Itron, Origin GIS to Provide Geographic Information Solutions to Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative.Energy Editors/Business Editors SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004 Itron, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITRI ITRI Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan, ROC) ITRI Information Technology Research Institute ITRI Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute ITRI International Tin Research Institute Ltd ITRI Information Technology Reuse Initiative ) announced today a new contract with Origin GeoSystems and Withlacoochee River Withlacoochee River may refer to:
WREC Western Region Environment Centre (Australia) ) to provide automated mapping, facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. , geographic information system geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (AM/FM/GIS) and automated staking solutions for the Dade City, Florida Dade City is a city in Pasco County, Florida. The population was 6,188 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pasco County.GR6 As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,615. cooperative. Itron is the exclusive third-party sales and marketing agent for Origin 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:
Withlacoochee River EC is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the nation, with more than 9,200 miles of distribution lines and serving more than 173,000 customers in Crystal, Hernando, Pasco, Polk and Sumter Counties in Florida. The contract, valued at $500,000 to Origin GeoSystems, includes data migration services to convert WREC's existing CAD mapping files into an 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. geo-database. The implementation will use the Origin MultiSpeak(TM) Engine to provide integration between the GIS and external systems. Origin GIS has recently been certified MultiSpeak2-compliant. MultiSpeak is an interfacing standard and maintained by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. "Origin GeoSystems provided an open system and a suite of products that addressed all of our requirements," said Mike Walker, senior engineer at WREC. "Their ability to integrate the staking and outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. requirements through the MultiSpeak specification allowed us to choose the applications that made sense to our utility." John Hengesh, vice president and general manager of Itron's Water and Public Power Market Group, said the deployment of Origin GIS software from Itron and Origin GeoSystems delivers great value to the central coastal cooperative in the areas of asset management and system integration. "With advanced technology from Origin GIS, we are providing an effective tool to take advantage of new opportunities in engineering design, system optimization, asset utilization and material management and a central resident warehouse," said Hengesh. "Our partnership with Origin GeoSystems puts Itron in a very strong position to provide industry-leading geospatial solutions to electric cooperatives and municipalities to meet these critical business needs." Bud Porter, vice president of Origin GeoSystems business development, said the Withlacoochee contract is a milestone in the growth of the PDA/Origin GeoSystems. "By taking advantage of the standard interfaces available from MultiSpeak-participating vendors, Withlacoochee could take a best-of-breed, no-compromise approach to GIS, staking and outage management." About Itron Itron is a leading technology provider and critical source of knowledge to the global energy and water industries. More than 2,800 utilities worldwide rely on Itron technology to deliver the knowledge they require to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Itron delivers value to its clients by providing industry-leading solutions for meter data collection, energy information management, demand side management and response, load forecasting, analysis and consulting services, transmission and distribution system design and optimization, web-based workforce automation, C&I customer care, enterprise and residential energy management. To know more, start here: www.itron.com. About Origin GeoSystems Origin GeoSystems (a subsidiary of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) is a software development firm specializing in geographic information systems specifically designed for utilities. Origin GeoSystems offers a wide range of high-quality software products and services to support and enhance the engineering and operations functions of utilities. In addition to Origin GIS, available exclusively through Itron, Origin GeoSystems' deep understanding and expertise in the application of information technology is available to utilities through a range of implementation, data conversion and integration services. For more information, visit www.OriginGIS.com. |
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