Intergraph Showcases Interoperability and End-to-End Solutions for Indian Geospatial Market at MapIndia 2004.Business Editors MapIndia 2004 HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2004 Intergraph's Preetha Pulusani to address geospatial democracy with conference attendees in New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions (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) will address interoperability and spatial data infrastructures (SDI (1) (Serial Digital Interface) A physical interface widely used for transmitting digital video in various formats. For electrical transmission, it uses a high grade of coaxial cable and a single BNC connector with Teflon insulation. ) and highlight its open standards-based solutions for conference attendees during MapIndia 2004, the 7th annual International Conference and Exhibition, from January 28-30 in New Delhi. Dedicated to the mission of fostering the use and distribution of geospatial content among communities, this year's conference is themed "Geospatial Democracy." Intergraph distributor, Rolta Inc., will demonstrate a broad array of Intergraph industry solutions for local, regional and national government entities; transportation and mapping agencies; commercial remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. and photogrammetry photogrammetry: see aerial and satellite photography. organizations; and military and intelligence agencies. Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions President, Preetha Pulusani, and Intergraph executives will convey Intergraph's vision of a geospatial environment that promotes global sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union . "The MapIndia conference is helping to raise awareness and increase the understanding of the challenges that confront the initiatives and evolution of spatial data infrastructures globally," said Peter Bartak, Spatial Data Infrastructures Program Manager, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions. "India is a key player in the course of SDI as it develops a national spatial data infrastructure National Spatial Data Infrastructure - (NSDI) http://fgdc.er.usgs.gov/nsdiover.html. . Intergraph is pleased to help facilitate a common understanding about the future of data sharing and the advanced technologies at the forefront of these initiatives in a wider user community or consumer market." During the conference, Intergraph executives will share insight - about the development of SDIs, experiences of working with SDIs and partnering with education - through two presentations and a workshop: -- "Is SDI the Spatial Voice of Democracy?" - Preetha Pulusani will provide a look at the world's SDIs and the role that standards play. South Africa, Australia, India and many other countries are developing or evaluating the feasibility of a national spatial data infrastructure. Encouraged by organizations such as GSDI GSDI Global Spatial Data Infrastructure , OGC OGC Office of Government Commerce (UK government) OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC Office of the General Counsel OGC Open GIS Consortium, Inc. and INSPIRE, many technology companies are accepting the challenge to respond to standards and interoperability issues. Perhaps the spatial community's commitment to enable the sharing of spatial data can be the impetus for a truly democratic SDI for many nations and the world. -- "Partnering for the Future - Intergraph and the Academic Community" - Bart Hoogenraad, Vice President of Global Marketing, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, is speaking to attendees about effective partnering between academia and the geospatial industry. The presentation will detail grant programs, education partners and best practice projects within teaching and research. Information on Intergraph's Education Program can be found at http://imgs.intergraph.com/education/. -- "Interoperability Workshop" - Among the building blocks of any real SDI are open standards and interoperability. This workshop will discuss and illustrate the components that are available from Intergraph in both desktop (thick client) and Web (thin client) environments that facilitate these building blocks of a SDI. A technical demonstration of various data sources, including Geography Markup Language The Geography Markup Language (GML) is the XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to express geographical features. GML serves as a modeling language for geographic systems as well as an open interchange format for geographic transactions on the Internet. (GML GML Geography Markup Language (XML components for encoding geospatial data) GML Greek Mythology Link (website) GML Generalized Markup Language ), accessed by GeoMedia client and Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. client, will be provided. In addition, comprehensive discussion of the technology background and standards that are being implemented in order to maintain open character of all the software components will furnish attendees with the latest state-of-the-art information about interoperability and its real impact on the industry at large. At the Rolta booth, attendees will see the latest advances from Intergraph in Land Information Management, Earth Imaging, Mobile Resource Management, Geospatial Infrastructure Management, Geospatial Intelligence, Geospatial Data Management and 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 Production. Intergraph's interoperable solutions help enterprises overcome information barriers that result from disparate systems with stovepipe applications, thus increasing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the collection, viewing, analysis, maintenance, collaboration and exploitation activities associated with managing geospatial data. Based on open standards to facilitate data sharing, Intergraph solutions support better decision-making through the distribution of the most accurate and up-to-date information throughout the enterprise, as well as to collaborating agencies and organizations. For more information about Intergraph solutions, visit http://imgs.intergraph.com/solutions/. Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions provider for the following markets: local, state and federal government; transportation; utilities; communications; location-based services; photogrammetry; remote sensing; 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 military and intelligence. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com/gis. Intergraph and GeoMedia are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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