Intergraph Announces New GeoMedia 5.0 Product Suite.Business Editors, Technology Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 GeoMedia gives mapping, GIS, and IT professionals the tools, performance, and peace of mind to do their job better than ever Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions (Nasdaq:INGR) today announced its newest GeoMedia(R) products, version 5.0, delivering new levels of performance, flexibility, and scalability for mapping, GIS, and IT professionals. GeoMedia technology is broadly implemented in government and commercial enterprises worldwide. It connects and integrates geospatial and business information throughout the enterprise and provides tools to develop custom client applications. The GeoMedia product suite comprises GeoMedia and GeoMedia Professional for the desktop and GeoMedia WebMap and GeoMedia WebMap Professional (formerly GeoMedia WebEnterprise) for the Web. In addition, GeoMedia industry products that address workflow solutions for 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. , land information, and transportation greatly expand the level of functionality provided in the GeoMedia core products. For detailed product information visit www.GeoMedia5.com. With this latest release, the enterprise-ready GeoMedia product suite offers significant features and enhancements spanning the desktop to the Web in the following areas: -- Exceptional data access, integration, and analysis tools - GeoMedia's well-known data server technology now includes more choices by supporting Oracle 9i(TM), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) DB2(R), MapInfo 6.5, and AutoCAD 2002 as well as Microsoft(R) SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. and many other common data formats. This capability provides the most robust GIS data access and integration tools available today and helps maximize the value of an organization's data. Powerful spatial analysis (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) Analytical techniques to determine the spatial distribution of a variable, the relationship between the spatial distribution of variables, and the association of the variables of an area. tools are a hallmark of GeoMedia. New dynamic query functions include aggregation, analytical merge, buffer zoning, linear analysis, and more, making GeoMedia uniquely suited for what-if analyses on the desktop or over the Web. If a user changes the source data or the parameters of a query, the query results automatically reflect the changes. Users get the most current data for their analyses, enabling better decision support. -- Enhanced map presentation, plotting, and viewing features - Cartographers Cartography is the study of map making and cartographers are map makers. Before 1400
desktop tools for creating and labeling grids and graticules in the layout window. New text placement tools include curved text, auto-orientation of text to a feature, dynamic leader lines, style overrides without creation of a new legend entry, user-defined line styles, and conflict resolution capabilities. GeoMedia's smartmap presentation tools for the Web have improved with rich text, multicolor symbols, and raster The horizontal lines (scan lines) displayed on a TV or computer monitor. This is the origin of the term "raster graphics," which is the major category that all bitmapped images and video frames fall into (GIF, JPEG, MPEG, etc.). transparency. A new vector generalization gen·er·al·i·za·tion n. 1. The act or an instance of generalizing. 2. A principle, a statement, or an idea having general application. function ensures that users are creating a map that is appropriate to the client map scale. This avoids wasting valuable Web bandwidth and time waiting for a map with superfluous su·per·flu·ous adj. Being beyond what is required or sufficient. [Middle English, from Old French superflueux, from Latin superfluus, from superfluere, to overflow : detail. A new Java applet A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. provides an alternative client-side vector map  Vector Map (VMAP), AKA Vector Smart Map, is a vector-based collection of GIS data covering the earth at various detail levels. display technology forcustomers who prefer a more secure viewing environment. GeoMedia 5.0 also adds image transparency, supports the ECW ECW Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW Episcopal Church Women ECW English Civil War ECW Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (Image compression format created by Earth Resource Mapping) ECW Extracellular Water (ER Mapper Compressed Image) format, and enables bulk insertion of raster files. -- Solid support for industry standard interfaces and data formats - Version 5.0 supports the Web interface initiatives of the Open GIS Consortium (OGC). A configurable application that demonstrates how to build an OGC Web Map Server (WMS) site is delivered with GeoMedia WebMap, enabling customers to create their own OGC-compliant Web site. The GeoMedia 5.0 product suite now runs with the Oracle 9i Standard Edition, providing a considerable overall price improvement for GeoMedia customers. -- Productivity improvements - The GeoMedia 5.0 product suite provides a boost to user productivity with improvements including more CAD-like data capture and edit commands, expanded export options to popular GIS or CAD formats for performing local analysis or distribution, and enhanced application generation tools for the Web. In addition, a configurable, ready-to-run Web GIS application increases performance