Cadcorp
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[edit] Company Profile
Cadcorp is a developer of world leading geographic information systems (GIS) software. The Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System suite runs on Microsoft Windows and encompasses desktop GIS modules, Web-based GIS software (GeognoSIS.NET), software developer kits, and a mobile data capture solution (mSIS).
Established in 1991 in the UK, Cadcorp has its headquarters in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, a development office in London, and a regional office in Boston, USA. A growing network of distributors and value added resellers (VARs) has been established to support markets around the world. Users worldwide depend on Cadcorp SIS to provide GIS applications for the following markets:
• Government (local, municipal and central)
• Emergency Services
• Land & Property
• Insurance
• Oil & Gas
• Utilities
• Maritime
• National Mapping Agencies
• and others
Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 certified company, an Oracle Corporation partner, an Ordnance Survey Licenced Developer Partner, a corporate member of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) in the UK and holds a UK government Catalist S-CAT agreement for category 15, GIS Software.
[edit] OGC Compliant
As a long standing technical member of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.(OGC), Cadcorp is a leading contributor in ensuring that GIS software is ‘open’ in terms of design, interoperability and data processing.
The entire Cadcorp SIS software suite is certified OGC compliant for ‘Simple Features,’ 'Grid Coverages’ and ‘Coordinate Transformation Services’. Cadcorp GeognoSIS.NET is certified OGC compliant for ‘Web Map Service’ (WMS) and ‘Web Feature Service’ (WFS). Cadcorp SIS also implements support for ‘Web Map Context Documents’, ‘Geography Markup Language’ (GML), SQL 92 databases, ‘Web Coverage Service' (WCS) and ‘Catalogue Services for the Web' (CS-W).
Cadcorp is currently one of the few vendors in the world with such a comprehensive level of OGC compliance certification. In 2004, Cadcorp’s technical director, Martin Daly, was awarded the OGC Kenneth G. Gardels Award. The Gardels Award is awarded each year to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to advancing the OGC vision of geographic information fully integrated into the world's information systems.
[edit] Capabilities
Cadcorp has a team of GIS and technical professionals available to work on the development of customer specific applications and projects. Cadcorp’s customer services comprise:
• GIS consultancy and project management services
• Development of bespoke GIS applications
• Website development and integration
• On site installation and configuration
• Custom training courses
• Software support
[edit] Product Overview
Cadcorp SIS desktop products range from an easy to use, free, data viewing tool (Map Reader) through to an advanced GIS (Map Modeller).
Cadcorp GeognoSIS.NET makes the wide-ranging functionality of Cadcorp SIS available over the Web for interactive mapping services, or a corporate intranet for enterprise-wide deployment of GIS applications and data. Cadcorp SIS Map Browser is a free application to browse geographic data served by OGC W*S services on the Web.
Cadcorp mSIS - mobile Spatial Information System, is an easy-to-use data capture application for Pocket PCs. Cadcorp SIS desktop products support field-based Tablet PCs with integrated or add-on GPS for mobile data capture and asset management.
The Cadcorp SIS Software and Enterprise Developer Kits (SDK & EDK) provide developers with access to the complete range of Cadcorp SIS functionality, to develop Cadcorp SIS desktop and GeognoSIS.NET-based applications and to integrate with third party applications.
