Information Victoria Launches "VisualPlace", a New Public-Facing Mapping Tool Built by GT

Online, March 3, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Melbourne, Australia, February 24th, 2010

Geomatic Technologies (GT) is pleased to announce that Information Victoria, a business unit of the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, has teamed with GT to launch a new mapping tool called VisualPlace.

VisualPlace is a six month Proof of Concept that tests innovative ways of capturing, exploring and visualising government information and services through maps. The Proof of Concept aims to develop improved access to government information and services and provide a user-friendly functionality to non-GIS experts to easily create, analyse and visualise location-based government information, services and data.

VisualPlace is built on the Visual Fusion platform, the clear market leader in the provision of highly engaging and interactive mapping experiences. IDV Solutions, which developed Visual Fusion, has teamed with GT to offer Visual Fusion to the Australasian market.

To visit the VisualPlace map application please click here - http://www.vic.gov.au/visualplace.html

For further information please contact Matt Croft on:
0416 081 223
[email protected]

About IDV Solutions
IDV Solutions is an enterprise software company committed to helping Global 2000 and government organisations make their information more accessible, understandable, and contextual. Its suite of products, Visual Fusion, forms an enterprise mashup platform for creating interactive, visual applications. This software empowers everyone in an organisation to create interactive, geospatial mashups from unlimited sources of data. It provides a streamlined platform for building Enterprise 2.0 apps that drive agility, collaboration, and insight. Contact IDV Solutions at http://www.idvsolutions.com.

About Geomatic Technologies
Geomatic Technologies (GT) is a recognised leader in advanced mobile and spatial technologies and is among Australia's leading providers of IT integrated solutions and services. GT's solutions portfolio includes solutions and services for mobile workforce management, asset capture and inspection, web mapping (including address validation and geocoding services) and solutions for data access, data management and data distribution. For more information about GT, visit our website at http://www.geomatic.com.au.