GEO World articles from October 2001

GEO World archives from October 2001

GEOWorld Examines Reader Survey Results.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... GEOWorld recently conducted a World Wide Web-based reader survey. More than 6,000 e-mail messages were sent out, and more than 674 people filled out the online form for a respectable response rate of 11.2 percent. GEOWorld staff appreciate the...

"Quantum Weirdness" May Lead to More Accurate GPS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Exploiting "quantum weirdness" would dramatically improve the precision of radar, sonar, the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other object locators, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge,...

GIS Industry Mourns Terrorist Victims.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The names of those who died as a result of the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, included several members of the geotechnology community. Among the victims were Robert LeBlanc, professor emeritus of geography at the...

NEPTUNE Project to Explore Deep Sea.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... In July 2001, the Los Angeles-based W.M. Keck Foundation awarded a $5 million grant to project NEPTUNE, a joint U.S./Canadian effort to install scientific instruments across an entire tectonic plate off the coast of Canada, the Pacific...

Norfolk Neighborhood Mapper.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.norfolkgov.com/moims/neighborhoods/ In August 2001, the city of Norfolk, Va., introduced via its World Wide Web site the Norfolk Neighborhood Mapper, an interactive, GIS-based mapping application created by the Norfolk GIS Bureau...

Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.kodak.com/go/magazine Eastman Kodak's Web site now features "Five Million Steps to Katahdin," an online travelogue that allows visitors to follow a woman's journey hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine via...

EI Technologies LLC, Aurora, Colo.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.ei-tech.com To help victims and families affected by the September 2001 terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, D.C., EI Technologies has established a contribution fund via its nonprofit organization, the EI...

ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif.(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. announces winners of 2001 Geography Network Challenge)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.esri.com/gnchallengewinners ESRI and the National Geographic Society announced the winners of the 2001 Geography Network Challenge. The premier winner, Minnesota MetroGIS DataFinder) http://www.metrogis.org), is a collaborative...

Leica Geosystems Inc., Torrance, Calif.(unveils web site)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.disto.com Leica Geosystems unveiled an "e-commerce" Web site for its DISTO hand-held laser-meter products that provides users with complete product specifications, technical documentation, online warranty processing, operator...

MapInfo Corp., Troy, N.Y.(launches online map resource)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.mapinfo.com/streetpro-styles MapInfo launched the StreetPro Styles Download Center, a free online resource that offers mapping styles and templates to MapInfo StreetPro customers who use MapInfo MapXtreme.

MapQuest.com Inc., Denver.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... http://www.mapquest.com Using GlobeXplorer Inc.'s image-delivery technology MapQuest.com now offers interactive aerial imagery to users who generate U.S. street maps. By clicking on an "Aerial Photo" tab, users now can view street maps as...

PEOPLE LINK.(geospatial news)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Byers Names Asbury President of SpatialAge Solutions Atlanta-based Byers Engineering Co. appointed Stewart Asbury, a member of GEOWorid's editorial advisory board, president of its SpatialAge Solutions Division. Asbury, a 21-year company...

U.S. House Minority Leader Examines Precision Farming.(Richard A. (Dick) Gephardt examines Global Positioning System by NavCom Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... In August 2001, U.S. House Minority Leader Richard A. (Dick) Gephardt received a personal introduction to Global Positioning System [GPS] technology and its agricultural applications for farmers during a visit to NavCom Technology Inc.'s...

Galileo Flyby Reveals Callisto's Bizarre Landscape.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... A spiky landscape of bright ice and dark dust shows signs of slow but active erosion on the surface of Jupiter's moon Callisto in new images from NASA's Galileo spacecraft. The pictures, taken by Galileo's camera on May 25, 2001, from a...

NOAA Tests Flood-Warning Tool.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... With two months left in the Atlantic hurricane season, the U.S. Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is testing a new river flood-warning tool in coastal states from New Jersey to Texas--the states most...

URISA's 39th Annual Conference Heads for Southern California.(Urban and Regional Information Systems Association conference, Oct. 20-24 2001.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Thousands of information technology (IT) professionals worldwide will gather in sunny Southern California later this month for the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association's 39th Annual Conference and Exposition (URISA 2001). The...

ESRI to Host Inaugural Health Event in Nation's Capitol.(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Redlands, Calif.-based ESRI Inc. will host the First Annual ESRI Health GIS Conference Nov. 12-14, 2001, in Washington, D.C., providing a forum for health-and human-services GIS users (and potential users) to discover how GIS is making a...

