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Doyle joins AGI Direct Action Committee

Simon Doyle, Product Engineer, Cadcorp, has been appointed as a member of the Association for Geographic Information's Direct Action Committee. The Committee is responsible for briefing the AGI Management board on the latest developments in the GI market sector and for coordinating the various AGI Special Interest Groups. With broad experience in the Local Government and Education sectors and GIS qualifications from University College London, Doyle is looking forward to working with other industry experts for the benefit of the AGI, of which Cadcorp is a major sponsor. It is expected that he will be advising the Committee on the implementation of new GIS practices, particularly relating to OpenGIS and Ordnance Survey MasterMap.

About AGI

The AGI stands for Association for Geographic Information, a UK organisation. The objective of the AGI is to maximise the use of Geographic Information for the benefit of the citizen, good governance and commerce.

The AGI pursues these aims through a wide range of activities including lobbying, an active web site, a number of publications, specialist meetings and seminars throughout the UK. These are all supported by an annual conference and trade exhibition.

There are also a number of special interest groups that provide services of specific relevant to users in various sectors as well as branches of the organisation in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading developer of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software. With offices in the USA and UK, Cadcorp’s distribution and VAR network stretches world-wide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the OpenGIS Consortium. Cadcorp SIS is the only complete product family to currently attain OpenGIS conformance certification.

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 municipal government, central government, emergency services, insurance, Oil & Natural Gas, mapping and surveying, commerce, broadcasting and many other markets.

ENDS

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

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