Intergraph's GeoMedia Technology Puts Data at the Fingertips of Oklahoma DOT Employees

Web-based GRIP project dramatically improves decision-making process and is recognized with Intergraph's GeoSpatial Innovation Award for Transportation

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 3, 2002 - GeoMedia(R) technology from Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions has made the decision-making process at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (OKDOT) quicker and more efficient with the recent implementation of the department's Geographical Resource Intranet Portal (GRIP) application. The project was initiated by the OKDOT Planning and Research Division, which is responsible for data collection, integration, analysis, and presentation for all of the OKDOT. GRIP uses GeoMedia WebEnterprise as a portal to collect data from more than eight different databases with 32 map themes and then integrates the data into a single Web browser for easy access, analysis, and retrieval by OKDOT employees.

In the past, providing public information requests was a two- to three-day process for OKDOT employees. For example, a request for several different kinds of information, such as construction history, current construction activity, number of bridges, and number of accidents in a particular area would mean requests to individual departments for each bit of information. Now, using GeoMedia technology, the staff can access enterprise data instantly through any computer and Web browser at OKDOT, obtaining the answer in minutes instead of days and saving work hours and critical time in the decision-making process. GeoMedia WebEnterprise provides a digital map with data referenced to linear features. OKDOT staff can click on a feature and view all of the associated geospatial information.

"In today's state government, we are faced with the challenge of having to produce more and more with fewer resources," said Jay Adams, assistant Planning and Research Division manager of OKDOT. "GeoMedia technology provides the ability to make better, faster, and more reliable decisions throughout the entire agency by putting the data at our fingertips when we need it."

OKDOT honored with GeoSpatial Innovation Award The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is this year's recipient of the annual GeoSpatial Innovation Award for Transportation from Intergraph's Transportation Solution Center for North America. The award recognizes their innovative geospatial data access capabilities and enterprise deployment of the GRIP solution. OKDOT was presented the award at the GIS for Transportation (GIS-T) Symposium in Atlanta, Ga., March 25 - 27.

"The GRIP project is an exceptional example of how Web technology can open valuable data warehouses within a DOT to everyone in the organization," stated David Kingsbury, director of Intergraph's Transportation Solution Center for North America. "OKDOT is using open GeoMedia technology in innovative ways to provide direct access to data through the Web, and we are pleased that we can honor their ingenuity with the first GeoSpatial Innovation Award for Transportation."

Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions

 Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions brings together geospatial and information technology to help customers achieve their business goals. A technology innovator with more than 30 years of market leadership, Intergraph serves government agencies and commercial enterprises worldwide with end-to-end geospatial solutions for cartography and map production and enterprisewide mapping and GIS. The company provides superior customer support and services ranging from project implementation to production.

Intergraph Mapping and GIS Solutions is a division of Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR), Huntsville, Ala., and does business in more than 60 countries through its wholly owned subsidiaries and global distributor and partner network. 

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