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Cadcorp underlines importance of the work of the OpenGIS Consortium in keynote speech at the 2003 AGI Conference

At the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) Conference held in London last month, the message of GIS software interoperability was a central and recurring theme. This fact was ably demonstrated in a keynote presentation by Martin Daly, technical director, Cadcorp, who gave an overview of the rise of the OpenGIS Consortium (OGC) and the importance of OGC initiatives within the geospatial community. The Plenary session, GI Technology - Enabling Business Improvement, which Daly addressed, also featured key industry personnel from ESRI, Intergraph, Microsoft and Oracle - but it was the practical yet visionary approach taken by Cadcorp in pioneering open standards and delivering this story simply, concisely and at first hand that captured the audiences' imagination.

"The AGI Conference is a recognised and established forum for the UK geo-spatial community and it was good to see so many people in concordance with OGC's interoperability initiatives, particularly those aimed at making GI software and services run seamlessly within and across businesses," said Daly.

Mark Lineham, director, AGI, added, “The AGI’s mission is to maximise the use of geographic information for the benefit of the citizen, of good governance and of commerce. Our annual conference is one of the most important activities in our calendar and is a key forum for the exchange of information amongst GI professionals and also for taking the message to a wider audience. The AGI has always placed a great deal of importance on the role that standards and interoperability play in achieving its mission.”

Having received more "OpenGIS certified conformant" certificates than any other GIS company, Cadcorp lays claim to being a market leader in interoperable GIS.

"Some vendors lead OpenGIS, others follow. Some participate actively whilst others are spectators. OpenGIS has its runners and its walkers, theoreticians and practitioners. One thing for sure is that GI interoperability is becoming an ever more important issue and will not stand still; the benefits of economy and efficiency, data security, currency and neutrality are simply too large to be ignored" Daly stated. The Cadcorp SIS product line is testament to our own commitment to GI interoperability" he added.

Cadcorp's Simon Doyle, a product engineer, further underlined the company's commitment to OpenGIS within the conference session entitled 'Enabling GI to Talk', dispelling some of the misconceptions surrounding OGC and underlining the business benefits for open interfaces for GIS. Using props from Monty Python, the quality of his presentation, "What has OpenGIS ever done for us", was officially recognised by the conference organisers, who awarded it the runner-up prize for best paper in conference.

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 desktop suite comprises: Map Viewer, which provides support for over 100 graphic and data formats, thematic and hard copy; Map Manager, which provides the mainstream user the ability to view, explore, query, symbolise and print digital map and associated tabular data; 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 Map Modeller, which adds 3D modelling, terrain analysis and several thematic and analytic mapping tools.

ActiveX based developer toolkits and Viewer, Manager and Modeller based runtime licences are popular products for the development and implementation of bespoke applications by third parties that take advantage of Cadcorp's GIS know-how.

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.

Cadcorp SIS OS MasterMap Loader is supplied with Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller for the loading and management of Ordnance Survey MasterMap data in relational databases.

Cadcorp apSIS is programmable component software for the development of geospatial applications for the desktop and Pocket PC platforms.

Cadcorp mSIS is a data collection package that incorporates a desktop data capture management application and a Pocket PC based data collection tool.

About Cadcorp

Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading developer of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software. With offices in the UK , USA and Australia , Cadcorp's distribution and VAR network stretches worldwide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the OpenGIS Consortium. Cadcorp SIS is currently the only complete GIS product family to attain OpenGIS conformance certification. Cadcorp is an Ordnance Survey Licenced Partner and also has an S-CAT agreement for category 15, GIS Software.

Cadcorp SIS applications exist in local government, central government, emergency services, insurance, oil & natural gas, mapping and surveying, commerce, broadcasting and many other markets.

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For further information, contact: Chris Holcroft, Tel: (44) 1438 747996, e-mail: chrish@cadcorp.com

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