MicroStation GeoGraphics gets map projection management.SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 1996--URISA '96-- Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Inc. (Exton, PA) announced that it is providing map projection management for MicroStation GeoGraphics(TM). The new capability is the first of its type for its leading GeoEngineering product and is now being beta tested A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the at several user sites. Many different government agencies and private organizations around the world need to share maps that are based on different coordinate systems coordinate system Arrangement of reference lines or curves used to identify the location of points in space. In two dimensions, the most common system is the Cartesian (after René Descartes) system. . Projection management facilitates the definition of geographic coordinate systems A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the earth to be specified by the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. in computer-based mapping and the transformation from one system to another. The new capabilities for MicroStation GeoGraphics support a full complement of coordinate systems and transformations, including definitions of custom ellipsoids, geodetic See geodetic coordinates. datum The singular form of data; for example, one datum. It is rarely used, and data, its plural form, is commonly used for both singular and plural. , and automatic grid generation. Also, a full-featured API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. will allow users to customize these capabilities and application developers to incorporate projection management into their products. The technology is a result of a cooperative effort between Bentley and Mizar Systems Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada. Much of the new projection management will be incorporated into MicroStation GeoGraphics. The full functionality will be available as an additional application. For more information on Bentley or MicroStation GeoGraphics, please contact the company at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (US), +31 2356-85588 (Europe), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia), via e-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through the World Wide Web at www.bentley.com. More on Mizar Mizar Systems Limited has provided consulting and programming services and products to the international MicroStation user community since 1981. The company has over fourteen years of consulting and development experience in automated mapping. They have completed major products for gas and electric distribution utilities, highway departments, state government mapping agencies, military bases, forestry companies, municipal engineering departments, and others. More on Bentley Bentley Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in engineering software products and user services. The company now serves over 220,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, GeoEngineering, and mechanical engineering. Its MicroStation products are proven at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms and are the software foundation behind the engineering of well-known buildings, airports, hospitals, highways, machines, bridges and industrial plants throughout the world. With annual revenues of over $95 million in 1995, Bentley has risen to number three in the AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission software segment and become one of the world's fastest growing software companies. -0- MicroStation is a registered trademark; Bentley and MicroStation GeoGraphics are trademarks of Bentley Systems, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Michelle Allard Boston Communications 617/247-1112 mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. @bcomm.com |
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