Bestselling Author to Deliver National GeoData Forum Keynote.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Reston, Va.-based GeoData Alliance announced Hal R. Varian, dean of the University of California--Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems as well as co-author of the bestselling book on business strategy, Information Rules: A...

Geographic Software Removes Guesswork from Map Comparisons.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... How often have you seen a GIS presenter "lasso" a portion of a map with a laser pointer and boldly state, "See how similar this area is to the locations over here and here," as the pointer moves rapidly about the map? More often than not,...

OGC Lays Framework for Geospatial Web Services.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... With the recently launched Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC) Web Services Initiative, OGC members are moving the geospatial industry much closer to OGC's long-stated goal of "taking geospatial into the mainstream." General information technology...

Write Your Congressman about Changing Census Forms.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The Aug. 6, 2001, edition of the New York Times contained an article, "Census Data Show a Sharp Increase in Living Standard," which reported the findings of the U.S. Census Bureau's latest data release from the 2000 Supplemental Survey....

GIS in 3-D: Visualization Shines in Diverse Applications.(article examines geographic software and what it can accomplish)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Realistic visualization of map data has been difficult to accomplish. It takes a lot of computing power, and there are many factors to consider and manage. But software developers have made dramatic advances in 3-D visualization during the last...

Keep County Information Compatible.(geographic information systems software used by Waukesha County, Wisconsin)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Waukesha County, Wis., chose its GIS software with an eye toward keeping it compatible with the surrounding governments' existing systems. When it decided to develop a GIS for automated mapping applications in 1996, Waukesha County, Wis.,...

Gml Lays the Foundation for the Geospatial Web.(article examines the future of location-based servcies)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... It's late at night, and my plane has just touched down in an unfamiliar European city. I rent a car and head for my hotel 50 miles out of town, but then I realize that the highway tolls ahead require local currency. In my haste to make the...

Tele Atlas Transfers Technology Across the Atlantic.(interview with Tele Atlas N.V. chief executive officer Alain De Taeye and Richard Selmeier, Tele Atlas North America about the purchase of Etak)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... With its acquisition of Etak from Sony Corp. of America to April 17,2000. Tele Atlas. Europe's market leader in digital mapping, formed a new North American identity. GEOW World Editor Matt Ball interviewed Alain De Taeye, CEO of Tele Atlas,...

MapInfo Corp.(releases StreetPro Canada computerized maps)
October 1, 2001... MapInfo Corp., Troy, N.Y., released StreetPro Canada version 4.0, which contains more than 600,000 addressed street segments and full attribution for towns of 2,000-plus people. New features include added display layers (e.g., census...

3D Nature LLC.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... 3D Nature LLC, Arvada, Colo., released Visual Nature Studio (VNS), a photorealistic landscape-visualization package that extends the realism features of the company's World Construction Set product to include added capabilities and workflow...

A2D Technologies.
October 1, 2001... A2D Technologies, Houston, released LOG-LINE Plus!, a well-log data management tool that allows oil/gas exploration and production companies to simultaneously view proprietary and public well-log data using the same World Wide Web interface.

ATDI S.A.(company releases Subscriber Access Management, mapping product for telecommunications operators)
October 1, 2001... ATDI S.A., Paris, released Subscriber Access Management (SAM), a high-definition mapping product for telecommunications operators (particularly those involved in the network-deployment phase) that's comprised of three components: SAM 3D, a...

CMG Wireless Data Solutions.(introduces Location Service Brokers for mobile operators)
October 1, 2001... CMG Wireless Data Solutions, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands, introduced the Location Service Broker, which provides mobile operators with a single platform to develop, market and distribute mobile location services. The platform combines CMG's...

Earth Resource Mapping.
October 1, 2001... Earth Resource Mapping, San Diego, and Inpho Technology Oy released Ortho Warp ER, an add-on module for Earth Resource Mapping's ER Mapper product that allows users to orthorectify several varieties of satellite imagery, including IKONOS, IRS,...

ESRI Inc.(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.introduces Internet mapping product)
October 1, 2001... ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif., announced its ArcIMS Internet mapping product now includes Site Starter templates, which are designed to help developers more easily create ArcIMS-enabled World Wide Web sites. Also, ESRI released ArcSDE version 8.1...

