CompassCom, Sierra Wireless and AT&T Wireless Offer Grant for Mobile Asset Tracking Projects.CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- A $50,000 grant awaits the U.S. state A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and , regional or local government agency that plans to develop the most innovative multi-departmental Mobile Asset Tracking project involving GPS and GIS technology. Eligible agencies include public works public works 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. , public utilities and related departments. The grant is being offered by CompassCom Inc., the leader in Mobile Resource Management software solutions, along with Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW) is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, BC, Canada. Sierra's products are sold through indirect channels, such as wireless operators (e.g. , a global wireless communication solutions provider, and AT&T Wireless, a developer of advanced voice and data solutions. The grant winner will receive $50,000 in software, hardware, wireless data plans and training from the three grant sponsors. Grant applications will be accepted beginning October 15, 2004, through 5:00 p.m. MST See micro systems technology. on November 15, 2004. Awards will be announced December 2, 2004. The Government Mobile Asset Tracking Grant is designed to help governments better define their mobile resource management needs as they apply to public works and public utilities through the combined use of GIS, automatic vehicle location See mobile positioning. , GPS and wireless networks. Projects must demonstrate improved efficiencies in the management and coordination of vehicle fleets and other mobile assets used in the provision of government services. In addition, the Government Mobile Asset Tracking Grant seeks to help state or local government agencies create a model for innovative wireless vehicle and asset tracking applications to improve government processes. The winning mobile asset tracking model may be duplicated and deployed among agencies or governments across the country. "This is an excellent opportunity for an agency to achieve interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. among multiple departments, even with budget constraints A Budget Constraint represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given current prices and his income. Consumer theory uses the concepts of a budget constraint and a preference ordering to analyze consumer choices. ," says Christian Solomine, CompassCom Director of Sales and Marketing. "The successful applicant will receive the necessary tools and training to make interoperability a reality for that agency as well as others with whom the location-based data is shared." Applicants must have existing basic GIS capabilities, a database on which the software will reside and a CompassCom Mobile Asset Tracking-compatible server. In addition, the selection process will give priority to organizations/projects that: --Tie GIS and GPS to daily work flow. --Communicate innovative government through use of GIS, GPS and Mobile Asset Tracking technologies. --Demonstrate collaborative efforts with multiple departments. --Demonstrate or encourage sharing geographically enabled GIS/GPS data with multiple jurisdictions and projects. --Express a financial need. The successful applicant will receive one CompassCom Mobile Asset Tracking server license; two CompassWorks Viewing client applications; remote implementation, installation and training; two Sierra Wireless MP 775 modems; and a six-month wireless plan for data transmission. For detailed grant submission guidelines, visit www.compasscom.com/GrantReqPW.htm . To learn more about CompassCom software offerings, visit the Web sites of CompassCom (www.compasscom.com), Sierra Wireless (www.sierrawireless.com) and AT&T Wireless (www.attws.com). About CompassCom CompassCom Inc., established in 1994, is the premier provider of Mobile Resource Management solutions involving GPS, GIS and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) See mobile positioning. ) technologies. CompassCom offers end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. through its business partners 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. Inc., AT&T Wireless and Sierra Wireless. |
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