Safe Software Adds Support for Microsoft® MapPoint® 2002
- FME® plug-in allows MapPoint 2002 to read 90 spatial data formats -
Vancouver, BC. January 17, 2002 - Safe Software, the industry leader in data translation solutions, announces that it has added support for Microsoft MapPoint 2002 to its FME Suite 2002 software. FME Suite 2002 now includes a plug-in that will directly import 90 spatial data formats into MapPoint 2002.
Safe Software's Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Suite 2002 is stand-alone software that translates data formats, enhances information, and provides unparalleled access to and sharing of information. FME Suite can read, write, and transform spatial data, including many Geographic Information System (GIS), Computer-Aided Design (CAD), and database formats. The company's FME application extender allows MapPoint 2002 users to import and project their spatial data onto MapPoint's extensive library of maps.
MapPoint 2002 is Microsoft's business mapping application that enables users to identify customer locations, illustrate business trends, and define new opportunities and areas of potential growth. The North American edition of MapPoint 2002 includes over 6.4 million miles of streets; however, when users first install the program, they can import only 3 Microsoft-native data formats. By using the FME application extender, users can import and project 90 spatial data formats.
With the creation of the FME application extender for MapPoint 2002, users of any skill level gain extraordinary spatial data import functionality and the ability to easily visualize business information, communicate key data using maps, and integrate maps into the work they do in Microsoft MapPoint 2002.
More about Safe Software
Safe Software is a privately held corporation, founded to provide data translation solutions in the area of spatial data exchange. The company's products and services allow organizations to translate, share, and enhance their data between over 100 GIS, CAD and database formats. Users can choose to receive seamless data delivery to their desktop or over the Internet. Full working demos of Safe Software's products including the latest Beta (FME 2002 SR-1) are available at www.safe.com/evaluation/.
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Media Contact:
Catherine Ducharme
Acting Director of Marketing
Safe Software Inc.
(604) 813-6104
catherine.ducharme@safe.com
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