Geokinetic Systems Inc.(product release)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Geokinetic Systems Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, released theEngineLight, a reduced-cost version of its theEngine2 extension for ESRI Inc.'s ArcView GIS product. The product retains theEngine2's 2-D functionality, providing ArcView...

GIS Tools.(product introduction)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... GIS Tools, Knoxville, Tenn., released TGR2SHP version 4.1, a translation tool that allows users to convert Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system files (versions 1994 to 2000) into ESRI Inc. Shapefiles. New features...

IDELIX Software Inc.(releases Pliable GIS for ArcView version 8.1)
October 1, 2001... IDELIX Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, released Pliable GIS for ArcView version 8.1, an extension to ESRI Inc.'s ArcView GIS product that enables users to search, analyze and interpret geographic information using IDELIX...

LizardTech Inc.(product enhancement)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... LizardTech Inc., Seattle, announced Trimble Navigation Ltd.'s Global Positioning System (GPS) Pathfinder Office version 2.8 product now supports LizardTech's MrSID file format, which enables mapping and GIS professionals using GPS Pathfinder...

MapInfo Corp.(Grammofonselskab Distributions Centralen ApS, produces polygon capture tool for National Land Use Database)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... MapInfo Corp., Troy, N.Y., announced United Kingdom-based business partner GDC produced the first accredited polygon capture tool for the National Land Use Database (NLUD), a partnership project that aims to establish a complete and consistent...

Mapping Communications.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Mapping Communications, Alabaster, Ala., released a World Wide Web mapping application for individual real estate companies, which can be easily installed on corporate Web sites and operates with most databases. Mapping Communications offers...

Navigation Technologies Corp.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Navigation Technologies Corp. (NAVTECH), Chicago, announced its Shared Data Access Library (SDAL) compiler product, which helps navigation-system suppliers organize data on media used in navigation systems (e.g., DVD, Flash, etc.), now is...

PCI Geomatics.
October 1, 2001... PCI Geomatics, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, and the International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences released integrated Land and Water Information System version 3.0, which integrates image, vector and thematic data into one...

Quova Inc.(company offers "geotargeting" software)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Quova Inc., Redwood City, Calif., released GeoPoint version 3.0, a "geotargeting" product that allows users such as e-commerce companies, content providers and online advertisers to identify in "real time" the geographic location of their...

Safe Software Inc.(real time support for Geography Markup Language version 2.0)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Safe Software Inc., Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, announced its Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) and FME Objects products now feature read/write support for Geography Markup Language version 2.0 (GML 2), which allows users to translate...

Software Forge Inc.(released LinuxCAD 2000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Software Forge Inc., Overland Park, Kan., released LinuxCAD 2000, a computer-aided design and diagramming product for Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris operating systems (as well as most other Unix versions) that allows users to perform joint...

Stoner Associates Inc.(releases modeling and analysis product software for electric distribution simulation industry)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Stoner Associates Inc., Carlisle, Pa., released SynerGEE Electric version 3.3, a modeling and analysis product for the electric distribution simulation industry. The product includes several enhancements designed to help electric utilities with...

Tripod Data Systems (TDS).(releases real time field-mapping and GIS software)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Tripod Data Systems (TDS), Corvallis, Ore., released SOLO CE version 2.4, a "real-time" field-mapping and GIS package for Microsoft Windows CE and Pocket PC operating systems that allows users to input data via a laser-rangefinder interface or...

Cantrio Systems.(introduces server appliance product for GIS, remote sensing markets)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Cantrio Systems, Atlanta, introduced the GEO2206 Server Appliance product for GIS and remote-sensing markets, which allows users to transform, distribute and store large geographic images five times faster than current solutions; reduce access...

Leica Geosystems Inc.(introduces laser measurement devices for architecture, engineering, construction industry)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Leica Geosystems Inc., Torrance, Calif., introduced its DISTO series of hand-held, high, precision laser measurement devices for the architecture, engineering and construction industries http://www.disto.com). DISTO products incorporate...

Vexcel Corp.(product introduction)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Vexcel Corp., Boulder, Colo., introduced its Ion series of ingest and export boards for data capture, which offer enhanced layout and multilayer designs for high-speed functionality.

WalkAbout Computers Inc.(introduces wireless mobile tablet computer)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... WalkAbout Computers Inc., Singer Island, Fla., introduced via its HAMMERHEAD (HH) computer line the WalkAbout HH3, a "ruggedized," wireless-ready, mobile tablet computer that's designed for use in demanding environments. HH3 features include a...

