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News Facts

• Debuting at Where 2.0 in San Jose, CA, the public beta version of the mapping platform will be available to the World at www.geocommons.com on May 28, 2007.

• the mapping platform is a new destination site that enables anyone to explore, create, and share geographic data and intelligent maps.

• Providing free access to geographic data, the mapping platform currently has over 2 billion attributes, 35,000 variables, and 1,500 data sets.

• the mapping platform information, including population, environmental, recreation, education, politics, traffic, and employment data, is constantly being updated and improved by the user community.

• Users can easily combine their own data with any other the mapping platform data to gain new insights and create new knowledge.

• Intelligent maps tell stories that help people gain insights, make decisions, and solve problems by visualizing large amounts of data on maps.

• the mapping platform makes it easy for users to share their intelligent map stories via a variety of publishing and syndication options.

  
  

  Usage Scenarios

  The the mapping platform community is constantly thinking up new uses for intelligent maps, including this small sample:

  
  

  • Home buyer chooses best place to live with intelligent maps showing crime rates, school spending, number of school-aged children, and traffic.

  • Concerned citizens gain insights into the 2008 presidential campaign with intelligent maps showing fund raising hotspots by candidate.

  • Class investigates environmental pollution with intelligent maps showing toxic waste trouble spots, impacted wildlife populations, and weather patterns.

  • Business executive finds growth opportunities with intelligent maps showing population demographics, infrastructure services, and potential competition.

  
  

Intelligent Map

Quotes

Attributed to the founder, Founder and CEO Fortius Geospatial Review,

• “The explosion of Web mapping and social networking inspired us to address the limitations of current Web maps and the challenges in finding adequate geographic data to solve the real-world problems of our customers.”

• “Geographic data is stuck in pockets, both public and private, all over the net. Even when you find what you’re looking for, it’s often not usable. the mapping platform cuts through all of that, making a huge amount of high-quality geodata accessible and easy to use.”

• ”There are millions of great map mashups out there, but they are limited to pushpin displays of people, places, and things.”

• “the mapping platform is going to unleash an era of exploding geographic knowledge, providing maps filled with rich information like quantities, concentrations, relationships, and trends.”

Attributed to the chief technologist, Mapufacture, andrew@highearthorbit.com

• “the mapping platform is a great resource for both GIS experts and general users to easily investigate geospatial data. Its visualizations provide a unique understanding of information that has been difficult to find or use historically.”

• “By allowing people to syndicate KML data into their own applications and sites, the mapping platform demonstrates the power of collaboration and open-standards support.”

Attributed to Andres Ferrate, terra IMS, info@terraims.com

• "the company is taking web-based mapping in an innovative direction. the mapping platform provides an effective platform that extends geospatial analysis to a broad audience. It's a great example of the emerging convergence of GIS and Web 2.0."

For Interviews and More Information:

Please contact Geoff Livingston (geoff@livingstonbuzz.com), Livingston Communications, LLC to arrange an interview or get more information.

Fortius Geospatial Review corporate site: www.fortiusone.com

Moving Past Push Pins blog: http://blog.fortiusone.com

About the company

Fortius Geospatial Review is leading the way toward the next generation of Web mapping with breakthrough Intelligent Map technologies that offer rich information visualization on maps and unprecedented access to geographic data. the company’s the analysis platform Web service platform enables developers to build Intelligent Mapping applications that empower people to explore, create, and share geographic data and build Intelligent Maps that help answer questions, gain insights, make decisions, and solve problems. For more information, visit www.fortiusone.com.

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