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French mapping agency buys more Cadcorp SIS licences as its work for Ordnance Survey increases

IGN France International (IGN-FI), the French national mapping agency subsidiary responsible for overseas activities, has purchased an additional 30 Cadcorp SIS – Spatial Information System software licences, mainly for use on work in its data cleansing contract with Ordnance Survey (OS).

In October 2000, IGN-FI purchased 10 licences of Cadcorp SIS Map Editor software for use on the data revision of Ordnance Survey Topo ’96 digital map data, having been awarded a contract by OS to work on 3200 map sheets. Since winning this business, IGN-FI has been successful in tendering for substantial additional OS data maintenance work. This has greatly influenced the decision to make a major investment in further Cadcorp SIS licenses.

Support for the CITF format matching OS specifications and validation techniques is crucial to this project, as is the ease of data maintenance which can be performed using a customised software interface developed by Cadcorp’s French business partner, Geomod.

“A great deal of the credit for this business must go to Geomod, which has worked closely with this prestigious French customer to deploy Cadcorp SIS,” states Alan Plumley, European sales and business manager, Cadcorp. “IGN-FI is very active in many cartographic and GIS projects around the world and we are proud that Cadcorp SIS has been selected by them as a production tool,” he adds.

In addition to the new IGN-FI contract, Gardline-Infotech, the Great Yarmouth based data capture company, has purchased 13 Cadcorp SIS licences, along with CITF translators, for use in its work in the same Ordnance Survey project.

About Cadcorp SIS

Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System - is a suite of Windows-based and Web-enabled end user and developer digital mapping and geographic information system (GIS) software products.

The suite comprises: SIS Map Manager, which provides the casual user the ability to view, explore, query, symbolise and print digital map and associated tabular data; SIS Map Editor, which in addition to the facilities provided by Map Manager, provides the GIS data custodian with tools to view, manage and edit map and tabular data; and SIS Map Modeller, which adds 3D modelling, terrain analysis and several thematic and analytic mapping tools.

Cadcorp ASC (Active Server Component) extends the functionality of Cadcorp SIS for use over the Internet or a company-wide intranet. It is a dynamic, server-side Web-based GIS, not merely a map publishing tool for pre-authored images. Cadcorp ASC provides a true, interactive Web-based solution for real time map creation and analysis.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading developer of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software. Based in the UK and with offices in the USA, Cadcorp’s distribution and VAR network stretches world-wide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the OpenGIS Consortium.

Cadcorp SIS (Spatial Information System) is a range of software modules covering spatial data viewing, data management, data editing, data modelling and analysis. Cadcorp SIS ActiveX components are available for embedding into third party systems. Cadcorp ASC is an Internet/intranet developer toolkit designed for Web based GIS solutions.

Cadcorp SIS applications exist in local government, emergency services, mapping and surveying, commerce, broadcasting and many other areas.

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For further information, contact: Chris Holcroft, Tel: 01438 747996, e-mail: chrish@cadcorp.com

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