ATX Technologies Inc.(introduces real-time traffic mapping services)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ATX Technologies Inc., Irving, Texas, launched Real-time Traffic, a nationwide service that provides U.S. motorists in telematics-equipped vehicles with access to detailed traffic information, including incident and accident reports for 65...

Autodesk Inc.(introduces software to locate underground cables, pipe at construction sites)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif., and IZOIC Inc. introduced an Internet-based system that's designed to help users more accurately and economically locate underground cables and pipes prior to excavating construction sites. The system, which...

ESRI Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif., announced that ESRI Press published Disaster Response: GIS for Public Safety, an illustrated book that details how firefighters, emergency-service planners and others use GIS technology to say lives and protect...

GeoConcept SA.(provides web-access or CD-ROM GIS and mapping data)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... GeoConcept SA, Paris, released Web Access Maps (W@M), a World Wide Web- or CD-ROM-based service that provides users with "on-demand" access to a cartographic server that supplies street-level European maps for specific user requirements. W@M is...

John E. Chance & Associates Inc.(offers global positioning system augmentation service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... John E. Chance & Associates Inc., Lafayette, La., introduced Starfix-High Performance (HP), a long-range differential Global Positioning System augmentation service that delivers decimeter-level position accuracy to offshore operations hundreds...

Maporama SA.(marketing tool to promote businesses when Internet users search for street maps)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Maporama SA, Pads, launched Maporama Brand Search Around, a marketing tool that allows companies to promote brands directly via Maporama's street maps. Using the service, Maporama-affiliated portal visitors who request maps and itineraries can...

Time Management Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Time Management Inc., Orlando, Fla., introduced Time Manager, a Global Positioning System product for delivery and courier drivers that can be used to help maximize fleet efficiency. The system's sensors record start and stop times, number of...

3Di LLC.(2001financial results)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... 3Di LLC, Easton, Md., released first-quarter 2001 financial results, including a 556 percent increase in earnings (before income taxes, interest expense, depreciation and amortization) and a 34 percent increase in revenues.

Able Software Corp.(contracts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Able Software Corp., Lexington, Mass., announced the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) purchased multiple copies of the company's R2V raster-to-vector conversion software to digitize maps that will help ICRAF's...

Avenza Systems Inc.(competitions)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Avenza Systems Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, held its First Annual MAPublisher Map Competition in July 2001 to provide its users with a forum to showcase their work, share ideas and compare their productions with those of other...

CACI International Inc.(subcontract from Anteon Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... CACI International Inc., Arlington, Va, won a subcontract from Anteon Corp. to support the U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office Theater Surface Combatants (PEO TSC) in providing logistics and engineering support to the Navy's fleet of combat...

DAT/EM Systems International.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... DAT/EM Systems International, Anchorage, Alaska, announced Grupo Beisa's GeoSolucion will offer the company's software and hardware photogrammetry products in Mexico. Grupo Beisa's sales and marketing efforts will focus on Summit Evolution,...

Descartes Systems Group Inc.(acquires Centricity Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Descartes Systems Group Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, acquired Centricity Inc., a provider of ground-transportation management and optimization services.

DMTI Spatial Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... DMTI Spatial Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada, received ESRI Inc's "New Business Partner of the Year" award for Canada, which recognized DMTI Spatial for building "creative and innovative" solutions that allow clients to solve critical spatial...

EarthWatch Inc.(to use ERDAS Inc. geographic imaging software)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... EarthWatch Inc., Longmont, Colo., agreed to incorporate its proprietary QuickBird sensor model into ERDAS Inc.'s geographic imaging software package, allowing ERDAS users to visualize, manipulate, analyze, measure and integrate QuickBird...

Eastman Kodak Co.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., announced NASA will carry its Kodak Professional DCS 760 camera to record the STS108 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Images captured by the multinational astronaut crew will be used...

ESRI Inc.(Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.to award grants to support sustainable economic development)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... ESRI Inc., Redlands, Calif., established the Global Spatial Data infrastructure Global Map International Grant Program, an initiative intended to "jump start" the development and distribution of national geospatial data to support sustainable...

