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IDELIX Completes PDT Web Map ClientProject Completed in Conjunction with NRC's GeoConnections
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - July 10, 2002 - IDELIX™ Software Inc., makers of the visualization technology known as Pliable Display Technology (PDT), today announced the completion of their PDT Web Map Client developed in conjunction with the GeoConnections Initiative and Natural Resources Canada.
The PDT Web Map Client enables users to access geospatial data provided by the GeoConnections partners over the Internet and view it using PDT's powerful detail-in-context viewing capabilities. The PDT Web Map Client is a tool that can run as a program or can be deployed as an ActiveX control (for example as a plug-in within a web browser). PDT is now commercially available for customized integration into a web client via the PDT Software Development Kit, offering another option to OEMs interested in the integration of PDT into their leading applications.
Developed in partnership through the GeoInnovations program of GeoConnections, a web-based initiative to develop the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), the PDT Web Map Client provides the opportunity for GIS professionals from around the world to experience PDT technology first-hand and allow them to analyze Canadian geospatial data more efficiently than ever before.
"IDELIX's ground-breaking Pliable Display Technology (PDT) is an example of how the Government of Canada, through GeoConnections, is providing dynamic new solutions to the national and international geomatics market," remarks Jeff Labonte, GeoConnections Director.
"We now have a working application demonstrating the power of PDT within a web-enabled browser," announced Bijan Sanii, CEO of IDELIX Software Inc. "Whether your customers are image analysts viewing high resolution aerial images online or a sales person looking for driving directions to their next appointment, there is an obvious need for detail-in-context viewing. By integrating PDT within your Internet portal or customized web map client, you can eliminate the frustrations associated with the zooming and panning capabilities found in most viewers. With PDT, your users can now view location or destination details without the expense of having the surrounding context being zoomed "off the display" and out-of-sight. Simply put, PDT is inarguably a more efficient way to view and comprehend complex data."
Current market opportunities for PDT include: Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing, Handheld and Wireless Devices, Defense, Digital Imaging, Seismic, Electronic Media, Computer Aided Design, Medical Imaging, and Electronic Games.
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