GEO: connexion articles from November 2002

GEO: connexion archives from November 2002

Now you see it, now you don't. (UpFront).
November 1, 2002... News that Britain's Royal Mail and several other government departments and agencies have joined forces to harmonise their multiplicity of address datasets will be welcomed by many. It may, for instance, reassure irate residents of Lindfield....

Spot reacts fast to floods. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... SPOT satellites captured images of the recent floods in the south of France under the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters - an accord that assigns satellite systems to monitor sudden emergencies. The French space agency, CNES...

Census chief censured. (GEO: News).(Graham Jones criticized for awarding consultancy contract without inviting tenders)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Britain's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, has ruled that Graham Jones, former director of the 2001 census, placed his office at risk in awarding [euro]730,000-worth of consultancy work without inviting tenders, specifying maximum...

UK scientists measure water surfaces across the globe. (GEO: News).(De Montfort University researchers use datasets from ERS and TOPEX satellites)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Scientists at De Montfort University (Leicester, UK) are using Global (radar) Altimeter datasets from ERS and TOPEX satellites to accurately measure the movement of water over the Earth's land surface on a global scale, providing crucial...

Aquila sees with eagle eyes. (GEO: News).(buys MAPS ortho imagery from UK Perspectives)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Aquila (formerly Midland Electricity) has purchased over 14,000km of MAPS[R] ortho imagery in ECW format from UK Perspectives. Aquila has around 2.3 million customers and manages a network of 60,000kms of both overhead and underground cables....

Back to the forties. (GEO: News).
November 1, 2002... * Two British companies have announced imagery databases from aerial photographs taken in the 1940's. The GeoInformation Group (Cambridge, England) is co-operating with English Heritage, MoD and international archive holders to scan photos...

MapInfo TargetPro locates CRM. (GEO: News).(Customer Relationship Management )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * MapInfo has launched a new and enhanced version of TargetPro that enables organisations to link location analysis to their Customer Relationship Management systems. TargetPro version 2.5 for Great Britain combines MapInfo's data visualisation...

Danes map Britain. (GEO: News).(Kampsax A/S)(Ordnance Survey)
November 1, 2002... * Kampsax, (Copenhagen, Denmark) has signed the company's biggest mapping contract with Ordnance Survey, Britains national mapping agency. Over the next five years, Kampsax will supply an updated digital map covering a large part of Great...

Lizardtech loses less With MrSID. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * Lizardtech So are (Seattle, USA) has announced GeoExpress with MrSID version 3.0 - a move that introduces lossless encoding, the ability to update existing MrSID mosaics, performance improvements, more flexible encoding options, and numerous...

Flight information and smart text from laser-scan. (GEO: News).
November 1, 2002... * Laser-Scan (Cambridge, England) has developed a browser based flight information service for the Aeronautical Information Documents Unit (AIDU) of the Royal Air Force. The NOTAM Display System (NDS) enables aircrew to input routing...

Fugro FLI-MAP first. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * The first International FLIP7 User Group Meeting, organised by the FLI-MAP division of Fugro-Inpark B.V was held in June in Leidschendam, the Netherlands. The FLI-MAP laser altimetry system with the FLIP7 software package delivers processed...

CDR group quality maintained. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * CDR Group (Derbyshire, England) has received it,s ninth annual accreditation from National Quality Assurance Ltd. This BS EN ISO 9002 accreditation for CEData Acquisition and Validation Service. Software Sales and Support, is a key standard...

Making for a safer world. (GEO: News).(Humanitarian Demining Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing workshop)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * Experts from the Integrated Science and Technology department of the James Madison University held a Humanitarian Demining Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing workshop in Slovenia earlier this summer. Dr. Helmut Kraenzle...

Italian dealer for NavCom. (GEO: News).(Guido Veronesi s.r.l.)(Navcom Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * Guido Veronesi s.r.l. has negotiated a deal to represent NavyCom products and services in Italy This dealership agreement with Veronesi is a further step in strengthening our presence in the European market," said NavCom sales manager J....

Corrections. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Our apologies for two errors that crept into the October issue. The URL for the 'View from Space: British Isles' CD package reviewed on page 59 should read: www.planetobserver.com/planet_observer_gb/jsp_gb/multimedia/vu_d_espa ce.jsp. while...

Sicad-ut designer helps utilities. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * Using the new SICAD-UT DESIGNER application, utility companies can now plan new networks or redesign and extend their existing networks. SICAD-UT DESIGNER is a graphics-based planning tool that runs under the SICAD-UT network information...

