SpatialNews Press Release
Bentley Releases
MicroStation GeoGraphics
www.bentley.com
Exton, PA – August 14, 2002 – Bentley Systems,
Incorporated today announced it has released the V8
Generation version of MicroStation GeoGraphicsŇ, the
mapping and geospatial configuration for MicroStationâ
V8. MicroStation configurations add rich discipline
specific functionality to MicroStation and are available
without additional charge to Bentley SELECT® subscribers
using MicroStation.
With its native support for MGE data and robust mapping,
imaging and spatial analysis tools, MicroStation
GeoGraphics is the foundation product of Bentley’s
geospatial product line and the emerging standard for the
large, established community of MicroStation mapping
professionals. Other Bentley geospatial offerings include
MicroStationâ Descartes™ for image mapping and raster
to vector conversion, GeoOutlook® for decision support,
Bentleyâ Publisher™ for Internet map publishing, and
solutions for network design, water and wastewater
management, spatial asset management, and many other
applications.
MicroStation GeoGraphics V8 has been upgraded to take
full advantage of enhancements to MicroStation V8.
Among these V8 related features are unlimited file size,
automatic reference file transformations, live nested
references, Oracle9i Spatial/Locator support, unlimited
named levels, expanded cell and cell library Names,
unlimited undo, and True-type text support.
Other exciting improvements include on-the-fly coordinate
transformations, incorporation of Bentley’s
GeoCoordinator™ tools for projection management, new
placement and topological analysis tools, support for the
MrSID and ECW raster compression formats, the ability to
integrate 2-D and 3-D data seamlessly, and incorporation of
MicroStation’s high performance Raster Managerä.
“MicroStation GeoGraphics extends the core features of
MicroStation V8, and provides a comprehensive geospatial
environment that uniquely enables engineers and mapping
professionals to work simultaneously on the same,
integrated platform,” said Carey Mann, vice president of
industry and product marketing at Bentley. “MicroStation
GeoGraphics is Bentley's platform for map-based
applications from both Bentley and third-parties, and builds
on Bentley’s strong background and long history in
geospatial data collection, imaging, and mapping.”
Bentley’s Raster Manager is a robust, high performance
imaging subsystem designed to handle extremely large
imagery datasets. Raster Manager includes native support
for 1, 8, and 24 bit files and for TIFF, GeoTIFF, JPEG,
PNG, iTIFF, MrSID, ECW and many other popular image
formats.
Oracle 9iŇ Locator provides new flexibility for storing spatial
data in Oracle to OpenGISŇ standards. Bentley users may
now opt to store their data using an Oracle Standard
Edition license, rather than require OracleŇ Enterprise with
the Spatial Option.
“MicroStation GeoGraphics has been a key part of Tulsa’s
city-wide Atlas program for mapping data creation,
maintenance and legacy data migration,” said Scot Harlow,
Geoengineering Administrator, Public Works Department,
City of Tulsa. “Having tested and worked with MicroStation
GeoGraphics for V8, we anticipate greater returns on our
investment in the areas of data creation and maintenance
through workflow enhancements, projections-on-the-fly
capabilities, and a streamlined Oracle Spatial interface.”
Harlow concluded, “MicroStation GeoGraphics has saved
us time and money. We have had great success working
with Bentley and Bentley products and look forward to the
expanded capabilities MicroStation GeoGraphics will afford
us now and in the future.”
The V8 MicroStation GeoGraphics Configuration is now
available for download by Bentley SELECT subscribers
from Bentley’s SELECTservices Online. For more
information visit us on the Web at www.bentley.com/geo or
call 1-800-BENTLEY.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Incorporated is a global provider of
collaborative software solutions that enable our users to
create, manage and publish architectural, engineering and
construction (AEC) content. As a part of those solutions,
Bentley provides professional services including
implementation, integration, customization and training. For
more information, call 1-800-BENTLEY or visit us on the
Web at www.bentley.com.
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