e-street and eMapSite partnership maps out the future of interactive mapping on the Web

Issue date: Monday 29 January 2001

e-street.com, London's premier online city guide, and eMapSite, the leading online distribution portal for digital mapping, today announce a partnership agreement to develop and market innovative interactive mapping solutions for website owners. The revenue-sharing agreement will combine the best of e-street's expertise in building online city guides, with eMapSite's cutting-edge interactive mapping technology, to provide tailor-made interactive content that will greatly enrich web sites.

Whilst businesses on www.e-street.com can already benefit from the most advanced online content and digital maps through the site, this partnership will extend the reach of the integrated service to other third parties. Real value will be added to individual websites, such as property sites, which until now have had only basic maps with pre-defined areas or placenames and limited information on local businesses and services.

With this deal, a comprehensive database will be compiled with details of local pubs, shops, bars and other street-facing facilities - courtesy of e-street. Interactive maps from eMapSite will give more specific information on their location. The scale and choice of maps available is decided by web site owners and can comprise any map or other geo-referenced image, such as an aerial photograph. Both database and maps will be branded for the specific web sites.

eMapSite co-founder, James Cutler, commented: "The decision to partner with e-street was an easy one. Having been recently voted 'Site of the Year' by Internet Magazine, e-street.com is clearly a well-regarded and serious online property."

Toppo Todhunter, e-street CEO UK, added: "via this new partnership, any online property can benefit from eMapSite's compelling mapping content and advanced technology. This is far superior to that of its competitors and we expect a healthy uptake of this service with big brand companies."

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).