Atlanta Police Department Selects MapInfo to Create Crime Statistics Web Site for Citizens.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TROY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2004 Web-based Crime Mapping Crime mapping is used by analysts in law enforcement agencies to map, visualize, and analyze crime incident patterns. It is a key component of crime analysis and the CompStat policing strategy. Solution Helps Educate Atlanta's Residents about Crime in their Neighborhoods MapInfo
Pitney Bowes MapInfo Corporation is a Location Intelligence / GIS company, headquartered in Troy, New York, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes. Corporation (Nasdaq: MAPS) today announced that the Atlanta Police Department The Atlanta Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The city shifted from its rural-based Marshal and Deputy Marshal model at the end of the 19th century. In 1873, the department was formed with 26 officers. has selected MapInfo's strategic mapping technology to create an interactive, Internet-based crime information source for its citizens. This new system uses MapInfo(R) MapXtreme(R), MapInfo's powerful Windows-based, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the mapping server, to enable Atlanta-area residents to access visual data about citywide crime statistics and patterns. The citizens can access the Web site at http://www.atlantapd.org/index.asp?nav=crimemaps. MapXtreme's strategic mapping capabilities provide citizens of Atlanta with an intuitive way to view crimes by type and location. Citizens of Atlanta can quickly and easily view reported crimes from the current month from across the city or by street address. By selecting a specific type of crime from a drop-down menu See pull-down menu. drop-down menu - pull-down menu (e.g. motor vehicle theft Motor vehicle theft or grand theft auto is a criminal act of theft generally understood to refer to the stealing of automobiles, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trucks, trailers or any other motorized vehicle legally allowed on public roads and highways, including attempted , robbery), Web site visitors can see locations where that particular type of crime has occurred, as indicated by a symbol. This helps police determine where crime is more likely to occur and alerts citizens to areas of the city that might be more at risk than others. Atlanta Police Department plans to work with MapInfo to create a more advanced mapping system in the near-future. "MapInfo is an invaluable tool used by the Atlanta Police Department in our efforts to reduce crime. As part of our weekly Command Operations Briefing to Revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. Atlanta (COBRA cobra, name for African and Asian snakes of the family Elapidae that are equipped with inflatable neck hoods. The family also includes the African mambas, the Asian kraits, the New World coral snakes and a large number of Australian snakes. ) meetings, MapInfo is used to identify areas with high criminal activity so that we can formulate formulate /for·mu·late/ (for´mu-lat) 1. to state in the form of a formula. 2. to prepare in accordance with a prescribed or specified method. and implement strategies to reduce crime and improve the quality of life for those who live, work and visit Atlanta," said Chief Richard J. Pennington, Atlanta Police Department. "With the assistance of MapInfo, in 2003, Atlanta's crime was reduced by six percent and violent crimes were reduced by 15 percent. MapInfo has made a positive difference in Atlanta's fight against crime." "By using MapInfo's location-based technology and the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises Atlanta Police Department has opened up a central line of communication that makes it easy for its community members to access vital information about their neighborhoods," said Sabby Nayar, public sector industry manager, MapInfo. "Every MapInfo-powered map enables the citizens of Atlanta to view accurate data about crime rates in their city. The residents are able to see first-hand the great job their police force is doing and feel proud of their community." About MapInfo MapInfo Corporation is a global software company that integrates software, data and services to help customers realize greater value from location-based information and drive more insightful decisions. MapInfo solutions are available in 20 languages through a network of strategic partners and distribution channels in 60 countries. Headquartered in Troy, NY, MapInfo Corporation is on the World Wide Web at www.mapinfo.com. MapInfo is a trademark of MapInfo Corporation and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates. Of Note This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involving risks and uncertainties. Any statement not a statement of historical fact is a forward-looking statement, including without limitation statements concerning demand for and benefits of MapInfo products and integration of MapInfo products with existing solutions. Actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those factors contained in the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the section "Risk Factors." MapInfo takes no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements. |
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