Haestad Methods.(stormwater modeling software sales)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Haestad Methods, Waterbury, Conn., announced the Federal Highway Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation purchased its stormwater software modeling products to analyze and modify their current storm sewer systems.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), Palo Alto, Calif., and Picture IQ Corp. agreed to develop consumer devices that focus on extending digital imaging products and technology "into thc living room." As part of the agreement, HP licensed Picture IQ's...

HJW GeoSpatial Inc.(wins contract from Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... HJW GeoSpatial Inc., Oakland, Calif., won a contract from ESRI Inc. to acquire aerial photography of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to support a vegetation classification project. HJW shot about 900 exposures of true-color...

Intergraph Corp.(wins contract from Sacramento Municipal Utility District)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Intergraph Corp., Huntsville, Ala., announced Intergraph Utilities won a contract from Sacramento Municipal Utility District to provide its InService Mobile product, a mobile data and dispatch system. As part of the contract, Intergraph...

M3i Systems Inc.(wins contract from Los Angeles Department of Water and Power)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... M3i Systems Inc., Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, won a contract from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to provide M3i PragmaCAD Mobile Workforce Management and Outage Management modules, which will help LADWP improve...

MapFrame Corp.(to provide products to KeySpan Energy)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... MapFrame Corp., Dallas is providing its Field-Smart map-viewing capability to KeySpan Energy via its FieldSmart View product, which allows users to access and view stored maps and facilities data via desktop or mobile computers. Also, MapFrame...

[0] MapInfo Corp.(receives contract from British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... MapInfo Corp., Troy, N.Y., announced British Telecommunications plc (BT) selected MapInfo MapX and MapInfo MapMarker technology to provide a location-based system that will enable BT's 17,000 field-service engineers to respond to and rectify...

Merrick & Co.(wins contract from Pattawattamie County, Iowa)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Merrick & Co., Aurora, Colo., completed an Internet-based tax-map and assessment application for Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Also, Merrick won contracts from the city of Lee's Summit, Mo., the city of Newport Beach, Calif., and Fremont County,...

Miner & Miner Consulting Engineers Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Miner & Miner Consulting Engineers Inc., Fort Collins, Colo., partnered with NetGraph Information Technology S.A. to develop software that integrates Miner & Miner's ArcFM productivity tools with NetGraph's NG SPATIAL on-demand view of network...

Navigation Technologies Corp.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Navigation Technologies Corp. (NAVTECH), Rosemont, Ill., expanded its NAVTECH map database to reach more than 130 metropolitan markets with traffic-enabled map data that allow synchronization with "real-time" traffic information services for...

Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC).(membership)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC), Wayland, Mass., welcomed as associate members Comverse Network System Inc. (ExaLink Mobile Internet Division), Nippon RAD Inc. and the University of Texas at Austin.

RADARSAT International (RSI).(Canadian government contracts awarded)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... RADARSAT International (RSI), Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, announced its Information and Communications Technology division won two contracts from the Government of Canada via the Canadian International Development Agency. RSI will...

[0] Safe Software Inc.
October 1, 2001... Safe Software Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, announced its Feature Manipulation Engine spatial data translation and SpatialDirect data server software are being used as components in the Geostar Online Data Delivery System, which...

SiGEM Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... SiGEM Inc., Ottawa, announced Diamond Taxi selected its ePiNG dispatch system to provide enhanced communications among Diamond Taxi's 450 cabs and dispatchers as well as help improve safety and security for passengers and drivers. The system...

Space Imaging.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Space Imaging, Thornton, Colo., announced its IKONOS satellite documented the detention of the dismantled U.S. Navy EP-3 plane at Lingshui airfield on Hainan Island in southeastern China. The first image was taken April 4, 2001, shortly after...

SpatiaLogic Mapping.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... SpatiaLogic Mapping, Lafayette, Calif., won a contract from Victory 2001 to create precinct-level maps that target "Get Out the Vote" and "swing" voters to support Mark Warner's Virginia gubernatorial campaign as well as the entire democratic...

Syncline Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Syncline Inc., Boston, announced Island County, Wash., subscribed to its MapCiti automated World Wide Web-based mapping service, which allows cities, towns and government agencies to share GIS data (e.g., property ownership, zoning, etc.)...

Technology Service Corp. (TSC).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Technology Service Corp. (TSC), Colorado Springs, Colo., integrated a GIS business unit acquired in summer 2001 from Logicon Inc. into its newly created Colorado Operations in Colorado Springs (one of six TSC divisions across the United...