2002 U.S. Power System Map
http://www.EnergyPromotion.net/Enermap.htm
Released June 2002, the 2002 U.S. Power System Map from ENERmap clearly illustrates the U.S. Electric Power industry: utility and non-utility power plants and capacities, transmission lines, service territories, and NERC regions are overlaid on a detailed base map with states, counties, major cities, topography, and more. Features of this full color 42" X 80" map include"
- Plants (by regulatory status and fuel mix)
- Transmission lines
- Utility and non-utility service territories
- NERC regions
- States, counties, cities, and towns
- 12 detailed insets
- Handy and informative plant locator table
- Topography, and other useful features
GANNETT NEWSPAPERS AND MAPQUEST TEAM UP TO EXPAND MAPPING AND ROUTING FUNCTIONALITY
http://www.mapquest.com/solutions/product.adp
MapQuest announced an expanded agreement with Gannett, Co., Inc., the USA’s largest newspaper group in terms of circulation, to map–enable the community calendar platform utilized by many of Gannett’s newspapers nationwide. Under the agreement, Gannett licensed MapQuest Enterprise v2.0, a set of advanced, customizable, enterprise mapping tools from MapQuest Business Solutions for integration within the community calendar platform of Gannett Newspapers websites, including such leading newspapers as The Indianapolis Star, The Journal News of Westchester, NY, and The Courier Journal of Louisville, KY.
Avenza’s New Live Demo of MAPublisher
http://www.avenza.com.
Avenza Systems’ MAPublisher now can be demonstrated live over the internet using a new technology from Glance Networks (www.glance.net). Similar to Webex, Glance
does not require any additional client side software. Clients simply enter
avenza.glance.net into a browser window, enter a four digit password and
they are able to view the desktop of an Avenza representative who then
provides a custom live demo of MAPublisher's capabilities. The person
taking the demo can ask questions and request a review of specific
functionality. Live demos can be scheduled online at A HREF="http://www.avenza.com."target="_blank">http://www.avenza.com. or by calling Avenza at
1-800-884-2555. A typical live demo takes 10–15 minutes but can be extended
on request.
TELSTRA SELECTS GE NETWORK SOLUTIONS APPLICATIONS
http://telstra.com/index.jsp
Australian telecommunications operator Telstra chose GE Network Solutions’ Smallworld Network Inventory™ (http://www.gepower.com/)portfolio of products for its upgraded network planning and engineering system. In a multi-million dollar contract, Telstra will upgrade its incumbent Cable Plant Records (CPR) system to use the Physical Network Inventory™ product as a platform to plan, design, construct and manage its wireline network.
Electric Energy and InfoNetrix Announce New Automation/IT Publication
http://www.InfoNetrix.com
Electric Energy magazine (http://www.electricenergyonline.com), a Jaguar Publication (Montreal, Canada), and InfoNetrix LLC (http://www.Infonetrix.com), a leading U.S.based technical market research and consulting organization, announced plans for a new publication targeting energy/utility automation and information technology (I/T) markets. The new publication — to be called Utility Horizons™ — will make its debut as a supplement to the Jan/Feb 2004 issue of JaguarÕs flagship magazine, Electric Energy.
ROLTA INTERNATIONAL HIRES DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
http://www.rolta.com/
Rolta International, Inc., a leading data services provider to the worldwide GIS industry, today announced the addition of Robert W. (Bob) Britton as Director Business Development. Britton will be responsible for business development activities in the South and Midwest regions of the United States as well as major telecommunications accounts. “Bob is an outstanding and valuable addition to the Rolta team” said Andy Hawkes, senior vice president, GIS Services. “With more than 24 years experience in the geospatial industry, Bob brings extensive experience and a knowledge that will strengthen and increase the credibility of the Rolta business team.”
ArcWeb for Developers Now Includes NG TOPO! Maps
http://www.esri.com/arcwebdev
ESRI announced that ArcWeb for Developers now includes National
Geographic Society (NG) TOPO! 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale maps for the
United States. These are the most detailed maps available for outdoor
enthusiasts, hobbyists, and professionals. Subscribers to ArcWeb for
Developers can access NG TOPO! maps as raster images in JPEG, GIF, PNG, or
PNG8 format and include them in their Web applications.
ArcWeb for Developers is a suite of GIS Web services that ESRI offers to
developers and is part of ESRI's family of ArcWeb Services. With ArcWeb for
Developers, developers can include GIS content and capabilities in their
applications without hosting the data or developing any GIS applications
themselves, resulting in significant savings of development time, expense,
and computer resources. ArcWeb for Developers uses XML based Simple Object
Access Protocol (SOAP) to communicate, making it compatible with the
majority of Web service frameworks available today.
