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SpatialNews.com Press Release
 Wireless News - Business News - Feature Columns
Geocoding Technology Can Help Prevent Potentially Deadly Gas Explosions; Advanced Software Diminishes Threat to Public SafetyAmerican homeowners are encouraged to check with local utility companies about the underworkings of their property prior to purchasing a new home or initiating major home remodeling. However, many consumers do not bother checking, and even worse, many utility companies are not armed with the latest in geocoding technology to correlate individual home locations with utility line locations. Consequently, gas, water and electric lines are often punctured, leading to destruction of property or fatal explosions. Vality's geocoding software, called INTEGRITY GeoLocator, enables utility companies to quickly correlate existing and potential home locations with underlying utility line locations. Using a reference database of street addresses, companies can determine and visualize precise home locations on a map. Armed with this capability, they can quickly and easily determine proximity to hazards and comply with government reporting and regulations regarding home construction. "We pride ourselves on the fact that our products have real-world applications," said Mark Atkins, president and CEO at Vality Technology. "Vality's geocoding capabilities enable utility companies to leverage corporate databases and pinpoint locations to protect their customers from harmful accidents." The utilities industry currently spends more than $5 billion a year on damage prevention efforts. Etak Inc., a leading provider of digital street map databases, geographic software and navigation technology, incorporates Vality's INTEGRITY GeoLocator software in its CG-Excavate technology. CG-Excavate makes it possible for utility companies to safely and efficiently define facility locations, dig locations and dig parameters. Some of the nation's largest utilities companies rely on CG-Excavate to pinpoint the exact coordinates of power and water lines so that the companies may further reduce risk in projects dealing with underground infrastructures. About Vality Technology Vality Technology (www.vality.com) is a pioneer and recognized leader in data standardization and matching software as well as data quality consulting services. Its customers include Global 5000 corporations in finance, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, retail, telecommunications, energy and utilities. These companies rely on Vality products and services to develop and implement enterprise data quality management solutions for the Internet economy. These solutions help companies re-engineer existing operational data and incoming real-time Web data to maintain high-quality enterprise data as well as achieve accurate, complete information on customers, suppliers and products and all their relationships for business applications. CONTACT: Vality Technology Elisa Bolton 617-338-0300 ebolton@vality.com Porter Novelli Convergence Group Emily Ellwood/Kristina White 617-450-4300 emily.ellwood@pnicg.com kristina.white@pnicg.com
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