc., a provider of advanced transaction processing products and Internet-based applications, acquired all M3i shares held by Hydro-Qubec ValTech, M3i's majority shareholder....

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. (Business News).(to supply DigitalGlobe's QuickBird Basic Ground Station)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.mda.ca MDA was selected by DigitalGlobe to be the first supplier of its certified QuickBird Basic Ground Station, which receives, processes and archives imagery from DigitalGlobe's high-resolution QuickBird satellite. Also, MDA...

MapFrame Corp., Dallas. (Business News).(FieldSmart View to be used by Duke Power and Atlanta Gas Light)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.mapframe.com Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) selected MapFrame's FieldSmart View product as the mobile mapping component of the utility's enterprise GIS. Also, Duke Power selected FieldSmart Views the mobile mapping solution for its...

Maptuit Corp., Burlington, Mass. (Business News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.maptuit.com Maptuit Corp. will power the go2 Local Business Registry, which allows users of World Wide Web-enabled devices and services to locate the nearest businesses/products/services, view detailed information such as...

Miner & Miner Consulting Engineers Inc., Fort Collins, Colo. (Business News).(licensing agreement for GIS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.miner.com Miner & Miner announced that Idaho Power Co., along with GIS consultant POWER Engineers Inc., implemented ESRI Inc.s' ArcGIS environment with Miner & Miner's ArcFM 8.1 offering, completing an eight-month project to...

NavCom Technology Inc., Redondo Beach, Calif. (Business News).(contract with Rapid Map Global)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.navcomtech.com NavCom Technology signed Rapid Map Global of Australia as a StarFire Network dealer as part of the company's ongoing efforts to supply products and technical services to an expanding user community.

NovaLIS Technologies, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Business News).(contract with Molpus Timberlands Management L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.novalistech.com NovaLIS Technologies agreed to develop for Molpus Timberlands Management LLC a solution to help Molpus better manage its clients' timberland assets as well as share information among departments. NovaLIS will use...

ObjectFx Corp., St. Paul, Minn. (Business News).(distribution contract with Client Systems L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.objectfx.com ObjectFX and Client Systems LLC, a value-added distributor that focuses on delivering "business-to-business" technology solutions to vertical markets, entered into a distribution relationship. Client Systems will...

Plangraphics Inc., Frankfort, Ky. (Business News).(contract withMultnomah County, Oregon Taxation and Assessment Office and GIS Information Services Division)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... http://www.plangraphics.com PlanGraphics won a contract from the Multnomah County, Ore., Taxation & Assessment Office and GIS Information Services Division to develop a strategy for the migration and conversion of parcel-based data into a...