of large map data files over the Web. -- Focused industry workflows for public works, land information, and transportation - New industry-specific workflow solutions significantly expand the level of functionality in the GeoMedia core products. GeoMedia Transaction Manager supports all the industry products with its long term transaction and temporal history workflows. GeoMedia PublicWorks Manager provides for the creation and maintenance of water and wastewater systems. GeoMedia Parcel Manager delivers powerful parcel and boundary maintenance capabilities. GeoMedia Transportation Manager provides linear referencing system (LRS LRS Lawyer Referral Service (Ontario) LRS Library Research Service LRS Linear Referencing System (transportation engineering) LRS Logistics Readiness Squadron (USAF) ) maintenance and dynamic segmentation (Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) A GIS function for modeling linear features in highway applications such as accident analysis and pavement management. The process has the ability to compute locations of events on linear features at run time (or dynamically) in analysis. Merging traditional GIS with an IT enterprise vision Unlike other mapping and 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:
"GeoMedia technology continues to revolutionize the mapping and GIS marketplace," said Preetha Pulusani, president of Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions. "Version 5.0 reaffirms our commitment to deliver the most robust and efficient geospatial solutions to meet our customers' business and enterprise requirements. "With input from our valued users community and partners, we continue to push the envelope with pioneering technology and open solutions that remove the boundaries of traditional GIS. GeoMedia 5.0 reflects the technology's maturity, which has led to broader use and integration of 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. with enterprise business systems," adds Pulusani. "GeoMedia's open architecture and support for industry standards offers peace of mind to mapping and GIS professionals who need increased productivity and to IT professionals who are concerned with industry standards and cost effectiveness in systems maintenance. This is evident in the breadth and depth of the new GeoMedia 5.0 product suite, supporting our customers' business goals of achieving maximum return on investment on their data and business assets." An effective enterprisewide GIS system should integrate geospatial solutions into business systems, deploy and share data broadly, and disseminate information in a timely manner. GeoMedia technology supports the enterprise model with out-of-the-box solutions as well as flexible tools for customizing solutions for the desktop, Web, and handheld platforms. Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions continues to make advancements in its software and services to deliver open, highly productive solutions that provide uncompromising value to customers. This includes initiatives for improving interoperability and ease of use; expanding data creation, analysis, modeling, and management capabilities; and leveraging Web and wireless services. These initiatives contribute to better solution offerings that apply to numerous market segments and emerging markets such as location-based services See mobile positioning. , and create viable tools and solutions for current issues such as 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 planning. For more information Find out why GeoMedia 5.0 is the right choice for mapping, GIS, and IT professionals. Visit www.GeoMedia5.com today for detailed product information and to request a free 60-day product evaluation. The GeoMedia 5.0 product suite will be featured at GeoSpatial World 2002, the Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community (IGUC IGUC Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community IGUC Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen IGUC Instituto Geofísico da Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) IGUC Information Gained per Unit Cost ) International Training and Management Conference, June 10-12, in Atlanta, Georgia. For conference information and registration details, visit www.intergraph.com/geospatialworld. GeoMedia and GeoMedia Professional will be available beginning in June. GeoMedia WebMap, GeoMedia WebMap Professional, and the GeoMedia industry products will be available in the second half of 2002. GeoMedia 5.0 receives industry accolades "Intergraph's strategy for bringing geospatial technology into the IT mainstream is supported with their new GeoMedia 5.0 products. GeoMedia lets organizations unite valuable 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. with enterprise information systems for access by a broad audience of users. We see interesting potential for GeoMedia as Intergraph continues to grow beyond the traditional GIS market space." Dave Sonnen, senior consultant for Spatial Information Management, International Data Corporation "With the new GeoMedia 5.0 product suite, Intergraph continues to advance its enterprise-focused mapping and GIS strategy while keeping a keen eye on customers' data access and integration needs as well as open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced to help users leverage the Web and wireless GIS applications. Core product enhancements and the new industry-centric workflows position Intergraph not only to retain its solid presence in key GIS markets but also to address emerging opportunities such