“NAVTEQ is the premier provider of geographic data in the world today” states Kent Hargesheimer, Managing Partner.  “NAVTEQ provides geographic data the way it was meant to be, clean and accurate with matching nodes.  Their data products are vastly superior to any other provider in the market.  They have really taken the art & science of collecting and maintaining worldwide geospatial data to a new level.  We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship working with them.”

About NAVTEQ:  NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has over 3,300 employees located in 167 offices in 31 countries.

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

“IE360 is the first in a new breed of ASP web application” states Craig Johnson, Managing Partner of Technology for GE.  “We have brought together a unique set of valuable data resources and visual analytics tools into an intuitive user experience.  I am excited about where this new approach and suite of technologies will take us next.”

Innovation Economy 360 is the leading web-based research solution designed to assist policymakers, economic development planners, workforce analysts, and other regional stakeholders in the assessment of their region’s innovation capacity, and to benchmark that capacity against those of other regions in the U.S.

Combining the latest in database report retrieval with the first of its kind “visual analytics” on the web, IE360 provides researchers the tools to understand the shift in the global economy, where prosperity and competitiveness is now derived primarily from the ability to produce a continuous stream of technological and business innovation rather than from manufacturing efficiency or favorable terms of trade. This knowledge further allows any region of any size, the ability to proactively impact and ensure a stable and preferably rising standard of living for residents, correlated with the region’s capacity to generate and/or absorb new technologies, business practices, and forms of organization, and to transform that capacity into new markets and new opportunities for local firms.

“We are excited about the initial release of the Innovation Economy 360 application.  Thus far the feedback from the user community has been extremely positive” affirmed Chuck Branch, Managing Partner of DDR.

About Decision Data Resources: Decision Data Resources (DDR) specializes in providing web-based data and Geographic Information System ( GIS ) applications. DDR’s web-enabled database and GIS products and services are marketed to a broad range of clients, including commercial realtors, site consultants, retailers, utility companies, financial institutions, market research companies, economic and workforce developers, chambers of commerce, and federal, state, and local government agencies.  More information about DDR is available at http://www.decisiondata.net.

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

“We are excited about the opportunity to work with Chuck and his team at DDR to develop a new paradigm for fast and easy visual data analytics” says Craig Johnson, Managing Partner of Technology for GE.  “In undertaking this project, we are pioneering a new recipe of tools, data, and development environments like never before.”

Innovation Economy 360 will be the leading web-based research solution designed to assist policymakers, economic development planners, workforce analysts, and other regional stakeholders in the assessment of their region’s innovation capacity, and to benchmark that capacity against those of other regions in the U.S.

Combining the latest in database report retrieval with the first of its kind ‘visual analytics’ on the web, IE360 will provide researchers the tools to understand the shift in the global economy, where prosperity and competitiveness is now derived primarily from the ability to produce a continuous stream of technological and business innovation rather than from manufacturing efficiency or favorable terms of trade. This knowledge further allows any region of any size, the ability to proactively impact and ensure a stable and preferably rising standard of living for residents, correlated with the region’s capacity to generate and/or absorb new technologies, business practices, and forms of organization, and to transform that capacity into new markets and new opportunities for local firms.

“Geographic Enterprises is uniquely qualified to fill the need we have for offering unique research solutions to organizations across the U.S.  They offer an innovative solution in a timely manner at a competitive price” stated Chuck Branch, Managing Partner of DDR.

About Decision Data Resources: Decision Data Resources specializes in providing web-based data and Geographic Information System ( GIS ) applications. DDR’s web-enabled database and GIS products and services are marketed to a broad range of clients, including commercial realtors, site consultants, retailers, utility companies, financial institutions, market research companies, economic and workforce developers, chambers of commerce, and federal, state, and local government agencies. More information about DDR is available at http://www.decisiondata.net.

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

“We are pleased to be able to provide a useful universal output tool” stated Managing Partner Kent Hargesheimer.  “With more that 10,000 downloads of the GeoPrinter Utility to date, we have filled a real need for the GIS community.”

The GeoPrinter PDF Utility is a Windows print driver that enables you to quickly and easily generate large wall size PDF format maps (in custom or 9 default sizes up to 9 X 12 feet) from any desktop mapping or GIS software package.  It is accessible as one of the available printers from the ‘Print’ menu.  The most current version of the free GeoPrinter PDF printer driver utility is available in the GeoPrinter Website at http://www.geoprinter.com.

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

“We share a unique vision of how geospatial business intelligence web applications should evolve. I’m excited to be working with Craig again.” states Kent Hargesheimer, GE Founder. “He is one of the leading web systems architects in our industry having conceived and managed the implementation of dozens of custom applications for Fortune 500 clients.”

“I’m delighted to be able to apply my talents and ability to translate customer needs into solutions, with Kent at GE. I look forward to finally being able to bring to market and implement ideas which will provide better customer experiences, more focused on the client’s needs and not the technology requirements. Working with Kent and his creative tact is a breath of fresh air.” muttered Craig over another cup of coffee between projects.

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business. GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions. More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

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Thousands of highly skilled hours have been spent putting the StreetSmart enhancements, improvements, and utilities into place.  These efforts really differentiate the product, enabling customers to generated aesthetically pleasing maps in just minutes.  StreetSmart is delivered with more than 80 layers of enhanced data and also includes all of the shaded relief and land-use imagery from Meridian’s Terrain Plus product.