Insured with MapInfo. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... * MapInfo Corporation has joined ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development), the global insurance technology standards body This will ensure that MapInfo's location based intelligence solutions, used by insurance...

Hutchison LBS leads 3G field. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Hutchison 3G UK Limited has announced agreements with five companies to acquire digital mapping and location-based service technology for services to be offered to consumers under the '3' brand later this year. Location-based services will...

ARC report shows LBS lifeline. (LBS News in Brief).(ARC Group)(location based services)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Average revenue per user (ARPU) is set to decline by 10 per cent over the next three years, according to the Mobile Services Market 2002 - 2007: Key Trends report from ARC Group. However mobile data will increase strongly over the next three...

Skoda teams with Tele Atlas. (LBS News in Brief).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Tele Atlas and Skoda Auto have produced the first ever navigation CD for the Czech Republic. The CD for Blaupunkt's TravelPilot DX platform includes the major road network for the whole country and the full street network in the cities of...

Overview of Britain. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Overview Mapping (Northampton, England) has launched 'LocalX', its web enabled, Postcode driven, location based intelligence service designed for inclusion within information websites and portals. 'LocalX' provides a unique combination of...

Cyantel guards Irish families. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Cyantel (Dublin) has launched Family Guardian, a mobile phone service that helps parents keep tabs on their children. It locates phones by determining their position relative to the nearest cellular mast to an accuracy of 500m or better in...

Vega targets [euro]5 million ESA contract. (GEO: News).(European Space Agency)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... A consortium of European suppliers led by British-based VEGA Group PLC has entered negotiations with the European Space Agency to integrate European ground segment hardware and software elements for the Japanese Advanced Land Observing...

Intergraph takes control at Z/I Imaging. (GEO: News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Intergraph has acquired the minority stake held by the Carl Zeiss Group in Z/I Imaging, thus making the former Zeiss-Intergraph joint venture a wholly-owned Intergraph subsidiary specialising in the acquisition, exploitation, management and...

Results +++ results: All values converted to euros. (GEO:News).(Tele Atlas N.V.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Results from navigable data base supplier Tele Atlas for QI 2002 saw revenues climb 19 per cent over the same period in 2001 to [euro]18.8 million. Both European and North American sales contributed to the growth, although operating costs rose...

PriceWatch.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... PriceWatch * stock price change Autodesk 12.98 -0.56 Intergraph 18.89 +2.50 Mapinfo 5.43 0.92 Trimble 9.51 -4.74 Navigation * Share price (converted to euros) as at close of trading on 11 Oct 02...

IRAQI maps and dems. (GEO: Middle East).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... LAND INFO International, LLC of Denver, Colorado USA has released Topographic Maps and Digital Elevation Models of Iraq at new limited-time pricing. The digital maps at 1:100,000 and 1:200,000 scales (pictured below) are fully...

Mekorot: making the most of every drop. (GEO: Middle East).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Mekorot Water Company, Israel's national water supplier, has selected two Autodesk packages to help manage its operational databases more efficiently. The first, Autodesk Map, is being used as the basis for Hydro Map, a Mekorot...

Maps flies with Quickbird. (GEO: Middle East).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... MAPS geosystems of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has been appointed a reseller of QuickBird satellite imagery in the Middle East, East, Central and West Africa by DigitalGlobe of Longmont, Colorado. While aerial photography remains a...

Training for the future. (GEO: Africa).(agroforestry)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Survey of Kenya and the not-for-profit World Agroforestry Centre, six Survey of Kenya staff members have completed training in the World Agroforestry Centre GIS and remote...

Seeking answers ... before it's too late. (GEO: Africa).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Earth Resource Mapping of Surrey, UK, has donated an ER Mapper license to assist the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) conserve the world's 620 remaining mountain gorillas and their habitats. The area under threat is the...

UN regional workshop. (GEO: Africa).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... A United Nations regional workshop on the use of space technology for disaster management for Africa brought 125 participants from 45 countries to the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in July. Jointly organised by the UN...

One-to-one. (GEO: Connect).(Interview)
November 1, 2002... Having grown a privately-owned business over three decades into the world's biggest GIS supplier, Jack Dangermond's zeal for spatial is undiminished, his business acumen is as sharp as ever, and his approach to global issues never ceases to...

Geoforum Denmark: Danish national association for geographic information. (Eurogi Member Profile).
November 1, 2002... Date of foundation: 1 January 2001 (incorporating the Danish Academy for Spatial Information, the Danish Society for Photogrammetry and Surveying and the Danish Cartographic Association) Status: Non-profit, independent, private organisation...

