Expanded Scope of Exhibit Amplifies Conference Focus on Real-World Geospatial Solutions at Intergraph's GeoSpatial World 2003Pre-registration conference discount ends April 30 HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 14, 2003 - GeoSpatial World 2003 will open next month with its Products, Projects and Solutions Exhibit highlighting an increased number of vendors that represent an expanded scope of technology and services for geospatial solutions. GeoSpatial World 2003, the annual international training and management conference of the Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community (IGUC), will be held May 19 -21 in New Orleans, La. Attendees can take advantage of the pre-registration conference discount through Wednesday, April 30. For complete conference details and guidelines for registering, visit the GeoSpatial World Web site at www.geospatialworld.com/. Complementing this year's geospatial solutions program of technical presentations and industry solutions, product updates, thematic sessions, IGUC Network meetings and hands-on and lecture workshops is the GeoSpatial World Products, Projects and Solutions Exhibit that features an expanded number and variety of vendors. A breadth of technology, products and services at this year's GeoSpatial World exhibit offers executives, managers and technicians the opportunity to one-stop shop, network and learn about the changing landscape of the industry. Exhibitor demonstrations will showcase products and technology for cartography and map production, transportation and land management, homeland security, geospatial infrastructure management and geospatial resource management. The exhibit also will feature GIS consulting and solution implementation services, application development services, map databases, citizen relationship management products, database software, grid analysis tools, scanning and data conversion services, data translation services, location-based services and global positioning systems solutions and earth imaging tools. Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions will provide the anchor booth, showcasing the completely integrated end-to-end geospatial solutions using G/Technology, GeoMedia(R), InService, IntelliWhere(TM) and TerraShare(TM). Also exhibiting at the conference are these well-known industry partners and organizations: -- 3M -- Armilian Technologies -- Emerge -- GeoDecisions -- Geospatial Solutions Magazine -- GIS Development -- Hansen Information Technologies -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- IBM -- Intergraph Consulting -- Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions -- Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions for Education -- Intergraph Services -- Itronix Corporation -- KEMA, Inc. -- James W. Sewall Company -- Laser-Scan -- Layton Graphics -- MapText, Inc. -- National Imagery and Mapping Agency -- Navtech -- Optech, Inc. -- PlanGraphics, Inc. -- Rolta International, Inc. -- Safe Software -- Severn Trent Systems -- Synergen, Inc. -- Team GeoMedia -- Trimble -- UNIGIS -- Visionael Corporation -- Whitestar Corporation -- Z/I Imaging Corporation New this year in the GeoSpatial World exhibit hall is a demo theater that will highlight multimedia and interactive demonstrations. A concentrated exhibit schedule featuring times with fewer competing conference sessions has also been added, providing further interaction between show attendees and exhibiting companies. The exhibition opens Sunday, May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. with a reception co-hosted by Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions and Hewlett-Packard. This year's GeoSpatial World is co-sponsored by hardware sponsors AMD and Hewlett-Packard and show sponsors, Directions Magazine, GeoCommunity, Hansen Information Technologies, IBM, Keigan Systems, MapText, Inc. and Safe Software. About the Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community The mission of the Intergraph GeoSpatial Users Community is to further knowledge, product use and interaction with Intergraph and users worldwide. The IGUC has members from 91 countries and continues to grow. Members can participate in IGUC Networks, which are forums for users to provide direct comment and feedback about Intergraph's product planning, development, priority and direction. The Networks are ongoing, mostly virtual gatherings of Intergraph users from around the world who have similar product, project and/or solutions interests. For an IGUC overview and membership information, visit www.intergraph.com/gis/community/. Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions provider for the following markets: local, state and federal government; transportation; utilities; communications; location-based services; photogrammetry; remote sensing; cartography; and military and intelligence. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com/imgs. # # # Intergraph and GeoMedia are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. 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