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Laser-Scan wins multi-seat contract with the Brazilian Army
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Laser-Scan, international industry leader in the geospatial solutions market, has announced the award
of a multi-seat contract with the Brazilian Army Geographic Service (DSG) for the supply of geospatial
database management and map production software and services. According to the notice issued by
DSG:
“The Brazilian Army Geographic Service (DSG) has recently acquired
applications as well as consultancy and training from Laser-Scan Inc. in order to
implement an efficient cartographic production system and geospatial database
without any scale restriction, based on Object-Oriented technology. With the
above mentioned resources, DSG intends to produce cartographic maps in the
1:100.000 and 1:250.000 scales, derived from data stored at the 1:50.000 basic
scale using the cartographic generalization process.”
Laser-Scan’s LAMPS2 software, driven by the Gothic geospatial database is being deployed by the
DSG to manage its geospatial data and for cartographic map production.
Steven Cox, President of Laser-Scan Inc., says:
“We are delighted that the Brazilian Army Geographic Service has selected
Laser-Scan to help build their database architecture. Laser-Scan’s Object-
Oriented technology offers the DSG a state of the art geospatial data
management system.”
Laser-Scan’s LAMPS2 software and incorporated Gothic database is in use with national mapping and
charting agencies throughout the world, including Ordnance Survey (UK), the Automobile Association
(UK), the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (US), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (US), INEGI (Mexico), the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and the South African
Navy Hydrographic Office.
Laser-Scan, with offices in Sterling, Virginia, USA, and Cambridge, UK, is an established leader in the
Geospatial Solutions Market. As part of the Yeoman Group plc, Laser-Scan is part of an exciting
information technology group that brings together expertise in mobile navigation, mapping and
communications. The combination of these capabilities puts the Group in a strong position to play a
leading role in the future of location-based services business. The Yeoman Group is listed on the
London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
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