Cambridge, MA - June 13, 2005 - MetaCarta®, Inc., a leading provider of geographic intelligence, today announces an enterprise feature set for their geographic intelligence system. This helps organize vast amounts of data geographically and enables users to visualize geographic relationships between structured and unstructured content. Its products are widely used within the government sector and are now entering the enterprise market. It is ideal for enterprises in vertical markets where geographic relevancy matters such as energy, insurance, environmental, education, emergency response and fraud detection.
According to multiple studies, including the National Academy of Science, 75-85 percent of all enterprise data is 'unstructured' which means that it is not stored in a database and cannot be searched easily. It is stored on multiple repositories in various formats including intranets, e-mail, shared drives, portals, and document management systems. 85 percent of all unstructured data have some geographical context or “geo-focus.” Traditional search engines do not have geo-spatial search capabilities and are unable to fuse or integrate that geo-spatial information with text information that is in different formats and often from multiple sources.
"Enterprises need a better way to combine disparate content to provide deeper understanding for location-based decisions," said David Sonnen, Consultant at IDC. "MetaCarta has an innovative and powerful approach to tapping the valuable geographic information currently locked inside unstructured content."
About MetaCarta's Geographic Intelligence System
MetaCarta's Geographic Intelligence System enriches content with geographic intelligence bridging the gap between text and spatial information for enterprises where geographic relevancy matters. It is comprised of three components and can be purchase as a complete system or as individual technologies:
- Geographic Text Search (GTS) – GTS combines text and geographic search capabilities simultaneously for structured and unstructured content and visualizes the results on a map
- GeoTagger – metatags (XML) content with geographic references to make content geo-“smart”
- Geographic Data Modules (GDMs) - a collection of place names and coordinates (a gazetteer) with relevancy values and Natural Language Processing (NLP) based on industry, business or topic.
About MetaCarta
MetaCarta, a leading provider of geographic intelligence, offers comprehensive analysis tools to enable better business decisions. Founded by a team of MIT researchers in 2001, MetaCarta provides groundbreaking technology that bridges the gap between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and text search. The company presents innovative solutions that improve decision-making by making it possible for customers to place documents on a map. The company is privately held, with offices in Cambridge, MA, Vienna, VA, and Houston, TX. To learn more about MetaCarta, please visit www.metacarta.com.
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