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GIS Software

ALSO CALLED: GPS Software, Geographic Information Systems Software, Mapping Software, Spatial Information Management Software, Digital Mapping Software, and Geospatial Information Management Software
DEFINITION: A GIS (geographic information system) enables you to envision the geographic aspects of a body of data. Basically, it lets you query or analyze a database and receive the results in the form of some kind of map. Since many kinds of data have important geographic aspects, a GIS can have  … 
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Solving the E911 Enterprise Location Challenge
sponsored by Avaya Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Advances in technology are undermining the ability to identify the location of a caller dialing 911. This whitepaper looks at the technical issues, the regulatory environment, and the steps that Avaya is taking to address the E911 challenge.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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TOPICS:  Cell Switching | Communications Networks | Communications Systems | Disaster Recovery | E911 | Enterprise | IP Telephony | Location-Based Services (Software) | PSTN | Routing | Security
Moving beyond the Map--and across the Enterprise: The Latest Location Intelligence Solution Capabilities to Meet the Expanding Needs of Today's Communication Providers and Utilities
sponsored by MapInfo Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper is to discover the many ways in which MapInfo Professional® solution, with its version 9.5 release, provides unique value and timesaving convenience.
Posted: 01 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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TOPICS:  Communications Networks | Communications Systems | Customer Satisfaction | Database Management | Enterprise | Location-Based Services (Software) | SQL Server
Deploying Location Intelligence in a SOA
sponsored by MapInfo Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how to effectively implement a secure, scalable SOA through the use of location technology.
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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TOPICS:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | J2EE Application Server Software | Location-Based Services | Location-Based Services (Software) | SOA | Software Development Tools | Web Services
 
GIS SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  many uses: weather forecasting, sales analysis, population forecasting, and land use planning, to name a few.

In a GIS, geographic information is described explicitly in terms of geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude or some national grid coordinates) or implicitly in terms of a street address, postal code, or forest stand identifier. A geographic information system contains the ability to translate implicit geographic data (such as a street address) into an explicit map location. … 
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