Maporama Intl., a global player in the geocentric localization
services market, announces the signing of a co-publication agreement
with CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France, a global and French leader in GIS
(Geographic Information Systems), primarily for government players,
including government agencies, local governments, etc., and
businesses.
Through this agreement, Maporama International is providing its
expertise and know-how to CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France in the area of
high-availability Web Services hosting and management.
Data consumption in the form of Web Services
As the inventor of GIS and the world leader in the sector, ESRI
France provides its users with a full catalog of geographic data, used
locally, either at the client's workstation, or on an internal server
of the user entity. In the context of technologies and network
infrastructures, ESRI France and CARTOSPHERE have decided to offer
their users the consumption of their entire data catalog in the form
of content Web Services. For the online display of its content,
CARTOSPHERE and ESRI France have selected Maporama Intl. for its
renowned expertise in providing a remote geographic information
consultation service, available 24/7.
"This strategic agreement demonstrates the quality of the
solutions that Maporama Intl. has developed. Intended for both
government players and businesses, they stand out because they are
innovative and create value for users. To respond to the changing
requirements of business clients, most of whom are still using more
conventional architectures, ESRI France and Maporama Intl. desired to
partner to take advantage of their mutual experience and enrich their
respective offers," Sydney Drahy, President of Maporama Intl., pointed
out.
Open-ended content
As soon as it is launched, all CARTOSPHERE content, including the
brand-new France Raster collection, and all of the components of the
CS Raster TeleAtlas and CS Raster Navteq collections, will be
available to ESRI France clients. By the end of 2007, many other
components will be offered in the form of Web Services, and so the
range of services will grow over time.
"Web Services open up new and fascinating channels for GIS users.
Now it will finally be possible for a large number of users to access
many costly or high-density data. Finally, it will be possible to pay
for data as it is used. The three partners provide the three essential
components for such a project: Cartosphere provides the best data;
ESRI France provides powerful and proven GIS technologies; and
Maporama Intl. provides its recognized expertise in the operation of
very high availability services," said an impassioned Christophe
Charpentier, Managing Director of CARTOSPHERE.
Rony Gal, President of ESRI France is equally enthusiastic when he
says:
"Facilitating access to our data is a major key to GIS development
in France and the world. The Web Services we are launching will enable
all ESRI France users to access the largest collection of data to meet
all of their needs. This also demonstrates the power and reliability
of ESRI France technology to serve large volumes of data, with maximum
reliability and an exceptional service rate, through our partner,
Maporama."
Two types of consumption
To meet the needs of all ESRI France clients, the two partners are
offering two different types of content access and billing. The first
is for purchasing a certain number of hits, and a meter counts each
consultation until the account has a zero balance. The second, better
suited to the needs of government agencies and local governments,
provides unlimited content consultation for a given number of users.
Technically speaking, this is ready and marketing has been
officially rolled out on October 10, 2007, during the GIS 2007 days,
an annual event for ESRI France French-speaking users.
About Maporama International
Maporama International is a global player in the geocentric
localization services market. It offers store locator, fleet
management and GPS navigation services, as well as an API integration
and development library. These services are delivered in the hosted
mode (ASP) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be accessed on all
types of terminals, including PCs, PDAs, mobile telephones and MP3
players. They are supported by the world's most complete and detailed
mapping coverage.
Listed on the Paris Euronext Free Market (ISIN Code:
FR0010215202-MLMAP), Maporama International enjoys the renewed
confidence of more than 500 clients in more than 20 countries. Clients
include Accor, Delphi Automotive, Europcar, MAAF, Hitachi, Renault and
L'Oreal. Based in Paris, the company has a direct presence in Spain,
Italy, Germany, South Africa, Canada, and the United States.
About CARTOSPHERE
Today CARTOSPHERE is the largest dedicated French geographic data
entity. The company draws its legitimacy from three businesses that it
has been dedicated to since it was created: consulting and assistance
in analyzing localized data requirements, the distribution of
geographic data from all offerors, services for these data, and the
publication of value-added products. CARTOSPHERE was founded in 2000
and meets all of the French market's geographic data needs.
CARTOSPHERE is a subsidiary of ESRI France and is the largest
dedicated private player in the design of geographic databases for the
Geographic Information Systems.
About ESRI France
ESRI France has been in existence for over 15 years and provides
full services to businesses and entities to manage their geographic
data, including software sales, consulting, application development,
data supply and technical support. ESRI France is present in France
through five regional offices and today ranks as the largest French
supplier of Geographic Systems Information. With a staff of over 100
(sales / support / presales / projects / training), ESRI France is the
leading French team for serving the GIS market and its users. ESRI
France works in close cooperation with a network of partners that is
growing steadily stronger.
About ESRI Inc.
Founded over 30 years ago in the United States, ESRI is both the
inventor and the world's leading publisher of Geographic Information
Systems. Today, there are over two million users of spatial
information processing solutions in areas as diverse as industry and
services, defense, the environment, geomarketing, local governments
and government agencies, etc.
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