Autodesk, Intergraph, Laser-Scan, MapInfo and Oracle Strengthen Open Spatial Enterprise Approach with Worldwide Customer Implementations.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Customers Take Advantage of Interoperability and Spatial Standards to Leverage Data Sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. for Better and More Secure Business Performance The open spatial enterprise concept continues to gain momentum, with data increasingly recognized as an organization's most valuable asset and data sharing as a critical requirement for all applications. Autodesk (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ), Intergraph (NASDAQ: INGR), Laser-Scan, MapInfo (NASDAQ: MAPS), and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) introduced a real-world interoperable 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. management platform in September 2003 to leverage and advance the spatial capabilities of an open spatial enterprise that enables customers to use critical location information in an IT environment and with multiple applications. These five companies, all of whom are members of the Open Geospatial Consortium The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is an international voluntary consensus standards organization. In the OGC, more than 330 commercial, governmental, nonprofit and research organizations worldwide collaborate in an open consensus process encouraging development and (OGC OGC Office of Government Commerce (UK government) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC Office of the General Counsel OGC Open GIS Consortium, Inc. ), have encouraged customers and vendors to maximize the value of spatial data for making enterprisewide decisions using geospatial technologies and modern application development techniques that are data-centric instead of GIS-centric. This enables organizations to use existing data investments more effectively, allowing employees and customers to share information securely across department boundaries. Geospatial data can and should be fully integrated into this process with other information for results that range from superior infrastructure planning to effective decision making. Autodesk, Intergraph, Laser-Scan, MapInfo, and other geospatial vendors who interoperate with an open and secure enterprise database, Oracle(R) Spatial, simplify data access and data sharing so that all information is interconnected and centralized. Compliant with OGC standards, an open spatial enterprise provides immediate access to data throughout the project workflow, independent of the data location or original format, helping to meet real-time information demands, lower costs, and achieve greater return on investment. Worldwide organizations and companies who have integrated existing data and technology investments in geospatial, IT and business systems for better planning and decision making include UK Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Intelligence derived from the exploitation of collection by visual photography, infrared sensors, lasers, electro-optics, and radar sensors such as synthetic aperture radar wherein images of objects are reproduced optically or electronically on film, electronic display devices, or other Agency; Staffordshire County Council; City of Winnipeg; Army Corps of Engineers; GeoStor - the Arkansas online Spatial Data Infrastructure A Spatial Data Infrastructure or SDI is a framework of spatial data, metadata, users and tools that are interactively connected in order to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way. ; Thames Water Thames Water, known originally as the Thames Water Authority and after privatization as Thames Water Utilities Limited, is the utility responsible for water supply and waste water treatment in parts of Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire, and the Thames Valley in the ; Environment Canada Environment Canada (EC), legally incorporated as the Department of the Environment under the Department of the Environment Act ( R.S., 1985, c. E-10 ), is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and ; National Park Service; City of Los Angeles
pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. and Land Planning; and Forestry Tasmania Forestry Tasmania is a Tasmanian state government owned corporation. It runs the state owned forestry for tourism[1] and logging (for wood chips and timber). Controversy . An open spatial enterprise approach enables Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States and emergency response agencies to easily integrate GIS information with building floorplans typically stored in CAD systems. Mobile users, such as customer service agents and field surveyors, are empowered in an open spatial enterprise to collect data, access information, and send immediate updates to the enterprise database. Government agencies can now share existing GIS and CAD data without having to re-translate or re-draw data. Civil engineers have access to up-to-date changes in maps that may have project implications. Mapping professionals can be more productive by avoiding redundant data entry by working from an open, central data store with seamless access to design information. An open spatial enterprise brings key point products and database solutions together so that end-users can apply the appropriate technology at the right phase of the business process or infrastructure workflow. "This is really an idea whose time has come," says David Sonnen, Senior Analyst with IDC. "An open spatial enterprise approach enables all users and applications to share spatial data with the security, scalability and manageability of an enterprise database. This is an essential step to maximize business value in spatial information management." "With a shared database, Thames Water can now realize its vision of making its maps available to many departments and many workers," said Simon Timmis, IS Business Partner, RWE RWE Rot-Weiss Essen (Germann football club) RWE Ralph Waldo Emerson RWE Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (German Power Supplier) RWE Read Write Execute RWE Right Wing Extremist Thames Water. "And that easy access to GIS data is just the start. For instance, customers will be served faster and more efficiently. Expensive and unwieldy processes will be eliminated, freeing up funds for other vital projects, such as infrastructure upgrades." "We use many different applications and formats throughout the City of Winnipeg," said Peter G. L. Bennett, Manager Information Systems, Corporate Information Technology Department, City of Winnipeg. "For us to manage our day-to-day business processes and access and analyze any form of spatial data, we need an infrastructure based on standards. The key to our success is an open spatial enterprise, which enables us to make critical and everyday business decisions when needed." "An open spatial enterprise solution can make a tremendous difference in addressing the challenges facing state and local governments," explains Fred Limp, Director, University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST). CAST manages the GeoStor system, an Oracle-based, multi-terabyte government spatial data warehouse serving thousands of users in federal, state and local agencies. "Real-time interoperability of geospatial data is a mission-critical requirement for first-responders. Different communities, agencies, counties and utilities all use different software and cannot afford nor do they wish to change their existing systems. However, if these organizations use tools and applications that support an open spatial enterprise, then changes made by one group can instantly propagate through the database to all the others. These industry-leading companies are to be congratulated for propelling this approach for first-responders and companies using geospatial data." For more information about an open spatial enterprise, visit Autodesk (booth #927), Intergraph (booth #711), MapInfo (booth #511) or Oracle (booth #617) at the SPATIAL TECH 2004 Symposium in Orlando, Florida today through the 29th. About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company, offering customers progressive business solutions through powerful technology products and services. Autodesk helps customers in the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields increase the value of their digital design data and improve efficiencies across their entire project lifecycle management processes. For more information about the company, see www.autodesk.com. About Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions provider for the following markets: local, state and federal government; transportation; utilities; communications; location-based services; photogrammetry photogrammetry: see aerial and satellite photography. ; remote sensing; cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. ; and military and intelligence. For more information, visit http://imgs.intergraph.com/. About Laser-Scan Laser-Scan delivers solutions in the Oracle space for managing spatial data quality. This technology is the result of over 35 years experience in the development of database products for National Mapping Agencies. Laser-Scan offers sustainable interoperability solutions based on data quality excellence to exploit location data in enterprise information architectures. For more information, visit www.laser-scan.com. About MapInfo MapInfo Corporation is a global 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. About Oracle Corporation Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site atwww.oracle.com. All brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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