Intergraph Selected By City of Milan, Italy.HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Intergraph Technology Used To Integrate Cartographic car·tog·ra·phy n. The art or technique of making maps or charts. [French cartographie : carte, map (from Old French, from Latin charta, carta, paper made from papyrus Data From Disparate Systems Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INGR) today announced that the City of Milan, Italy, Department of GIS and 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. , has selected Intergraph technology to integrate the city's base cartography with regional technical cartographic information featuring a different scale. Intergraph's open architecture enables seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of the data, which is housed in disparate databases and maintained using other vendors' software. "With the current explosion of growth, it is becoming more and more imperative to have access to the most up-to-date, accurate cartographic data available," said Piero Bonapace, manager, GIS and Cartography, City of Milan. "Intergraph technology provides us with an effective, easy-to-implement means to better serve the needs of our residents, local businesses and government." Using Intergraph technology, the City of Milan can integrate and edit vast amounts of cartographic data from multiple repositories with scales ranging from 1:1,000 to 1:10,000. The main goal of the first phase of the project was to demonstrate the feasibility of map 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. from urban scale (1:1.000) to regional scale (1:10.000) with the objective to automatize au·tom·a·tize tr.v. au·tom·a·tized, au·tom·a·tiz·ing, au·tom·a·tiz·es 1. To make automatic. 2. To turn into an automaton. [From automatic. the production of the regional maps starting from maps at larger scale. "Leading cartographic organizations and agencies understand Intergraph's long history of innovation, which provides them with the tools to design aesthetically superior, clear, and concise maps," said Massimo Pagani, Business Development, Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure. "Intergraph's technology for the cartographic community creates a highly robust, interactive topologic environment with new and improved mapping and GIS functions - crafting a new paradigm New Paradigm In the investing world, a totally new way of doing things that has a huge effect on business. Notes: The word "paradigm" is defined as a pattern or model, and it has been used in science to refer to a theoretical framework. for both producers and users of geospatial data." About Intergraph Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) is the leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. About the City of Milan, Italy Milan is one of Italy's cultural, industrial and financial centers and is home to more than 1.3 million citizens living inside the city's perimeter. Inside the Direction of Urban Planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. , the G.I.S. Department has the mission of cartographic production and management of the G.I.S. system. 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