SpatialNews Press Release
Syncline Strikes Reseller Agreement With GDT to Offer Customers Detailed
Geographic Data; Agreement Allows Customers To Layer Maps with Contextual Detail for Richer Maps
www.syncline.com
www.geographic.com
BOSTON, Dec. 3, 2001--Syncline(R), Inc., today announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Geographic
Data Technology, Inc. (GDT) that enables Syncline to offer customers GDT's Dynamap/2000(R), an extensive database consisting of detailed
spatial information. The data, which includes the location of specific addresses and various landmarks, allows customers to add layers of detail to
maps built using Syncline technology and services, making them more precise and comprehensive.
Dynamap/2000 contains more than 30 types of map details, including more than 16 million addressed U.S. street segments, postal and census
boundaries, railroads, airports, parks, recreational areas, transportation terminals, institutions (such as schools and hospitals), and water features.
Available by county, by state or for the entire nation, Dynamap/2000 is used by cities, towns, counties, government agencies or businesses that need
accurate location-based data, but do not have the time or resources to maintain their own digital, up-to-date maps with street names and addresses.
For example, cities subscribing to Syncline's MapCiti(TM) Web-based mapping service can now overlay Dynamap/2000 data - such as streets,
census boundaries and schools, etc. - to easily create maps for public use that clearly outline voting districts and polling areas.
"Combining GDT's Dynamap/2000 data with MapCiti has created a seamless, instantaneous process for layering high quality local, regional or
national spatial information onto our customers' Web-based maps," said Matthew M. Gentile, CEO and president of Syncline. "This partnership not
only eliminates the CD-ROMs, data configurations and quarterly updates typically associated with acquiring new data, it provides our customers with
a sharper view of their own data and maximizes the value of their Web-based mapping systems."
"By making GDT data readily available on MapCiti, Syncline has created a powerful opportunity for MapCiti subscribers to enhance their
applications through an expanded data resource," said Patrick Kearney, vice president of sales and marketing for GDT. "At the same time, Syncline
is also providing us with valuable exposure to new customers and new markets that can clearly benefit from the detailed spatial information that
GDT has to offer."
About GDT
Geographic Data Technology, Inc. develops premier map databases that provide the foundation for location-based applications. With more than 20
years experience in data management and compilation, GDT excels at bringing together a myriad of data resources to create spatial products and
services that help businesses and consumers manage, understand and analyze geographic relationships. GDT provides cartographic data to major
GIS vendors and is the data provider for leading software and web mapping programs. GDT data is used for routing, web mapping, emergency
response, site selection, risk analysis, facilities management, and a host of other applications. With a focus on nationwide coverage, GDT offers
customers complete, current and comprehensive geographic products for North America, Brazil and Argentina. Rated one of the fastest growing
private companies in New Hampshire, GDT employs more than 500 people at its Lebanon, NH headquarters.
About Syncline, Inc.
Syncline's software and services enable customers to visualize and analyze spatial data using maps they create, share, and manage via the
Internet. The company's offerings are MapCiti, a hosted, automated Web-based mapping service designed specifically for government and utilities;
MapAnalyst, a data management platform that unifies disparate data streams into "intelligent maps"; and an Enterprise Development group that
designs, develops, and deploys customer spatial applications. Syncline's partners are ESRI, GDT, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. Clients include
Verizon, Telephia, USGS, the City of San Antonio, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Syncline, which was founded in 1997, is located in
Boston, Mass. For more information, visit www.syncline.com.
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