ESRI Adopts DeLorme World Map as a Global Cartographic Standard.Seamless, Horizontally-Accurate, Consistently-Detailed Data Set to Serve as a Template for Worldwide Topographic Map (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) A map depicting terrain relief showing ground elevation, usually through either contour lines or spot elevations. The map represents the horizontal and vertical positions of the features represented. Generation YARMOUTH, Maine
Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, located approximately ten to fifteen miles north of Portland, the state's largest city. Its population was 8,360 at the 2000 census. -- DeLorme, an industry leader in geospatial technology Geospatial Technology, commonly known as geomatics, refers to technology used for visualization, measurement, and analysis of features or phenomena that occur on the earth. , today announced that its seamless, horizontally-accurate DeLorme World Base Map, is now available from 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. , the world's GIS software This is a list of notable GIS software applications. See also the comparison of GIS software. Open source software Most widely used open source applications:
DeLorme showcased its World Base Map as a new Business Partner at the recent ESRI International User Conference in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ESRI and ESRI Business Partners will utilize the DeLorme World Base Map as a template for world topographic map generation. ESRI Endorsement "The DeLorme World Base Map is one of the world's most accurate global topographic base maps, a very unique data set," said Christophe Charpentier, ESRI Content Manager. "Choose any region of the world and get a uniform level of detailed quality data. ESRI has selected the DeLorme World Base Map for inclusion in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Data Appliance plus other ESRI products." The DeLorme World Base Map is unique in that it is seamless and presented with a consistent richness of detail worldwide, with significant advantages in currency and positional accuracy. The scale is 1:250,000 worldwide, with horizontal accuracy of +/-50 meters. Abundant Detail Detail includes major transportation layers, inland and shoreline hydrography hy·drog·ra·phy n. pl. hy·drog·ra·phies 1. The scientific description and analysis of the physical conditions, boundaries, flow, and related characteristics of the earth's surface waters. 2. , agreed and disputed jurisdiction boundaries, and key geographic features. There is a complete global elevation model derived from multiple sources including raster maps and the Shuttle Radar Terrain Model (SRTM SRTM Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM Security Requirements Traceability Matrix SRTM Software Requirements Traceability Matrix SRTM System Requirements Traceability Matrix SRTM Security Requirements Tractability Matrix SRTM Static Root of Trust for Measurement ). DeLorme, with more than 30 years of experience creating vector and raster map data for its navigation and GIS software programs, now distributes both World and North America digital data sets for use in third-party software programs. Data is available in industry standard formats including DeLorme XMap and ESRI shapefile or file geodatabase. Learn more at www.delorme.com/digitalmapdata. About DeLorme DeLorme is the long-time leader in innovative mapping and GPS solutions for consumer and professional markets. Based in Yarmouth, ME, DeLorme offers a unique set of core competencies across the complex areas of map data creation and management, software development, and integration with GPS. The ability to develop all the critical components necessary to compete in the fast-changing navigation world provides a distinct competitive advantage. To learn more, visit www.delorme.com. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6045350&lang=en |
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