YARMOUTH, ME — July
24, 2012 — DeLorme, the innovation leader in personal satellite
messaging, tracking and navigation technology, today announced the
introduction of the 2012 Digital Atlas of the Earth (DAE 2012), the
first-ever 1:125,000 scale seamless topographic map with consistent
coverage of the world.
“DAE 2012 provides an unprecedented
level of detail and consistency in worldwide map data, which is now
being made available for the first time to professional, enterprise
and consumer customers,” said John Auble, DeLorme vice president,
data products and HA/DR programs. “It is fully compatible with all
Esri platforms and solutions, including desktop, mobile and web-
based applications.”
DAE 2012 is a global data set that
provides a dense seamless topographical map of the world. It
contains more than:
16 million km of roads and
railroads
19 million km of rivers and streams
366 million sq km of lakes and oceans
478,000 unique
place names of roads, routes and waterways 420,000 points of
interest and
31,400 transportation hubs including
airports, runways and rail yards
It also includes worldwide
topography, including North of 60 degrees latitude, and 4-class
land- use land cover. The latest available country and
administrative boundaries are shown, including disputed borders.
The DAE 2012 world data set is ideal for large multi-national
organizations, including government, non-governmental organizations
and commercial enterprises, with a requirement for a detailed,
accurate and authoritative base map upon which they can superimpose
their critical business and operational data. It is offered in
traditional Esri vector formats, and is also available as a tiled
raster cache for users of Esri’s web services.
Subscribers
using DeLorme’s new inReach two-way satellite tracking and messaging
device can access DAE 2012 maps free via the Earthmate app, which
installs the maps on an Android or Apple smartphone or tablet
connected to the inReach. This provides accurate GPS positioning and
navigation on the user’s smart mobile device, which is especially
helpful when the user is outside the coverage area of terrestrial
cellular networks.
In addition to DAE 2012, DeLorme is
showcasing its full range of mapping, positioning, tracking and
safety solutions for the GIS marketplace in Booth 2407 at the 2012
ESRI Users Conference this week.
About DeLorme
DeLorme is a longtime leader in innovative mapping and GPS products,
and most recently the company has earned numerous prestigious awards
for its groundbreaking integration of GPS navigation and satellite
communications. The ability to develop all the critical components
necessary to compete in these fast-changing technologies
distinguishes DeLorme as a provider of unique solutions for both the
commercial and government markets. DeLorme is based in Yarmouth,
Maine, U.S.A., and is home to Eartha, the world’s largest revolving
globe. To learn more, visit www.delorme.com.
