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ArcPad StreetMap Now Available New Extension Offers U.S. Street-Level Data, Geocoding, and Routing for Your Mobile Workforce Redlands, California-ESRI, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, is pleased to announce the availability of ArcPad StreetMap, a new field-based routing and mapping solution for mobile technology users. ArcPad StreetMap gives users greater location awareness in their field applications through high-quality street data, geocoding, and routing. As an extension to ArcPad, ESRI's mobile mapping and GIS software, ArcPad StreetMap provides an interactive layer of street data that integrates with existing spatial data, aerial photographs, and data entry forms. "By providing high-quality data, ArcPad StreetMap allows field users to efficiently find locations and easily route to them, ultimately saving time and reducing the cost of mobile applications," said Milosz Stasik, ESRI mobile technology product manager. ArcPad StreetMap can greatly increase the productivity of field-workers in utility, environmental, public safety, transportation, code enforcement, and other industries, allowing them to * Achieve greater efficiency by reducing miles traveled. * Improve customer service through quicker response times. * Minimize overhead through worker flexibility. Key Features of ArcPad StreetMap The following key capabilities comprise the ArcPad StreetMap extension: * High-Quality Street Data From GDT-ArcPad StreetMap includes high-quality street-level data that is optimized for routing from Geographic Data Technology (GDT) for the entire United States. City, state, county, park, and railroad information is also included. The data is compressed and includes predefined symbology and scale-dependent layers, making it easy to get started. ArcPad StreetMap also includes a desktop tool to select, extract, and automatically transfer a user-defined area for use on a Pocket PC handheld device. * Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding-Users in the field can easily find a location either by entering a street address, city, or by using latitude and longitude coordinates. Reverse geocoding enables users to obtain their address by marking a location with a tap on the map display. Using input from a GPS receiver, users can find their street location. After an address has been located, it can be used as a stop on a route. * In-the-Field Routing-Once locations have been identified, field users can quickly find the most optimized route and view turn-by-turn directions. Users can also interactively create barriers to calculate routes around construction zones, accident sites, and other undesirable locations. ArcPad StreetMap supports point-to-point, multipoint, and the perennial traveling sales problem of determining the shortest route to several locations. ArcPad StreetMap requires ArcPad 6.0.1 or higher and is supported on Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002. For more information about ArcPad StreetMap and ArcPad, visit www.esri.com/arcpad on the Web. To purchase ArcPad StreetMap in the United States, visit www.esri.com/shop, call ESRI at 1-800-447-9778, call your ESRI regional office (to locate your regional office, visit www.esri.com/usa), or contact your local reseller (to locate a reseller near you, visit www.esri.com/partners). Outside the United States, contact your local ESRI distributor; see www.esri.com/international on the Web. About ESRI For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI software is used in all 200 of the largest cities in the United States and in more than 60 percent of counties and municipalities nationwide. Headquartered in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,500 business partners. ESRI's goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable users to efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a difference in the world around them. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.