SpatialNews Press Release
The City of Grand Prairie, Texas Selects Applied Technological Services,
Inc. (ATS) to Develop and Implement Intranet GIS Applications
DALLAS, TX February 27, 2001 ATS, Inc. today announced that the City of
Grand Prairie, Texas has awarded ATS a contract to develop and implement an
intranet solution to distribute Geographic Information System (GIS) data to
their internal customers.
ATS was awarded the contract based on their extensive experience and their
reputation for developing and implementing web-based GIS projects for
municipalities that are similar to those required at the City of Grand
Prairie, stated Kyle Spooner, GIS Manager for the City of Grand Prairie.
The City has spent a great deal of time, energy and money creating a GIS
base map. Providing GIS applications via an intuitive web browser interface
is the most efficient and practical way to get our internal customers using
GIS technology.
Under this contract, ATS will develop and implement several intranet-based
applications using Intergraph's GeoMedia WebMap(r) product. These intranet
GIS applications will provide solutions to address the areas of planning,
basic infrastructure, utilities, capital improvement, permits and
environment services.
This is a nice win for ATS, said Duane Guidry, Director of Sales and
Marketing at ATS. The City of Grand Prairie is embracing the future of GIS
technology by providing fast and reliable intranet GIS applications to their
customers. This award reinforces our firm's focus and our commitment to
provide quality web-based GIS solutions to our clients.
Applied Technological Services, Inc. (ATS) provides software, equipment and
services for mapping/GIS, engineering and IT professionals by offering open,
industry-standard solutions based on Microsoft Windows(r) technology, and
workstations and servers based on the latest processors from Intel. ATS
services assist clients with the design, construction, implementation,
deployment and maintenance of a geographical information system (GIS). Find
out more about ATS at www.ats-us.com.
Grand Prairie, Texas, is centrally located amid the estimated 4.9 million
people in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. The community, with an
estimated population of 120,000, stretches 28 miles long by about eight
miles at its widest point. All told, the city covers about 80 square miles.
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