eMapSite.com to show UK’s first web-based digital mapping service at GIS 2000

Issue date: 18 July 2000

eMapSite.com a UK start-up company, will demonstrate their new, unique website that provides online digital mapping solutions for large commercial digital map users and website owners at the GIS 2000 exhibition taking place at Earls Court 26-28 September.

The innovative website at eMapSite.com provides access to information from a growing list of leading map and image publishers, including Ordnance Survey, getmapping.com, Bartholomew Mapping Solutions, A-Z, and Cities Revealed. Based on Image Web Server technology, the site enables user to search, browse, zoom, view, print and download the available map data over the internet to suit their specific requirements. They can then import and use the data in their own GIS, CAD and other image processing and office applications.

"eMapSite revolutionises the way that large commercial map users, such as utilities, telcos, public authorities obtain their data, " says James Cutler, eMapSite’s Chief Executive. " It reduces their associated costs of sourcing, obtaining, storing and distributing the data – we look after all the issues related to updating, maintenance, copyright and royalties."

eMapSite also widens the market for its suppliers’ digital map data and makes the data more easily available for users to select and buy only the data they require.

For further information, please contact:

Justin Saunders
Email: justin.saunders@emapsite.com
Office Tel: 0118 973 6883

Note for Editors

eMapSite.com is a UK registered company based in Hampshire, England,  and established by James Cutler and Justin Saunders, who share over 30 years GIS experience, the last 7 years with their own consultancy, GISL Limited. eMapSite is the first commercial service to deliver large-scale georeferenced maps and images in real time over the Internet. eMapSite uses Image Web Server technology that also allows the user to interactively roam and zoom over imagery.  The new eMapSite service brings benefits to two distinct markets: commercial map users, such as utilities, telcos, the public sector and professional GIS users, who need easy, affordable access to digital map data for their GIS applications; and website owners who wish to add informative and compelling mapping content to their websites. The eMapSite website at www.emapsite.com went live on 30 June 2000. eMapSite is enabled by Level 3 Communications. Image Web Server is a product of Earth Resource Mapping (www.ermapper.com).