AGI 2002 conference paper awards. (AGI View).
November 1, 2002... Each year, a panel of three or four judges is convened prior to the AGI Conference and assigned the task of seeking out the best Conference paper. This year, Mickey Allen from Layla Resources joined Dave Yarwood from the Royal Borough of...

Not-for-profit status marks strategic turning point. (GISD 16 Conference Report).
November 1, 2002... More than a quarter of the worlds nations participated in the 6th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure conference in Budapest, Hungary (Sep 16-19). A record 225 delegates from 5 countries attended more than 80 presentations on a wide range...

Earth Resource Mapping appoints Armstrong. (GEO: People).(Mick Armstrong)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Earth Resource Mapping (Perth, Australia) has appointed Mick Armstrong as its new EAME Regional Manager based in Egham. UK. In addition to his responsibility for regional sales and marketing. Armstrong will play a key role as a member of the...

New Laser-Scan director. (GEO:People).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Duncan Guthrie has been recruited as Sales & Marketing Director by Laser-Scan (Cambridge, England). Guthrie joins Laser-Scan from Earth Resource Mapping, where he set up the successful reseller channel to drive sales of the company's enhanced...

Clemente promoted at Spot Image Corporation. (GEO: People).(Diana Clemente)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Diana Clemente has been named new Chief Operating Officer (COO) at SPOT Image Corporation (Chantilly, USA). She will be responsible for day-to-day operations, management of North American Channel Partners and coordination with SPOT IMAGE, S.A.,...

Sturdy joins Idelix Board. (GEO: People).(Morgan Sturdy)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... IDELIX Software Inc. (Vancouver, Canada) has appointed Morgan Sturdy to its Board of Directors. Sturdy brings over 20 years experience as a technology leader and visionary to the IDELIX team, best known for its Pliable Display Technology for...

Djen for European sales at Maporama. (GEO: People).(Franck Djen)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Maporama (Paris, France) has appointed Franck Djen as its Vice President of European Sales. Djen will be responsible for the development of Maporama's business activities in all European countries. He brings ten years of business development...

Deal moves from Lizardtech to Space Imaging. (GEO:People).(John R. Grizz Deal)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Space Imaging (Denver, USA) has appointed John R. Grizz Deal as its chief marketing officer. Deal reports to Jody Tedesco, chief operating officer, and is responsible for Space Imaging's global marketing efforts. Deal has more than 15 years...

Jim Taylor, CEO, Intergraph Corporation. (Interview).(Interview)
November 1, 2002... Difficult times, certainly. Uncertain times ahead, maybe. But Intergraph has invested heavily in utility-oriented solutions and is ready and waiting for the economic upturn How would you describe Intergraph's evolution over the recent...

School of Geoinformation: Carinthia technical institute, Villach, Austria. (Euro Profile).
November 1, 2002... The institute (Fachhochschule Technikum Kaernten) was formed in 1993 as part of the University of Applied Science and currently enrols some 1,000 students from home and, increasingly, abroad. The university is, itself, a young seat of learning...

The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA). (Newsround).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) has formed an Educational Outreach Committee to promote GIS, GPS and remote sensing technology in schools, colleges, and universities across North America. Specifically, the committee...

Britain's Ordnance Survey. (Newsround).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... In its 2001-2002 annual review, Britain's Ordnance Survey outlines the launch of what has become one of the biggest education initiatives of its kind ever undertaken in Scotland. In a measure praised by the Scottish Parliament, 50,000...

Research Systems, Inc. (Newsround).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Eastman Kodak Company's Research Systems, Inc., (RSI) has released a Student Edition of its flagship IDL visualisation and analysis software. This fully-functional version is immediately available for MS Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP and can...

GeoInformation Group. (Newsround).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Britain's GeoInformation Group has launched Training 4 GIS, a dedicated, software-independent training and consultancy division. Training 4 GIS was originally established in 1997 to provide training solutions to CRWorld imagery clients and...

UNIGIS. (Newsround).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... UNIGIS, the international distance learning network, has placed a GIS Resource Centre on its Web site at www.unigis.org/resources as an initial gateway to the wealth of GIS materials on the Web.

TOIDs: only a partial answer? Peter Shilson joins the debate initiated by John Higgins in last month's issue. (Geo: Talk).
November 1, 2002... I read John Higgins' article in the October issue with Li interest and would like to offer some thoughts on the matter. John touched on one of the fundamental issues in spatially referencing data, and one which I don't think is being...

Positioning for the future: Andrew Trigg says Ordnance Survey's programme to improve the positional accuracy of its digital data is back on track after a deliberate six-month pause. (GEO: Talk).
November 1, 2002... The programme of improvements to the positional accuracy of our 1: 2500 scale rural data reflects the impact of advances in surveying methods which mean we can make our mapping more accurate than ever before. To ensure that our data...

