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LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AND ESRI ANNOUNCE PARTICIPANTS IN THE GIS/GPS
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Leica Geosystems Inc. and ESRI announced their final selections for the
US State and Local Government GIS/GPS Demonstration Project Program.
The seven recipients were chosen based on their innovative approaches to
solving government problems by harnessing the combined technologies of
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems
(GPS).
The recipients selected to participate in the demonstration projects
are:
- Association of Central Oklahoma Governments, Oklahoma
- County of Cobb Water Quality Laboratory, Georgia
- County of Larimer, Colorado
- Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force, Arizona
- County of Riverside Transportation and Land Management Bureau,
California
- City of Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Planning and Development District III, South Dakota
Stig Pedersen, GIS market segment manager for Leica Geosystems, noted,
"Each recipient demonstrated through their project proposal how their
agencies could increase efficiencies in collecting data for decision
support or increase productivity in delivering government services to
the public. We are looking forward to sharing the experiences of these
government agencies to help educate the GIS and GPS user communities on
the potential uses and benefits of the two technologies."
Recipients will receive a complete suite of ESRI's ArcView GIS software,
a Leica GS50 GIS/GPS receiver, Leica's GIS DataPro office software,
complete documentation and training. The demonstration project,
encompassing a total of 10 recipient government agencies, represents a
total investment of $189,000 on the part of ESRI and Leica Geosystems.
The first three recipients were announced in June 2000 and are actively
developing their projects.
"Leica Geosystems and ESRI are proud to be able to combine their
respective strengths to offer this unique demonstration project
program," said Pedersen.
ESRI, headquartered in Redlands, California, is the world leader in GIS
software. ESRI technology is used by more than 220,000 clients
worldwide, including most federal agencies, national mapping agencies,
45 of the top 50 petroleum companies, most forestry companies and many
others in dozens of industries. ESRI software is used for managing
geographic information in local government and is used by more than
1,500 cities, including Paris, Bogota, Los Angeles, Beijing and Kuwait.
Based in Torrance, California, the GPS Business Area of Leica Geosystems
Inc. designs, manufactures and markets professional products using the
Global Positioning System (GPS) for a broad range of survey, mapping,
navigation, positioning, machine control and other applications.
Leica Geosystems, with worldwide headquarters in Heerbrugg, Switzerland,
has a more than 100-year heritage as one of the leading instrument and
system innovators in surveying, industrial measurement and navigation.
Leica is a worldwide registered trademark that stands for quality and
service.
Leica Geosystems Inc.
23868 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
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Leica Geosystems
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Rhodes Communications
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