DeLorme to target GIS and transportation markets

DeLorme to target GIS and transportation markets

Yarmouth, Maine, February 6, 2001--DeLorme, a leading innovator in digital mapping and location technologies, today announced the formation of its Applied GeoSpatial Solutions business unit (AGS). The DeLorme AGS team will develop turnkey products and applications targeting the needs of utility, transportation, real estate, municipal government, insurance, CRM and telecom industries.

"Companies are looking for ways to integrate GIS products into everyday business without having to make a significant investment in software, data and training or add staff to administer the system. Our group is solving these problems by developing GIS products that are affordable, easy-to-implement and maintain, and come complete with a rich dataset." explained John Ferketic, DeLorme's director of the new Applied GeoSpatial Solutions unit. Over the past year, DeLorme has significantly broadened its geospatial offerings with the introduction of the XMap* product suite. XMap* Business is a powerful program that combines detailed maps with database management tools and easy-to-use annotation functions - plus more than 104 million business and residential telephone numbers. It helps companies locate customers, plan delivery routes, generate mailing lists and more.

1. XMap* Express provides an affordable solution to expensive and cumbersome in-vehicle paper maps. Drivers equipped with laptops, including Panasonic TouchBook touch-screen models, can now easily find their way using a simple interface designed specifically for fleets.

2. XMap* Geographic is the industry's first geospatial application that provides easy-to-use geospatial tools in a data-rich package -- all for under $500. It provides eighty percent of the essential functionality of the more complex systems at 20 percent of the cost, and is a perfect tool for engineers, surveyors, and land-developers that cannot afford the technology staff or high-end price tag of most GIS systems.

"This new AGS business unit extends our expertise in geospatial technologies and positions us to meet the needs of many vertical markets looking for powerful and cost-effective GIS and business solutions," said Gordon Pow, DeLorme president and COO. "We have assembled an outstanding engineering team that is busy developing a wide range of new products and Web-based services."

For more information, visit the Web site: www.delorme.com