Holding back the tide: Wolfgang Steinborn reports from Prague as the city breathes a sigh of relief. (Central European Eye).
November 1, 2002... The Golden City of Prague is becoming a favoured venue for important GI gatherings. This year alone, the city has played host to an EARSeL Symposium, a EUROGI-GINIE Accession Countries Workshop, the 23rd UDMS Symposium, and the 3rd Conference...

Peace in our times? As Britain's Acacia project emerges from the shadows, Robert Barr explores the prospects. (Dangling Segment).
November 1, 2002... Since last month's column, a notable achievement has been announced in that the previously shadowy Acacia consortium (one that had been negotiating the production of a British Master Address File for the past 18 months), broke its public...

Bridging loans & directors' duties: David Mardle and Nick Mosser cast a legal eye over a financial arrangement that can serve the interests of both lender and borrower ... given the necessary safeguards. (GEO: Legal).
November 1, 2002... In an economic environment where some Venture Capital (VC)-backed high tech companies are finding that securing further equity financing can be a time consuming and precarious business, many are turning to their existing backers for interim (or...

Location and context a winning combination: Pellervo Hamalainen argues that location is just one of many variables in delivering compelling services to mobile subscribers. (Web & Wireless).
November 1, 2002... The concept of conveying marketing messages to consumers based on a knowledge of their physical whereabouts has triggered much debate. On the one hand, the temptation to send such messages to mobile wireless devices is considerable. On the...

You take the high road: Mac Logan explains how an innovative service offers more choice in making travel arrangements. (Web & Wireless).
November 1, 2002... The idea was simple in theory but daunting in practice: find a better way to make public transport information more readily available, more current, and more easily understood. Five years on, JourneyPlan, the company behind the idea, has...

Connecting the enterprise: access to location intelligence, whenever and wherever you need it, is no longer a dream. (Web & Wireless).
November 1, 2002... More and more organisations understand that much of the information at their disposal is spatial in nature and that being able to record, manage and analyse it helps them make more informed decisions. For a supermarket, such information...

Ireland deploys web GIS for e-democracy: Kevin Corbley reports on progress as iGIS is readied for roll-out across the nation. (E-Government).
November 1, 2002... Among European nations, the Republic of Ireland has emerged as one of the most aggressive to embrace and implement e-democracy, a movement to leverage Internet and information management technologies and make government services more readily...

GeoNorge: moving fast, moving smooth; vision, budget and COTS software deliver rapid results. (E-Government).
November 1, 2002... Norway has a deserved reputation as a leader in technology adoption and standardisation. Similar innovation is evident in the spatial arena and where, since 2000, geoinformation has been enshrined as a key ingredient in e-Norge, Norway's vast...

Partnering for progress: Jo Partington and Sophie Turner look at how mutually-beneficial partnerships are supporting one London Borough's e-government strategy. (E-Government).
November 1, 2002... The London Borough of Sutton (LBoS) is a progressive and innovative local authority... one with its eye on meeting the 2005 target set by the government Office of the e-Envoy for the electronic delivery of public sector information. Needless...

Mapping evil: Spencer Chainey assesses the impact of crime mapping in the case of Dr. Harold Shipman. (Crime Mapping).
November 1, 2002... Dr. Harold Shipman has become Britain's most prolific serial killer. Between 1976 and 1998, he was responsible for killing 215 of his patients and foul play is suspected in a further 45 cases. The majority of his victims succumbed to lethal...

Better safe than sorry: Stuart Simmons explains how Europe's biggest music festival has modernised its act for the 21st Century. (Aerial Mapping).
November 1, 2002... * With an attendance topping 140,000, Glastonbury ranks as Europe's biggest music festival in both scale and diversity of content. But it is not without its problems. Managing a music fest on this scale poses challenges for all involved:...

ACTIVE. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... ACTIVE (Basingstoke, England) have appointed the DMI Consultancy, LLC based in West Palm, Florida, as their new sales partner in the United States, Initially concentrating on selling to the emergency services, the DMI team is soon expected to...

Cadcorp. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Cadcorp (Stevenage, UK) appeared in position 83 of this years Sunday Times Tech Track 100 listing with a percentage annual sales growth of 62.84%, Tech Track 100 is compiled by Fast Track, a research company that tracks Britain's most dynamic...

CIRIL. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... BSN Glasspack France has benefited from implementing CIRIL's AIGLE (Lyon, France) software to visualise their Enterprise Resource Planning data. The thematic maps have helped to visualise the flow of finished goods from each production facility...

