Advanced Visual Systems Announces Interface to ESRI's Spatial Database Engine.WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998-- New Product Adds Visualization Capabilities to Spatial Data Data that is represented as 2D or 3D images. A geographic information system (GIS) is one of the primary applications of spatial data (land maps). See spatial analysis, spatial resolution and GIS glossary. Advanced Visual Systems announced today the availability of the Spatial Data Interface (SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. ), a new product that will enable the visualization of spatial data stored in the Spatial Database A spatial database is a database that is optimized to store and query data related to objects in space, including points, lines and polygons. While typical databases can understand various numeric and character types of data, additional functionality needs to be added for databases Engine (SDE SDE - Software Development Environment: equivalent to SEE. ) developed by ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. . Advanced Visual Systems is the leading global supplier of visual information solutions. ESRI is the world leader in GIS and mapping software. The Spatial Data Interface (SDI) is a suite of modules that enable applications built using AVS/Express to access data from the ESRI SDE. Using the visual programming environment provided by AVS/Express, AVS' flagship visualization product, users can: --Visually mine spatial databases. --Create a visual front-end to spatial databases. --Support images, elevation, and other multidimensional gridded data. --Use visual techniques to dynamically pose spatial queries. Harry Cochran, President of Advanced Visual Systems, said that, "The combination of Spatial Database Engine from ESRI, advanced visualization software solutions from AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard) A video compression technique developed by Chinese companies and supported by the Chinese government. Expected to provide better compression than MPEG-2, AVS was created to avoid paying royalties to the MPEG licensors, which are outside , and more powerful hardware is enabling organizations to turn geospatial data into meaningful information for business decisions. Our new Spatial Data Interface lets users blend spatial queries and spatial analysis (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) Analytical techniques to determine the spatial distribution of a variable, the relationship between the spatial distribution of variables, and the association of the variables of an area. with data visualization See information visualization. to make the most of the data they have collected." Kevin Daugherty, Strategic Accounts Manager at ESRI, said "ESRI is pleased to be partnering with Advanced Visual Systems. Their visualization tools are a true value-added solution to SDE. The full 3D and dynamic displays created by AVS/Express are more than intuitive, they make the data relationships obvious." David Sonnen, International Data Corporation's (IDC) senior consultant for spatial technology, noted that, "Major databases are increasingly able to handle complex data like time series and spatial. IDC's research has found that 70% of companies worldwide that are planning to use data mining consider visualization to be a critical element. These companies have found that advanced visualization is essential in extracting useful information from complex data." AVS, ESRI, and Hewlett-Packard have just completed a nine-city North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. tour to introduce the capabilities of adding visualization capabilities to data stored in the ESRI SDE. Several hundred people, representing the telecommunications, defense, energy, mining, and environmental industries, attended the seminar to learn more about spatially enabled data and to see the many benefits of visualizing that data. For a complete description of the new Spatial Data Interface, please visit the AVS web site at www.avs.com or contact Adam Yee, AVS Marketing Coordinator, at 781-890-4300, ext 2119; email ayee@avs.com. About Advanced Visual Systems Advanced Visual Systems, founded in 1992, is a pioneer in the field of data visualization. It has developed products and solutions that are in use at 2,000 companies and 12,000 sites around the world. These sites include engineering, scientific, government, energy, medical and environmental applications. Recently, the company has begun to implement visual solutions for financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and telecommunications. AVS distributes its products through a direct sales force located in seven offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; through subsidiaries in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom; and through distributors in numerous other countries. KGT KGT Key Generator Transmitter KGT Klingon for the Galactic Traveller Inc in Japan oversees sales and distribution channels for the company's products in the Pacific Rim. AVS can be found on the Web at www.avs.com. About ESRI ESRI was founded in 1969 as a research group devoted to improving methods of handling geographically referenced data. Today, ESRI is the leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, with more than 100,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 70 countries, and more than 500 resellers and developers. ESRI's goal is to provide users with comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com. AVS/Express is a registered trademark and AVS is a trademark of Advanced Visual Systems Inc. ESRI is a registered trademark; Spatial Data Engine, SDE, GIS by ESRI, and the ESRI globe logo are trademarks; and @esri.com and www.esri.com are service marks of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
CONTACT: Advanced Visual Systems Inc.
Adam Yee, 781/890-4300, ext. 2119
ayee@avs.com
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