eMapSite.com offers a glimpse into the future of online GIS data

Issue date: Friday 19th January 2001

eMapSite.com are holding a series of seminars for users of digital mapping, such as local authorities and utilities, to demonstrate how they can benefit from eMapSite’s online data purchase and hosting services.

The seminars will take place at eMapSite’s offices in Hampshire, and are open to all those who make use of digital mapping in their GIS and other information systems and want to learn how they can reduce the costs associated with the procurement, management and use of GIS data.

eMapSite is an online provider of geo-referenced, application-ready digital maps and images, including street-level mapping and aerial photography, from a wide range of publishers. eMapSite’s services can help users of digital map data reduce costs by removing the need to process, store, duplicate and distribute the data in-house. The services also save time spent on searching for maps and waiting for their delivery.

At their website, eMapSite provide a one-stop multi-vendor facility for digital map acquisition where users can select and buy their specific area of interest from within large online seamless map databases. Customers then load the purchased data directly into their GIS application via a URL link to eMapSite’s servers. This removes the requirement for maintenance and updates by providing access to the latest maps, and makes it easier and cheaper to share data from multiple locations.

Attendees at the seminars will also hear about a new UK street level mapping resource from Lovell Johns.

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).