The datafactory AG. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The datafactory AG (Leipzig, Germany) and the Aral Card Handelsgesellschaft mbH will integrate WEBfleet into the Aral Card Online-Portal. In addition to the services already offered by Aral Card there will be an innovative telematic service...

DigitalGlobe. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... DigitalGlobe has released QuickBird images revealing the progress of clean-up and restoration activities at the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon one year after the September I I attacks. Among notable details in the Pentagon image are the...

The Econ-GL Project. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Econ-GI Project has successfully developed the prototype multilingual GI metadata search engine for the Saar-Lor-Lux regions of France, Luxembourg & Germany. This prototype accesses two existing Meta-information systems in French and...

The Infoterra Group. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Inforterra Group (Germany, France and UK) has become a distributor for QuickBird data from Digital Globe. The agreement was signed with Eurimage, Master Distributors for Digital Globe in Europe. QuickBird 2 was launched in 2001 and...

Intergraph. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... PLEdoc GmbH (Essen, Germany) has purchased Intergraph's G/Technology as the software enabler for its innovative business model extending comprehensive GIS capabilities via the Internet to small gas distribution companies. PLEdoc is a company...

Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions have announced that Keigan Systems, MapText, and Safe Software have joined the Team GeoMedia Program as Registered Solutions Center (RSC) members. Keigan Systems are specialists in data and image analysis...

Intermap Technologies. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Intermap Technologies (Denver, USA) has completed first stage data acquisition for the NEXTMap Britain Digital Elevation Model. This covers the whole of England, Wales and southern Scotland. The remainder of Scotland, as well as Ireland, will...

The Scottish Parliament. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... The Scottish Parliament has applauded Ordnance Survey's initiative to provide free maps for 50,000 school pupils across Scotland. OS has also provided the new OS MasterMap to the Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and been able to publish up to...

Ordnance Survey. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Ordnance Survey's network of business partners is flourishing since the launch of its new Partner Initiative in September 2001, with 76 innovators developing location-or mapping-based applications or service ideas for market. Among the...

RMSI. (Business Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... RMSI's (Hyderabad, India) e-mail facility and website are now available with a new domain name www.rmsi.com. The web site has been entirely redesigned and branded thought the core GIS service businesses remain unchanged.

Fastrax Ltd. (Hardware Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Fastrax Ltd. (Helsinki, Finland) a GPS specialist and Sarantel Ltd., a UK antenna specialist have announced the jointly developed DioHelix 02 GPS antenna module, a complete high-performance GPS receiver designed to suit multiple OEM (Original...

Thales Navigation. (Hardware Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Thales Navigation (Santa Clara, USA) has launched ProMark2[TM] claiming that it is the first kinematic GPS survey system to combine precise positioning and street navigation capabilities in one compact solution. With data collection 100 times...

Able Software. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Able Software (Lexington, USA) has released a new update for its automated raster to vector conversion software, R2V This includes an image mosaic function that uses overlapped regions to create a seamless image mosaic. Image sections scanned...

Autodesk Map. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Autodesk Map[TM] Series 6 will enable mapping professionals to create, integrate, maintain and present mapping data--all within one software package. It will include Autodesk Map[TM], Autodesk[R] Raster Design as well as the new Autodesk[R]...

EnerQuest Systems LLC. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... EnerQuest Systems LLC (Denver, USA), a pioneer in the utilization of LIDAR combined with true digital imagery, has now developed Spectral Imagery LIDAR Composite technology (SILC) for the automatic classification of LIDAR points....

Earth Resource Mapping. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Earth Resource Mapping (Perth, Australia) has released a FREE ECW Plug-in that enables users to view ECW and remote ECW images (ECWP) within ArcPad[R] v6.0. Terabytes of ECW imagery can be served to handheld mobile devices anywhere in the...

GeoConcept SA. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... GeoConcept SA (Paris, France) has launched GeoConcept Call Centers to improve customer relationship management (CRM). Call centre operators can immediately pinpoint callers' locations, enabling them to find the nearest supplier and suggest a...

Geodan. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Geodan (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has released a new version of EuroStreets based on the Tele Atlas street database. EuroStreets is available in both raster and vector versions for seventeen European countries. The Raster version has been...

GISnet Solutions Finland Oy. (Software and Data Briefs).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... GISnet Solutions Finland Oy (Helsinki, Finland) have launched ForestPad, a map-based solution for data collection using a PDA. Field workers can now use colour digital maps on rugged mobile devices. ForestPad is aimed at the forestry market,...