AverStar Wins $1.5 Million Contract with State of Texas StratMap Program; Award Expands on AverStar's Existing Digital Mapping Efforts for StratMap.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1999-- AverStar, Inc. today announced that the Texas Water Development Board has selected AverStar to produce statewide digital transportation and boundary data in support of the Texas StratMap Program. The $1.5 million contract is in addition to AverStar's existing contract to provide digital contour/terrain data to Texas StratMap. The State of Texas' StratMap Program was instituted to build the most accurate and up-to-date base map feasible, and place it in readily accessible formats in the public domain. StratMap products will serve a wide variety of public and private sector needs, including hydrologic modeling, vegetation analysis, routing, land use planning/management and environmental assessment/monitoring. StratMap data will replace many paper maps now in use with more current and dynamic information. The challenge of integrating the 4376 quadrangle quadrangle Rectangular open space completely or partially enclosed by buildings of an academic or civic character. The grounds of a quadrangle are often grassy or landscaped. (7.5') maps of Texas into a seamless layer is expected to be met by August 2001. AverStar selected GISTrans, Ltd., Cambridge, Mass., a national leader in digital transportation systems, to support the development of a transportation data model and database. The GISTrans state-of-the-art data model includes a comprehensive method of integrating and managing geo-referenced and linearly referenced data. The data model also has the ability to integrate legacy data with more accurate high precision data, which provides Texas with a sustainable method to consistently and routinely bring together multiple data sets maintained by the various transportation jurisdictions. Work on the Transportation/Boundaries contract will be performed at AverStar's Geospatial Geospatial is a term widely used to describe the combination of spatial software and analytical methods with terrestrial or geographic datasets. The term is often used in conjunction with geographic information systems and geomatics. Services headquarters in Portland, Ore., and in Austin, Texas. AverStar will open a facility in Austin to expand production and facilitate coordination with StratMap staff. AverStar has helped organizations throughout the world implement GIS (1) (Geographic Information System) An information system that deals with spatial information. Often called "mapping software," it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. solutions by offering extensive experience in geospatial data acquisition, database development, 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 and automated 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. . AverStar's ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certified See certification. data service and quality control processes provide StratMap an unparalleled degree of data reliability. About AverStar, Inc. AverStar creates and validates exceptional software and solutions for the critical systems of government and commercial customers. The 1800-employee company delivers high-quality, reliable products and services for civil government, aerospace, defense and corporate customers. AverStar headquarters are located at 23 Fourth Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803, with 35 offices throughout 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. . Please visit AverStar's Web site at www.averstar.com. |
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