PlanGraphics, Inc. and Horry County South Carolina Unveil New E-Government Capability.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FRANKFORT, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2002 PlanGraphics, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :PGRA PGRA Plant Growth Regulator Abstracts (database) ) aided Horry County, South Carolina Horry County (pronounced ORR-EEE; IPA: /ˌoʷˈɹi/) is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. This name honored Revolutionary War Hero, Peter Horry. Government with the recent launch of a new e-government site that gives citizens and the public access to county services and records that have been previously unavailable except in physical office locations. PlanGraphics developed the My Neighborhood portion of the HCG HCG, hCG human chorionic gonadotropin. HCG abbr. human chorionic gonadotropin Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) Gateway, which provides interactive mapping tools to locate public service information (i.e.: school districts, council districts, precincts, public safety and recreational facilities) based on address, parcel number, or street intersections and zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. . "As stated in our mission statement, we are dedicated to be leaders and innovators in government, constantly striving through everything we do to improve and deliver our services at the lowest cost. This initial unveiling of online services is the first of many steps enabling 24/7 availability of service 365 days a year to the citizens of Horry County," stated Sheila Butler, Information Technology Director, for Horry County, South Carolina. "PlanGraphics welcomed the opportunity help Horry County achieve their e-government initiatives and to demonstrate how web-based GIS solutions enhance government efficiency and subsequently lower the cost of services," said Heidi Hammel, PlanGraphics Sr. Systems Analyst. The HCG Gateway provides Horry County with a flexible and scalable framework to expand the types of online services provided to County residents. PlanGraphics will continue to work with the County on other Intranet and Internet initiatives that will bring a broader range of services and benefits to County personnel and residents. You can view the HCG Gateway site at http://www.horrycounty.org/gateway/main.html. PlanGraphics, founded in 1979, is a full life-cycle systems integration and implementation firm that provides a broad range of services in the design and implementation of information technology in the public and commercial sectors. PlanGraphics' experience with spatial information systems and assets provides a critical discriminator dis·crim·i·na·tor n. 1. One that discriminates. 2. Electronics A device that converts a property of an input signal, such as frequency or phase, into an amplitude variation, depending on how the signal differs from a among other IT consulting and integration firms. PlanGraphics is headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky, and has regional offices in Maryland, Colorado, California, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . For more information about the company and its most recent achievements, see the Web site at www.plangraphics.com. |
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