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The Insider
Where on Eartha?
Once again the Where on Eartha challenge for November proved to be a little less challenging than we expected. Scott Sanders' entry was randomly drawn from the long list of respondents who identified Gibraltar on the 3-D LandSat image that was depicted using XMap 5.0. Scott, who works for the University of Georgia, will be receiving a copy of the newly released XMap 5.0 GIS Editor as well as XMap USA Topographic Data 2007 and XMap USA Street Level Data 2007.
With the imminent approach of 2007, our global destination for December sees us in a part of the world where the coming of the New Year has, for many centuries, been a cause for considerable celebration.
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Let us know the name of this country within a country and you could win a copy of XMap 5.0 Professional along with the 2007 edition of DeLorme's street-level base map. Send your response to contest@delorme.com before December 31, 2006 to put yourself in the running.
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DeLorme Creates an Interactive Web Map Component for Duke Energy
DeLorme, a leading provider of Web-based mapping services, has launched a DeLorme XMap Web interactive Web map component in support of Duke Energy’s Public Safety Gas Line Search. Duke Energy and DeLorme developed specific online queries designed to identify gas pipeline presence by address or Zip Code. The public may view the Web site at http://xmapweb.delorme.com/deglp/. |
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Steven C. Hall from Anchor2 Consulting who won an Earthmate Blue Logger GPS device after visiting our booth at GEOINT! |
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XMap Developments
FiberNext Collects Pole Field Data Using XMap 5.0
The unique combination of GIS and GPS functionality makes XMap an ideal solution for field applications and mobile data collection. FiberNext, a fiber optic technology company headquartered in Bow, NH, recently deployed XMap GIS Editor to create a spatial inventory of utility poles covering the area between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine. After receiving a custom training program on XMap's data collection and processing capability, as well as its integrated GPS navigation functionality, FiberNext field technicians were able to quickly go to work creating the pole database. With an Earthmate GPS receiver attached to an in-vehicle laptop computer, the team visited each pole, created a point object on the map, and entered the relevant information on each pole in the preconfigured data fields. Within a matter of days, over 1,600 poles had been mapped and an extensive database of pole attributes had been collected and processed.
"There's no way we could have completed this project without XMap", said to Rhonda Salvail, the project coordinator. "It offered all of the tools we needed and was very easy to learn."
For more information on FiberNext, visit fibernext.com. |
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XMap 5.0 GIS Enterprise Suite is Now Shipping!
Affordable Professional Mapping & GIS Database Management Software
ordernow.jpg) XMap 5.0, is DeLorme’s latest professional mapping and GIS software release. XMap 5.0 is designed to support technicians who work with GIS data in the field, as well as mapping & GIS professionals working in the office. XMap 5.0 supports common data formats including ESRI (.e00, .shp), GML, GPX, MapInfo (.mif, .tab), MrSid, and GeoTIFF TWF. XMap 5.0 offers three distinct versions all of which include DeLorme’s renowned mapping & GPS functionality:
XMap 5.0 GIS Enterprise (New!) – only $1499.95 per seat (street-level base map included)
Advanced GIS database management designed to meet the needs of enterprise GIS administrators.
o Easily deploy your GIS data to the field – now with ArcSDE support
o Create raster layers using multi-point image registration
o Apply database integrity tools – check-out/in, field redlining and database synchronization
o Includes all of the features found in XMap 5.0 GIS Editor
XMap 5.0 GIS Editor (Upgrade from XMap/GIS Editor!) – only $749.95 per seat (price does not include base data)
Full featured, entry-level GIS software. Experience the benefits of GIS in your work or expand your GIS capabilities through easy access to standard GIS data formats.
o Create or update vector GIS layers with easy-to-use geometry and attribution editing — now includes coordinate geometry (COGO) and topological editing tools
o Build buffer zones and spatial queries to analyze the geographic patterns in your data
o Share your data through advanced print, file exporting, and Web publishing tools
XMap 5.0 Professional (Upgrade from XMap 4.5!) – only $199.95 per seat (price does not include base data)
Mobile professionals and field crews alike will benefit from this advanced professional mapping tool.
o View GIS data layers enabled through XMap 5.0 GIS Editor and Enterprise administrators
o Redline field data corrections using easy-to-use draw tools enabled through XMap 5.0 GIS Enterprise
o Easily navigate to your destination using GPS routing with voice-controlled navigation tools
Markets that will benefit from XMap 5.0's advanced GIS tools and GPS navigation include:
Energy & Telecom – Oil & gas field technicians, asset and facilities managers, and cellular tower engineers
Water Management – Hydrological engineers and field data analysts
Natural Resources – Game wardens & foresters, environmental engineers, and land surveyors
Public Safety – Police officers, first responders, and emergency managers & planners
Government Organizations – Municipal managers, state GIS administrators, defense and logistics agencies, or forest service field technicians
Real Estate – Appraisers, realtors, and mortgage brokerage firms
Insurance – Field claims adjusters and IT managers
If you are a current XMap user, now is the time to upgrade to XMap 5.0 to take advantage of the countless functional enhancements that have been incorporated into the XMap 5.0 suite. If you are new to XMap, why not take it for a test drive and you too will see that XMap 5.0 offers the perfect combination of powerful spatial analysis tools and easy-to-learn mapping functionality.
To learn more, request a trial, or upgrade, visit www.xmap.com. |
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Tab Tip — Creating a Subset of Your Data Using the Buffer and Spatial Query Tools
buffering.gif) Two of the most significant enhancements to XMap 5.0 are the buffer and spatial query functions. When used in combination, these tools, which are included in both the GIS Editor and Enterprise editions, allow you to quickly analyze the patterns in your data and expose the geographic relationship between objects in different data layers.
The buffer tool, which is accessed using the Tools button in the Workspace area of the GIS tab, is used to create a polygon at a user-defined distance around an object in a GIS layer. Individual objects or the entire contents of a layer can be buffered in this way. Spatial querying, which is now an integral component of the query functionality in XMap 5.0, can be used to search for objects within a specified area or within a defined proximity of a selected location.
The following simulation illustrates how these tools could be used to address a spatial problem:
A local ordinance requires that certain hazardous chemicals cannot be stored within 1000 ft of any school building. In order to enforce this ruling, a list of applicable sites must be generated. The available data includes a shapefile containing the footprints of each of the school buildings and a spreadsheet containing the addresses of all known chemical storage sites, including the types of chemicals stored at each location.
As a first step, the buildings’ shapefile is imported and the address locations are geocoded using the import wizard in the XMap’s GIS tab. This creates two Openspace GIS layers. An area extending 1000 ft from each school building is then generated using the Buffer tool and a new layer is created containing the resulting polygons.
In the Query tab, a multi-line query is built against the hazardous sites layer to simultaneously select the sites at which the applicable chemicals are stored and to select those that fall within the buffered polygons. This is done by first selecting the attribute field which contains the details of the chemicals, then entering the criteria to identify those that are targeted. On the second line of the query, “Geometry” is selected in the attribute list followed by the “Is Contained By” operator and finally the newly created buffer layer is chosen as the criteria. After clicking Run, the sites containing those chemicals that have been identified as hazardous, and that are within 1000 ft of a school, are highlighted. From this list a new GIS layer can be quickly created and a course of action can be planned.
While this simulation represents a specific example of the use of the buffering and spatial querying tools in XMap 5.0, the technology can be applied in countless situations in which an analysis of the spatial characteristics of the data and the relationship between objects in different data layers is essential. |
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