GIS News from Edgetech America, Inc.

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 14-16, 2010	Edgetech will be presenting MapSpeller at the 2010 ESRI International user Conference in San Diego, CA (booth 2709).

Sept. 23-24, 2010	Edgetech will be presenting MapSpeller at the Central Florida GIS Workshop in Daytona Beach.


NEWS

March 22, 2010	Edgetech presented MapSpeller 3.0 at the 2010 ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference and the ESRI Developer Summit in Palm Springs, CA.

March 16, 2010	The U.S. Patents and Trademark Office issues the United States Patent No. 7,681,126 to Edgetech America, Inc. for its Method for spell-checking location-bound words within a document. The cutting-edge technology enables the ArcGIS® MapSpeller™ extension to consider the real-world location of words in maps and geodatabases when spell-checking and correcting them. Such innovation greatly improves the error detection rate, and lowers false warnings, of location-bound words such as the names of places or streets, names in foreign languages, or any other word whose spelling varies geographically such as "color" versus "colour". It also enables the detection of mislabeled features and text positioning errors.

March 9, 2010 Press Release	Edgetech America, Inc. Releases MapSpeller™ 3.0 for ArcGIS® March 9, 2010 Company: Edgetech America, Inc. Industry: GIS Software Products Location: Glen Allen, VA, United States of America Edgetech America, Inc. has released the third major version of its novel GIS spell-checker. With MapSpeller 3.0, ArcGIS users can now spell check and correct typographic errors in databases (including annotation and labeling fields), in addition to map and layout annotations, legends, grouped graphics and scale objects. MapSpeller 3.0 is fully integrated with ArcGIS and is an ArcGIS 9.3.1.SP1 extension. MapSpeller is able to spell check conventionally and/or spatially. Its unique technology enables it to take the location of words in maps or feature classes into consideration when proofing and correcting typographic or text positioning errors. Edgetech will be demonstrating MapSpeller 3.0 at the ESRI Business Partner Conference and the ESRI Developer Summit in Palm Springs, California on March 22, (booth 111), and at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego on July 13-16 (booth 2709). ArcGIS users located in the U.S. can also download a free 90-day evaluation copy of MapSpeller at www.Edgetech-US.com. MapSpeller 3.0 for ArcGIS is licensed on a per copy basis, per named Citrix user, or by signing an enterprise license agreement (ELA). About Edgetech America, Inc. Edgetech America, Inc. is a leading ESRI Business Partner founded in 1995. Over the years, Edgetech has been ranked among the Top 3 ESRI Authorized Instructors nationwide and Value-Added-Resellers in the ESRI-DC (Mid-Atlantic) area. It is also an active provider of quality GIS analysis and programming services, and an ESRI Authorized Developer. In 2005, Edgetech received the prestigious ESRI Foundation Partner Award. Edgetech is the developer of the ArcGIS® MapSpeller™ extension. Of Note MapSpeller is a trademark of Edgetech America, Inc. ArcGIS and ESRI are registered trademarks of Environmental Research Systems Institute, Inc. Contact Mr. Denis Roose, 804-935-6935 info@Edgetech-US.com

Feb. 17-18, 2010	Edgetech presents MapSpeller 3.0 at the 2010 ESRI Federal User Conference (FedUC) in Washington, DC (booth 101).

January 19, 2010	A pre-release version of MapSpeller 3.0 is now available. It adds support for spell-checking table records.

June 10, 2009	Edgetech releases MapSpeller™ 2.1 for ArcGIS®. For a description of the new features, please visit the MapSpeller Help System.

April 11, 2009	Edgetech releases MapSpeller™ 2.0 for ArcGIS®. For a description of the new 2.0 features, please visit the MapSpeller Help System.

July 2008	Edgetech releases MapSpeller 1.5.1663 (named 9.3.1663 at the time) which is an upgrade for the ArcMap 9.3 extension. MapSpeller 1.5 is compatible with ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 and 9.3 running on Windows XP, XP Server 2003 and 2008, and Vista 32-, and 64-, bit.

April 2008	Edgetech America, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the County of Henrico, VA to teach a variety of client-site GIS classes to its staff. The contract is initially for one year. It is renewable for four additional years.

March 2008	VDOT optimizes its training investment by taking advantage of Edgetech's new training bundles to register its staff to a variety of ArcGIS classes across Virginia. VDOT is thereby benefiting from volume pricing, personalized instruction and minimizing its travel expenses.

October 23, 2007	Training News ESRI to Structure the Introduction to ArcGIS I & II Classes Differently Introducing Edgetech's Training Registration Credits

