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PSA
Founded in 1988, PSA works hand-in-hand
with the MapInfo team to design, develop
& deploy your enterprise solutions, including
MapInfo-based PDA applications. Our unique
PSAP Database & Boundary Solution has been
implemented successfully in numerous wireless
9-1-1 applications.
• Experienced (really!) MapBasic ® , MapX ® ,
MapXtreme ® , VB, & Java Developers on staff.
• Authorized Training Center and customized
training for all MapInfo products, your
site or ours.
• Single source provider including Oracle/
Informix, and U.S./International Data.
PSA, the experienced choice.
Contact:
PSA, Inc.
4545 Fuller Drive, Suite 416
Irving, TX 75038
Tel: 972.791.0911
Fax: 972.717.9099
E-mail: sales@psadallas.com
www.psadallas.com
Sage Software
Sage Software specializes in custom software
solutions using MapInfo based products.
We have a team of developers that integrate
MapXtreme (NT and Java), MapMarker MapX, and
MapBasic with Active Server Pages, Java Server
Pages, Java Servlets, and Visual Basic. We have
also entered the wireless arena with MapInfo's
MapXtend technologies. Sage Software is also
an Authorized Training Center for MapInfo with
locations in Atlanta and Orlando. We offer on-site
mentoring for all MapInfo related products as well
as full-life cycle development.
Visit our web site at www.sagesoft.com or
call 1.877.848.SAGE.
Contact:
Sage Software, Inc.
3423 Piedmont Road
Suite 550
Atlanta, GA 30305
Tel: 404.262.7478
Toll Free: 877.848.SAGE
info@sagesoft.com
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re:sources is MapInfo Magazine’s
special advertising section devoted
to listing companies’ capabilities,
applications, products, services
or other information of relevance to
MapInfo customers.
For more information on how you can
take advantage of the re:sources
section, e-mail mapinfo_magazine@
mapinfo.com or call 1.518.285.7342.
viewpoint: EMEA
By David Swinburne
South Africa’s IEC Votes
for MapInfo
Faced with the challenges of organizing
and conducting the first municipal elections
in South Africa since the national and provincial
elections in 1999, the Independent
Electoral Commission (IEC) decided to
utilize the latest MapInfo technology as one
of its GIS platforms. IEC is using MapInfo
Professional ® for map production, MapInfo ®
MapXtreme ® JavaTM Edition for locating the
nearest voting station and voter registration
and MapInfo ® MapXtend TM
to assist in voting
station verification and updating. MapInfo
partner, Spatial Technologies in South Africa,
assisted with the implementation.
“In February 2000, the IEC made a strategic
decision to move away from proprietary
GIS database technology and to store the
vast amounts of data that is utilized in
planning and delivering election efficiencies
in an open GIS format,” said Melanie du
Plessis, manger of GIS at IEC. “The operational
capabilities of MapInfo Professional
interfacing with the Oracle8i platform
were very impressive for the particular
task evaluated at the time.”
Since implementing MapInfo, IEC has
substantially improved efficiency gains
in producing maps of voting districts.
Although the concept has been applied
before, MapInfo played an important role
in providing voters with improved access
to election information. Internet users,
for example, can see maps of their
voting districts.
IEC will soon implement its MapXtend application.
Initially, IEC will test the application
on Huskies (a large Windows CE device)
and HP Jornada devices plugged into Garmin
GPS devices. MapXtend will be used to
accurately record the positions of voting
station positions throughout the country.
IEC’s staff will be able to download a voting
district at the local office and then go to the
actual voting station location. Once there,
a verification form will be completed and
the actual position of the voting station will
be recorded and displayed on a map. The
tracking point will be shown continuously
loading maps on demand without requiring
user intervention. Multiple sites can be
visited at one time and updated data will be
returned to the server via a GSM link. Other
applications will include boundary streaming
to verify or plot a voting station boundary
and general data collection.
David Swinburne is European marketing
director for MapInfo Corporation.
SPRING 2001 MAPINFO MAGAZINE
www.mapinfo.com/magazine
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