| MapText Sponsors graphIT’s Cartography
Competition |
|
Plainsboro,
New Jersey - June 24, 2008
MapText, Inc., the leader in high-quality
cartographic text placement
software, became a major sponsor of graphIT Ltd’s cartography competition for
college students.
Hungary’s graphIT Ltd. launched the competition to celebrate the 480th
anniversary of the first detailed printed map of Hungary. All contestants
receive data for the same county and create an aesthetic and informative map
of the area. Data is provided by NAVTEQ and the maps are prepared with
GeoMedia Professional 6.1 and GeoMedia WebPublisher. MapText is sponsoring the
competition by providing licenses for GeoLabel Pro, the company’s integrated
text placement software for GeoMedia.
GeoLabel Pro provides users with aesthetic labeling capabilities for both
on-screen viewing and printing and optimized placement with obstacle avoidance
across all feature layers. The software also provides sophisticated
post-editing tools for publishing high-quality maps.
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.
About graphIT, Ltd..
graphIT is Hungary’s leading CAD and GIS
solutions provider and consulting company. Founded in 1997, graphIT services
several industries with custom solutions primarily based on Intergraph
technologies in the GIS business segment and UGS PLM solutions in the CAD
business segment. The company has a strong focus on customer satisfaction and
long-term relationships, providing clients with exceptional solutions and
support. For more information visit
www.graphit.hu
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, contact:
MapText Sales Department
T. +1 609-716-7552 Email.
sales@maptext.com