June 11, 2007 Press Release	Edgetech America, Inc. Releases MapSpeller^™ for ArcGIS^®June 11, 2007 Company: Edgetech America, Inc. Industry: Geographic Information Systems Location: Glen Allen, Virginia, United States of America An Innovative, Easy-to-Use Spell Checker for ArcGIS Maps Is Finally Here. Edgetech America, Inc. has released a novel, spatially smart spell checker for GIS users. MapSpeller for ArcGIS is for all ArcGIS Desktop users who want to avoid the embarrassment, delays and costs of typos on their maps. Before printing, MapSpeller quickly checks for, suggests corrections to, and corrects spelling errors in and around GIS maps using patent-pending processes. Simple to install and easy to use, MapSpeller is an ingenious and effective tool that will quickly pay for itself by saving users the expensive labor and material costs of reprinting maps. The MapSpeller toolbar is delivered as an ArcGIS extension and is available for purchase in the U.S.A. at www.MapSpeller.com. Introductory pricing has been set to $150 for a single copy, with discounts for volume purchases. Prospective buyers are invited to try out the software before purchasing with a free 60-day evaluation keycode. Future versions of MapSpeller are expected to include multi-lingual capabilities for international users. About Edgetech America, Inc. Edgetech America, Inc. is a leading ESRI Business Partner founded in 1995. Over the years, Edgetech has been ranked among the Top 3 ESRI Authorized Instructors nationwide and Value-Added-Resellers in the ESRI-DC (Mid-Atlantic) area. It is also an active provider of quality GIS analysis and programming services, and an ESRI Authorized Developer. In 2005, Edgetech received the prestigious ESRI Foundation Partner Award. Edgetech is the developer of the patent-pending MapSpeller^™ for ArcGIS^® extension, a spatially smart map spell-checker. Of Note MapSpeller is a trademark of Edgetech America, Inc. ArcGIS and ESRI are registered trademarks of Environmental Research Systems Institute, Inc. Contact Mr. Denis Roose, 804-935-6935 info@edgetech-us.com

March 19, 2007	Edgetech demonstrates MapSpeller for ArcGIS at the booth #606 in the EXPO area of the 2007 ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference in Palm Springs, CA.

January 2007	Edgetech America, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has filed for a U.S. patent for, and reserved international filling rights to, a GIS map spell checking and correction system.

May 2005	ESRI ranks Mr. Denis Roose Top ESRI Authorized Instructor in the USA for the fourth quarter 2004.

February 2005	Edgetech receives the 2005 ESRI Foundation Partner Award. "This award recognizes the partner who, through hard work and dedication, has consistently built a very strong, dependable relationship with ESRI. This partner is one of the foundation blocks on which ESRI's strong Business Partner Program is built." Denis Roose (left) and Jack Dangermond (right), founders of Edgetech America, Inc. and ESRI respectively. ESRI is the GIS world leader.

Sept. 2004	Edgetech now offers a new 1-day course developed in-house: ArcGIS 9.0 Latest Developments.

Q2 2004	Denis Roose is ranked Top 2 ESRI Authorized Instructor nationwide in term of number of trainees instructed. Classes were held as far as Alaska.

May 2004	ESRI releases ArcGIS 9.0.

Feb. 2003	ESRI releases ArcGIS 8.3. Edgetech is authorized to resell the new Survey Analyst and Tracking Analyst extension to ArcGIS.

August 2002	Edgetech delivers phase 1 of a web-based room management system for a major client (800 buildings, 34,000 rooms). The project ties the ArcIMS GIS map server with a SQL Server database and IIS web server to deliver thematic floor plan maps dynamically to thin HTML/JavaScript clients. This involves programming in ASP, SQL, HTML and JavaScript.

December 2001	Edgetech teaches its first three-day ESRI Introduction to ArcGIS II (for ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo) course.

November 2001	Edgetech teaches its first two-day ESRI Migrating to ArcView 8 course.

October 2001	Edgetech teaches its first two-day ESRI Introduction to ArcGIS I (for ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo) course.

May 2001	ESRI releases ArcView 8.1, the ArcGIS version of the leading GIS software.

February - April 2001	Edgetech develops the Virginia's official redistricting web site. The site includes an interactive mapping component driven by the ArcIMS software.

December 2000	Edgetech's Mastering ArcView GIS training manual and exercise CD is now available for self-teaching. Edgetech 2001 off-site training schedule is now available.

October - November 2000	Edgetech reveals its new corporate image at the Virginia GIS Conference and on the Web.

June 2000	Edgetech becomes authorized to resell ESRI's ArcIMS and RouteMAP IMS.

April 2000	Our GIS courses are some of the best rated in the country. Nine out of ten trainees have consistently rated them "Excellent" or "Very Good". Here is what one of our April student wrote on his course evaluation form: "The course was one of the best I have ever attended. I was concerned at first (before the course started) we would merely walk through the manual. The background and tangential information that was provided was great. Finally, Mr. Roose has a wonderful, warm and helpful style of teaching. He easily walked us through some very technical territory, avoiding landmines along the way."

March 2000	Edgetech successfully completes several GIS projects for the insurance, telecommunication and utility industries.

October 1999	Edgetech has started offering two new courses developed in-house: Advanced ArcView Topics (1 day) Mastering ArcView GIS (3 days)

June 1999	Edgetech develops an easy-to-use ArcView interface that enables employees at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to quickly create and print cartographic-quality maps for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and others.

May 1999	Edgetech develops the ArcView Irth™ Theme Loader extension for AGT International, the American leader in "Call Before You Dig" utility software. This extension loads GDT Dynamap 2000 files into ArcView, transparently sets the themes' display properties (colors and fonts, display and labeling scale thresholds, etc.) and automatically labels the themes within their appropriate labeling scale thresholds. Labels are automatically refreshed when users pan or zoom the map. The extension is easily customizable to respond to customer needs.

April 1999	Edgetech develops an ArcView front-end for the City of Norfolk, VA's real-time traffic monitoring system under contract with Bi Tran Systems, Inc. Fiber optic cables connect the city's traffic light and their controllers to this centralized monitoring system. The QuicNet™ ArcView interface offers several views, from a city-wide perspective of the traffic situation to a detailed, intersection-by-intersection view (see screen snapshot to the left). Live intersection information is also displayed within those views (lower right corner of illustration).

February 1999	ESRI publishes Edgetech's article on siting a national data center facility in the Winter 1999 issue of ArcNews. ArcNews has a worldwide readership of more than 200,000. Click here for an extended version of the article.

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