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MapInfo Introduces Daytime PSYTE
MapInfo Corporation has announced Daytime PSYTE(TM), a neighbourhood classification system that enables companies to identify, understand and target customers in specific areas during daylight hours based on buying patterns, demographics and consumer behaviour information. Daytime PSYTE data allows businesses to fine-tune marketing activities, product offerings and site locations to capitalize on the different daytime and nighttime populations of an area. Daytime PSYTE data can be used to determine market potential for products and services based on the
location of consumers during the day as opposed to residential or evening population. It provides
companies with an understanding of the density of consumers in a region during the day, as well as
lifestyle and buying habits. The file includes information on the stay-at-home population and the
working population in an area during the day. For each group, the database includes the count of
population according to the 65 demographic groups that are included in MapInfo's PSYTE
Neighbourhood Segmentation System. Daytime PSYTE will be available in September 2001 and includes the following geographies: Block group, Census Tract, Minor Civil Division, County, State, DMA, MSA and ZIP Codes. The Daytime PSYTE data set is a TargetPro add-on database.
Visit:- www.mapinfo.com/data
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Universal Map celebrates its silver anniversary
Universal Map Enterprises, Inc. celebrates its silver anniversary this month, marking 25 years as both publisher and distributor of geographic information. The company began in 1976 during the oil embargo, when gas stations stopped giving away free maps. Bob Bond, his 13-year-old son Greg, and another independent distributor began a map vending machine business. They first needed a Lansing, Michigan map, and since none were to be found, they published their own. Today, Universal Map has grown into one of the largest map publishers and distributors in the entire United States. Over the years, it has developed more local city maps than any other company. In addition, it is one of the primary sources for wall maps today. These specialized lines are only part of the full complement of maps and atlases that are available at major convenience, book and discount stores throughout America. New to the company this year is The National Survey Division. Begun in 1912, The National Survey has produced maps of many states and countries for government agencies, private industries and organizations. This includes The Vermont Yearbook, one of the oldest books in continuous publication, in press every year since 1794, with the exception of the war year of 1944.
Visit:- http://www.universalmap.com/
Virginia Department Of Transportation uses Leica GPS/GIS for mapping "Smart Travel" assets
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is using Leica's GS50 GPS/GIS data collection system to build and maintain a geographic information system (GIS) for its Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) assets throughout the Commonwealth. According to Tom Phillips, GIS manager for VDOT, the GS50 is being used to map the growing infrastructure of ITS assets, including variable message signs, CCTV cameras, ramp control signals, traffic detection sensors, interstate lighting, low-powered radio transmitters, electrical service panels and other support equipment. The GIS database will help VDOT personnel monitor, maintain and properly service these assets.
Visit:- www.leica-geosystems.com
Trimble and Caterpillar to Form Joint Venture for Machine Control Technologies
Building on six years of success working together, Trimble and Caterpillar Inc. have announced their intention to form a new joint venture to develop and manufacture advanced electronic guidance and control products for earthmoving machines in the construction, mining and waste industries. The companies are working toward a definitive agreement and the joint venture should begin operations in early 2002. As part of the 50-50 jointly owned venture, both Trimble and Caterpillar intend to contribute selected existing electronic products that combine Global Positioning System, laser, wireless communications, computing and software technologies into rugged on-board packages that improve productivity for the mining and construction markets. Under the proposed financial terms, each party will contribute approximately $11 million to form the joint venture. In addition, Trimble will transfer certain machine control technology in exchange for approximately $22 million from the joint venture. The joint venture will develop machine control products that use site design information combined with accurate positioning technology to automatically control dozer blades and other machine tools. This leading edge machine control technology will combine historical Trimble positioning technology with capability gained through its acquisition of Spectra Precision.
Visit:- www.trimble.com & www.cat.com
NovaLIS Technologies and TerraSoft win bid to build appraisal solution for Alachua County
NovaLIS Technologies and TerraSoft have entered a joint agreement, leveraging the strengths of both companies, to provide a customized Geodatabase Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal and Assessment Administration (CAMA/AA) System for Alachua County. This agreement follows similar agreements with Volusia County, FL and the City of Calgary, AB to develop customized CAMA/AA systems for use in those jurisdictions. The custom solution will be completely Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrated using the latest Geodatabase technology from ESRI's Arc 8.X products. In addition, the system will include a completely integrated workflow to facilitate tracking and managing the office's appraisal and assessment functions.
Visit:- www.novalistech.com
ISTAR appoints Didier Argenton as vice president sales and marketing.
Geospatial data provider ISTAR, which is part of the EADS group, today announced the appointment of Didier Argenton to the newly created position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He is located in ISTAR's Sophia Antipolis, France, headquarters. Aged 39, Didier Argenton has extensive executive experience in business development and international operations. Prior to joining ISTAR, he was president of IPSEO.COM, a company offering a platform of web-based services, that he co-founded in 2000. Didier Argenton holds a degree from the Nantes Business School. Having completed a doctorate in business administration from the university of Paris I, he went on to obtain an MBA from the University of San Diego, California.
Visit:- www.istar.com
Asia News
Role of IT in mining
Hyderabad: IT has dramatically changed the mining sector and in some large mechanised mines where the risks are high, robotics has become useful, said Mr S.K. Agrawal, Director of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Ltd, on Monday.
Mr Agrawal, who inaugurated a three-day workshop on `Computerised mine planning, its applications' at the Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), said that the IT applications should be mine management-driven as cleaner technologies and cost-competitiveness are the main components of the exercise.
All NMDC units would be connected by LAN and WAN for the sharing of information. Currently, exploration of data, designing of mines, controlling data and supplying inventory among other things were done by computers, he added.
Source: Business Line
InfoTech engg facility at Banglore
Hyderabad: InfoTech Enterprises Ltd. (IEL), the Hyderabad based software solutions major specialising in geographic information system (GIS) has announced the opening of its new engineering services facility at Banglore.
A company release said that the facility, spread across 13,500 sqare feet, would house around 200 engineering professionals with expertise in high end product design and analysis.
The facility, an 'Engineering Centre of Excellence', is coming up at an investment of Rs 12 crore and is scheduled to commence operations from December 1.
The development centre at Banglore is aimed at further strengthenning InfoTech's delivery capability by attracting very experienced engineers in the disciplines such as structures and dynamics engineering, aerodynamics engineering, mechanical design and systems engineering in the gas turbine field.
The Banglore facility would also help InfoTech partner with some of the prestigious educational institutions in having some of engineering research projects done by them.
InfoTech, which currently has two development centres in India, at Hyderabad and mumbai, expects the third delivery arm at Banglore to help derisking the company's concentration, the release said.
Source: The Business Line. 8 September 2001
China to help Pakistan set up technology parks
ISLAMABAD: Beijing and Islamabad on Monday agreed to actively collaborate for setting up science and technology parks as well as incubators at various sites in Pakistan. A Chinese delegation headed by Professor Kong Deyong, President of National Research Centre for S&T Development in a meeting with Federal Minister for Science & Technology, Dr Atta-ur-Rahman agreed to identify market-driven projects and persons capable to run the projects. They will finalise the matter in follow-up meetings.
The key technical fields for this programme are new materials, biotechnology, electronics and informatics, mechatronics, energy saving and environmental protection. Speaking on the occasion, Atta-ur-Rahman said China's successful experience in the promotion of high-tech industry and commercialisation of research results through the establishment of technology parks and incubators would be useful for Pakistan in its endeavours to establish R&D industry linkages for commercialisation of its research results.
Visit: http://www.pakistanlink.com/headlines/Sep/11/12.html
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