SpatialNews Press Release

Laser-Scan adds integrated topology to Oracle Spatial

www.laser-scan.com

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Laser-Scan is creating added value by making Oracle Spatial data topologically aware.

Laser-Scan has integrated its Gothic spatial and object technology with Oracle9i's Spatial technology, using Laser-Scan's Advanced Spatial Processing Environment (ASPE). The result is topological intelligence, ensuring that spatial data is always correct.

Steven Ramage, head of Third Party Channel Development at Laser-Scan says: "This is fantastic news for Oracle Spatial customers; Laser-Scan's ASPE works behind the scenes, adding value to data, while existing GIS applications can continue unchanged. It's also an excellent opportunity for Laser-Scan to show just how versatile our technology is."

ASPE extends a standard Oracle database and provides dramatic improvements to the speed and quality of spatial data handling; Laser-Scan's dynamic topology manager is stored in the host database, creating a server-side topological solution for handling the structure of spatial information. This development dramatically improves services to mainstream Information Technology (IT) users; the vast benefits offered by the world of GIS will be available to everyone, not just specialists. ASPE also introduces the enhanced topology management capability necessary for location-based applications.

Customers can continue to build their Geographic Information System (GIS) functionality, but now take advantage of advanced spatial processing on the server-side, enabling rich functionality in an ultra-thin client through existing IT investments.

The ASPE product enables a move beyond the traditional GIS-centric market and, more specifically for Laser-Scan, a move away from proprietary GIS solutions towards mainstream RDBMS. ASPE makes a crucial element of Laser-Scan's technology available to the mainstream IT market place. Moreover, all major GIS vendors can access the ASPE solution using their own desktop GIS products.

Laser-Scan is exhibiting ASPE at Oracle AppsWorld, 15-18 January, Amsterdam. Visit stand 615 to find out more. www.laser-scan.com

For more information please contact Lisa May.
Tel: +44 (0)1223 420414,
Fax : +44 (0)1223 420044
Email : lisam@lsl.co.uk
About Laser-Scan

Laser-Scan is an international industry leader in the advanced geospatial solutions market delivering GIS solutions for mapping and charting, e-government and Internet-based services. Laser-Scan provides the technology that has underpinned high profile projects for customers such as Ordnance Survey for over 25 years. The same technology helped to create the world's first turn-by-turn navigation service to a mobile phone.

Laser-Scan is a member of the YEOMAN Group plc and has offices at the world-famous Cambridge Science Park in the UK and in Sterling, Virginia in the USA. YEOMAN brings together expertise in mobile navigation, mapping and communications. The YEOMAN Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

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