| MapText is Awarded Contract Extension for
Mapping Software to US Census Bureau |
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Plainsboro,
New Jersey - December 18, 2006
MapText Inc. has received a contract extension
from the US Census Bureau through one of the Bureau's major contractors:
Gunnison Consulting Group Inc to provide automated text placement solutions.
Gunnison was recently awarded a task extension for FY2007 to continue
enhancing an expert system for placing text labels on computer-generated maps
for the Census Bureau. MapText, Inc. will provide the high-quality customized
text placement solutions as a sub-contractor to Gunnison.
To automatically produce the millions of maps required by the Census Bureau,
MapText's software has to achieve two things: (1) very high speed, and (2) the
highest possible quality because manual post-editing is not possible on such a
high volume of maps. Names appearing on the maps have to be positioned to
provide clear visual association between them and the labeled feature, without
any overprinting, and without ambiguity - in a totally automated manner.
MapText has over the years developed and is currently enhancing the automated
Text Placement System (TPS), which is integrated into the Census Bureau's
Mapping System. MapText's TPS has enabled the Census Bureau to produce its
maps in a matter of a minute or two, compared to the hours it would have taken
if done by traditional means.
Much of the focus during the current year will be on supporting Census Bureau
programs that will use the software to produce millions of maps for block
canvassing, boundary and annexation surveys, and address listing operations.
The
text placement system will also be extended to provide for geometric figures
around point text and area text. Further efforts will involve augmenting
the log files with the coordinate and feature class information for forced and
suppressed text for post-analysis.
"We brought MapText on board as a subcontractor to fill this need at the
Census Bureau because of MapText's reputation in text placement solutions and
the fact that no other company could offer a robust, highly-configurable text
placement system coupled with the ability to quickly and efficiently implement
specific enhancements needed to support custom requirements for complex,
quick-turnaround mapping applications", said Norm Asher, President
Gunnison Consulting Group.
"The MapText team is extremely proud that our text placement solutions have
satisfied the rigorous requirements demanded by Gunnison and the Census Bureau
and that they again selected our text placement solution for the 2010 census,"
Rishi Mehra, MapText's Director of Sales & Business Development, commented.
About MapText, Inc.
MapText is the leading label-placement solutions provider for local, state,
and national government mapping agencies worldwide. Its software places text
automatically for virtually any kind of map or chart – to high cartographic
standards and at incredible speed. The software is in use worldwide for making
city street maps, highway maps, cadastral maps, soil maps, utility maps, as
well as nautical and aeronautical charts. For more information, visit
MapText's website at www.maptext.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, contact:
MapText Sales Department
T. +1 609-716-7552 Email. sales@maptext.com
