Beyond 20/20 Software to Assist in Nation-Wide Transportation Planning.Business Editors OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 50,000 to 60,000 CD's containing national transportation data will be distributed across 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. using Beyond 20/20's desktop product Beyond 20/20 has been awarded a contract to supply its data dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there software to the U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census . In partnership with leading solutions integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. CENTECH GROUP Inc. and 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. experts Digital Engineering Corporation, Beyond 20/20 will combine its unique data dissemination technology with GIS mapping functionality. The resulting solution will be a part of the Census Bureau's Transportation Planning Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines). Package (CTPP CTPP Census Transportation Planning Package CTPP Cataract, Posterior Polar CTPP Certification Training Program Plan ) 2000 to disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. transportation data nationwide. Transportation planners will use the technology to analyze information based on household, workplace and origin-destination commuter flow data for major US centers. It will include data from the 2000 Census, which will be distributed across the country on an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 CDs. Along with the data, the CD-ROMs will include a customized version of the Beyond 20/20 Publication Browser. This desktop product enables users to manipulate data tables, browse information, and enhance the data display by creating a variety of charts and maps. Mapping capabilities, provided by Digital Engineering Corp., will enable users to drill down - all the way to groups of city blocks - to access transportation data for any location covered by the survey. Beyond 20/20 and Digital Engineering Corp. will integrate the technologies and CENTECH GROUP will manage the entire project. "The U.S. Census Bureau has used Beyond 20/20's dissemination technology on past projects," said Bill Lidington, president of Beyond 20/20 Inc. "With a project of this magnitude, we're happy to partner with the Centech Group and with Digital Engineering Corp. to build a comprehensive dissemination package for transportation data." Customization work is currently being done in a joint effort by DEC and Beyond 20/20. The completed CD's will be released in two phases, finishing in mid-2003. For more information about CTPP, please visit http://www.TRBcensus.com. Information about the CENTECH GROUP can be found at www.centechgroup.com, and to learn more about Digital Engineering Corp., please see its Web site at http://www.digitalcorp.com. About Beyond 20/20 Inc. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with an additional office in Washington, D.C., Beyond 20/20 is a market leader in developing software for data dissemination, analysis and visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all . It is used by the world's largest statistical agencies, international organizations and corporations including the U.S. Office for Civil Rights, the U.S. Census Bureau, STAT-USA, Centers for Disease Control, Statistics Canada, U.K. Office for National Statistics and many others. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.beyond2020.com. |
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