| Maryland State Highway Administration
Adopts MapText's Text Placement Solution |
|
Plainsboro,
New Jersey - June 12, 2007
The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA)
has successfully integrated MapText's cartographic text placement solution
into its existing mapping workflow for the generation of over 450 maps.
The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) produces a variety of maps for
many different applications. SHA's map repository was converted from
MicroStation V7 to ArcGIS 9.1 environment. SHA also implemented the
Transportation Spatial Database (TSD) which utilizes ArcObjects, Oracle, SDE
and ArcGIS to manage and streamline the data production and map production
process. Unfortunately, the MSV7 text did not seamlessly convert to an ArcGIS
environment and did not match the updated and corrected centerline base. SHA
needed to develop a new annotation layer for over 450 maps by the end of 2007.
SHA map label generation averaged 1-2 weeks per map using another annotation
package. The quality was poor and did not incorporate all of SHA's
cartographic placement rules. The effort to transform the map into a
cartographically pleasing product was time consuming and cumbersome. The
Maryland State Highway Administration needed a solution that would establish
and maintain text placement rules and reduce labor costs to produce the
products.
MapText, Inc. with its extensive experience in providing solutions for
transportation organizations, met the challenge and offered its multi-GIS
highly configurable Label-EZ software as the text placement solution
for both ArcGIS and Microstation mapping workflows. Label-EZ offers
automated highway-shield placement, leadering, and a host of other options
that are crucial for transportation maps. It also offers batch-processing
capability for large-volume mapping. The Label-Edit extension offers
enhanced post-editing tools including automated index generation for efficient
map finishing.
MapText's staff worked closely with SHA to develop optimal text placement
rules for achieving the desired results. MapText also conducted on-site
training for the Administration's GIS professionals, which enabled a quick and
successful deployment of the solution. With the joint effort of MapText and
SHA staff, Label-EZ was seamlessly integrated into the existing mapping
workflows at the agency.
SHA staff has been very pleased with MapText's software and its service, and
are now generating map products that took over two weeks earlier, in less than
two days:
"Label-EZ is a powerful tool that has saved SHA an enormous amount of post
processing time," Ed Schmidbauer, Cartographer at SHA, commented. Laurie
Goudy from GIS & Mapping at SHA says "MapText customer service is
professional, competent and friendly. MapText is always there for us to help
create a better product," and Barbara Bass from the same department
comments "SHA wouldn't be able to meet our deadlines without Label-EZ."
"MapText is proud to provide the high-quality text placement technology to
satisfy Maryland SHA's rigorous mapping requirements. We are very pleased to
have another transportation agency adopt our text placement solutions after a
thorough evaluation," Rishi Mehra, MapText's Director of Sales & Business
Development, commented.
For more details, visit the corresponding case
study at
http://www.maptext.com/casestudies.shtml
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
