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2011 Mid-Year Release for Philippine GPS Maps

23 Nov

Paperless Trail Inc (PTI), a Philippines based system integrator/application developer specializing in digital mapping, GIS applications and document imaging recently announced the 2011 mid-year release of their updates for the company’s detailed Philippine GPS Maps.

The Philippine Maps in GPS vector formats are base maps that PTI develops to support GPS products/services and is compatible with Garmin devices. The maps feature detailed coverage from regional down to street level with quarterly updates, and includes all major roads, toll ways, national highways, and ferry routes.

With nationwide coverage, the Philippine GPS maps have data on key cities all over the country including NCR, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan De Oro, Baguio, Clark Pampanga, Subic, Iloilo, Bacolod and General Santos. There are also over 23,000 Points of Interest (POI) scattered throughout the map for ATMs, convenience stores, shopping malls, gas stations, restaurants, tourist attractions, hotels and more.

The latest update will feature new municipal and barangay boundaries all over Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. There are also updates for the major and minor streets in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Palawan, Negros Oriental, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and Cotabato City. Supplementary Layers for waterways featuring rivers and lakes in Davao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur, Zamboanga Del Sur. Camarines Sur and other Philippine lakes.

Paperless Trail upgrades its GIS platform to MapInfo Professional 10

4 Jun

Paperless Trail upgrades its GIS platform to MapInfo Professional 10

Paperless Trail Inc. (PTI), a Philippines based system integrator and application developer specializing in digital mapping, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications development and GPS based location intelligence recently adopted MapInfo Professional 10.0 to enhance the company’s GIS services.

After several months of deliberation, Paperless Trail decided to upgrade their GIS tools to MapInfo V10.  There were a number of factors contributing to this decision. However, after detailed study of the alternatives, Paperless Trail concluded that MapInfo still represents the best combination of functionality, compatibility, and ease of use. These factors, plus the widespread use of MapInfo by the minerals exploration sector, and Paperless Trail’s need for a reliable platform for GIS production, were the major drivers behind our decision.

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