as location-based services." Bruce Jenkins, executive vice president, Daratech Inc., Cambridge, Mass. "With version 5.0, GeoMedia has matured into a powerful spatial analysis tool that really gets the job done. With the new topology engine and the abundance of spatial overlay and analysis tools, we can now perform sophisticated spatial analysis with confidence. The enhancements to GeoMedia Transportation are also really exciting. Its new functionality, specifically the Event Conversion, has already saved us hours of effort by allowing us to easily convert between different linear referencing systems." Jonathan Pollack pollack: see cod. pollack or pollock Either of two commercially important North Atlantic species of food fish in the cod family (Gadidae). , vice president, Advanced Technologies, GeoDecisions "We are very excited about the upcoming release of GeoMedia 5.0, specifically with enhancements such as new pick list features, the ability to insert multiple images in a single click, easy placement of leader lines, and additional analytical query functions, to name a few. Because of Intergraph's commitment to its customers and the maturity of the GeoMedia family of products, the City of Redmond will begin its journey from legacy systems and legacy applications into the `open world' of GeoMedia technology." Roman Ris, GIS analyst, City of Redmond, Wash. "Intergraph's early commitment to OGC OGC Office of Government Commerce (UK government) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC Office of the General Counsel OGC Open GIS Consortium, Inc. was clearly a commitment to open standards, and they continue to pursue this path. By giving their users access to diverse servers around the world with interfaces that implement OGC Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , they are providing a very useful kind of interoperability." David Schell, president, Open GIS Consortium, Inc. (OGC) "The GeoMedia 5.0 product family will definitely help us extend our wireless and Web-based business solutions. Our testing shows added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
Tomas Orlik, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , GCWare, spol. s r.o., Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. "The straightforward integration of GeoMedia 5.0 technology with Hansen Transportation modules provides a powerful tool for transportation managers to summarize critical information about their roadway network. Existing and prospective GeoMedia and Hansen clients will appreciate the capabilities of this asset management solution for prioritizing capital improvement spending and optimizing maintenance strategies." John Poli, Hansen Transportation Specialist, Hansen Information Technologies "Intergraph has clearly raised the bar with this newest version of GeoMedia. Keigan Systems is delighted to blend its grid technology with Intergraph's state-of-the-art platform to create the inaugural release of GeoMedia Grid." Paul Paolatto, CEO, Keigan Systems "The new labeling and text placement functionality in GeoMedia 5.0 is very impressive. This new version supports our workflows for data presentation better than ever. And the new analysis functions in GeoMedia Professional, with the merge on spatial and attribute criteria and the new operations on spatial queries A spatial query is a special type of database query supported by geodatabases. The queries differ from SQL queries in several important ways. Two of the most important are that they allow for the use of geometry data types such as points, lines and polygons and that these queries , greatly enhance many of our spatial workflows. Our customers also appreciate the export options to CAD data formats from GeoMedia Professional. Of course, I should mention that the many developments in workflow, presentation, and data capture and edit ensure GeoMedia's position as a leader in GIS." Claudius Goroll, GIS project engineer, Fichtner Consulting & IT AG, Stuttgart, Germany Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions brings together geospatial and information technology to help customers achieve their business goals. A technology innovator with more than 30 years of market leadership, Intergraph serves government agencies and commercial enterprises worldwide with end-to-end geospatial solutions for 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 map production and enterprisewide mapping and GIS. The company provides superior customer support and services ranging from project implementation to production. Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions is a division of Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR), Huntsville, Ala., and does business in more than 60 countries through its wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. and global distributor and partner network. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com/imgs. Intergraph and GeoMedia are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Oracle 9i is a trademark of Oracle. IBM and DB2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. EDITORS: For contact information about Intergraph, please use 1-800-791-3357 (U.S.), 1-256-730-7191 (international), or Intergraph's Web address: www.intergraph.com/imgs. A GeoMedia 5.0 virtual press kit including downloadable product images is available at www.intergraph.com/gis/editors. Contact the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most department at gispr@intergraph.com for further assistance. |
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