StreetSmart is available in MapInfo format.  A national license for StreetSmart is only $1,995.  Multi-state regional licenses are $795.   National internet server licenses are available for just $4,995.  Upgrades are available to existing StreetSmart customers at a discount. More detailed information about StreetSmart and Terrain PLUS with free product sample downloads is available at http://www.meridiangeo.com.

The StreetSmart product line is managed and maintained by Meridian GeoSystems & marketed by partner Geographic Enterprises, LLC. 

“With all the data layers and Terrain PLUS imagery bundled together, StreetSmart is a real value in today’s market.” states Kent Hargesheimer, GE’s Managing Partner. “It fits perfectly into our mission of delivering high value solutions at a fair price and helping customers get more from their GIS budget.”

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com and http://www.gis4less.com.

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“After thousands of downloads and the enthusiastic feedback from the Geospatial community, we decided to move up our second release to accommodate the strong demand for metric sizes from our international users.” states Kent Hargesheimer, GE Managing Partner. “We have been quite pleased with the response to the GeoPrinter service since the launch just 5 months ago.  We have fulfilled digital printing orders coming in from a wide variety of different desktop mapping, GIS, CAD, and graphics design environments.”

The GeoPrinter print-on-demand service provides high resolution digital map printing for PDF format files in sizes up to 9 X 12 feet or 2.7 X 3.6 meters for delivery worldwide.  The free GeoPrinter PDF Utility enables GIS and desktop mapping users to easily create, save, and share map output in PDF format.  The utility is a Windows print driver that enables users to quickly and easily generate large wall size PDF format maps from any desktop mapping, GIS, or other software package. 

GE is actively seeking additional affiliate partners in the Geospatial industry to distribute the free GeoPrinter PDF Utility and provide dynamic links to the new service for their customers.  Interested companies can request more information about the GeoPrinter affiliate partner program on the GeoPrinter website or via email at affiliates@geoprinter.com.

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

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To ensure the highest quality digital printing for customers, the GeoPrinter website offers the free GeoPrinter PDF Utility for download to enable GIS and desktop mapping users to easily create, save, and share map output in PDF format.  The GeoPrinter PDF Utility is a Windows print driver that enables you to quickly and easily generate large wall size PDF format maps (in custom or 9 default sizes up to 9 X 12 feet) from any desktop mapping or GIS software package.  It is accessible as one of the available printers from the ‘Print’ menu.

“I became a geographer because of my lifelong fascination with maps.  There is no other static medium that can communicate so much information, so quickly, so intuitively.” says Geographic Enterprises Managing Partner, Kent Hargesheimer.  “Our mission is to expand the use and evolution of Geospatial technology.  What better way to do this than to make production of custom large format map output really fast, easy, and affordable.”

Printing large format maps via local retail print services has typically been slow, cumbersome, and very expensive.  The GeoPrinter service streamlines the large format digital map printing process and delivers it to the GIS community at a fair price.  Custom laminated wall size maps start at just $95.

“We are really changing the economics of large format printing” states Hargesheimer.  “GIS departments that have historically maintained their own equipment to fulfill a periodic need for large format output should re-assess their required investment.  The cumulative costs for equipment, upgrades, printing consumables, office space, and staff time can be quite significant.  Outsourcing to the GeoPrinter service can be a very cost effective way to fulfill large format printing needs.”

GE has partnered with Intelligent Direct, a company who has been in the map production and printing business for more than 20 years providing large format digital printing services for prestigious clients like National Geographic and Rand McNally.  The new partnership is now making their digital map printing expertise available to the global GIS community.

“The partnership with Geographic Enterprises and their new GeoPrinter service significantly expands our market into the GIS community for us” states Dan Olasin, Founder and President of Intelligent Direct. “Our traditional market has always been providing maps to people without any GIS or mapping software, we’re excited about the opportunity.” 

GE is actively seeking affiliate partners in the GeoSpatial industry to distribute the free GeoPrinter PDF Utility and provide dynamic links to the new service for their customers.  Interested companies can request more information about the GeoPrinter affiliate partner program on the GeoPrinter website at or via email at affiliates@geoprinter.com

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.

“After just getting GE launched this Spring, we were approached with a rare opportunity to manage the well established StreetSmart data product line” stated Kent Hargesheimer, GE Managing Partner.  “Before starting GE, I had included the product in both desktop and enterprise GIS solutions for business intelligence clients.  They were all very pleased with how easy the product is to use and the quality of the data at such a reasonable price.  StreetSmart is a real value in today’s GIS data market where most other popular base street level datasets are more than twice the price.”

Thousands of highly skilled hours have been spent putting the StreetSmart enhancements, improvements, and utilities into place.  These efforts really differentiate the product, enabling customers to generate aesthetically pleasing maps in just minutes.  StreetSmart is delivered with more than 80 layers of enhanced data and also includes all of the terrain and land-use imagery from Meridian’s Terrain Plus.

StreetSmart is available in both MapInfo and ESRI ArcGIS formats.  A national license for StreetSmart is only $1,995.  Multi-state regional licenses are $795.   National internet server licenses are available for just $4,995.  More detailed information about StreetSmart and Terrain PLUS with free product sample downloads is available at http://www.meridiangeo.com.

“I have known Kent at GE for many years and am delighted to partner with him to manage the StreetSmart data products” said Berk Charlton, Meridian President.  “His level of professionalism and technical expertise will add great value to the StreetSmart products.”

About Geographic Enterprises, LLC: GE provides geographic business intelligence solutions to help manage and grow your business.   GE’s long term focus is on the expanded use & evolution of geospatial technology and advancing the science to study & visualize geographic space-time relationships to support better decisions.  More information about GE is available at http://www.geo-e.com.