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MapFrame Announces Enhanced Tool for Interfacing to 3rd Party Applications: FSI 2.0
Written by MapFrame
Friday, 25 April 2008
DALLAS-- MapFrame Corporation announced today the release of the enhanced FieldSmart® Standard Interface – FSI 2.0. FSI 2.0 allows seamless interaction between MapFrame’s mobile mapping and field automaton software and 3rd party applications, such as mobile workforce management, ticket locate, and customer developed systems.
In addition, it now provides a two-way interface between FieldSmart and 3rd party applications, enabling both applications to function as a cohesive workflow or as independent applications, achieving maximum user benefit through a set of transparent functions.
FSI 2.0 allows field users to perform all their work from the context of a map-based interface - a simple, straight forward interface that end users understand and embrace. For example, when MapFrame interfaces to a mobile work management system, FSI 2.0 allows the third party application to place its work orders directly on the GIS-based map. Field users can view the work orders with a simple click of the mouse. A double click on the work order location point pulls up the information from the 3rd party mobile work management application—allowing users to view and edit the information within a spatial context, and then send that edited information back to the 3rd party application.
“We understand utility, cable, and telecom field workers need more than just a map,” said Ron Howard, MapFrame Director, Product Management. “Our FieldSmart software provides field users with data from GIS, customer information, document management and work management systems, along with tools for street-level routing, inspections, data collection, and design. By providing the capability to interface one or two-way with 3rd party applications, FSI 2.0 brings even more data to the field users fingertips – further increasing productivity and improving efficiencies.”
About MapFrame
MapFrame has interfaced to a wide variety of systems within its customer base of over 30 major utilities, including 8 of the top 10 largest in the US and all of the top 5 Most Admired. (FORTUNE Magazine March 2008). With over 35,000 end-users, MapFrame Corporation leads the industry in developing mobile mapping technology and field automation processes for utility, telecom, cable and broadband organizations. More than just a map viewer, MapFrame's Enterprising Solutions™ integrate data from core systems such as GIS, CIS, dispatch and work management in a single, easy-to-use field automation package. Unique compression and data flow capabilities allow organizations to extend back office data, including the entire GIS, into the field and throughout the enterprise. MapFrame's FieldSmart software brings greater efficiency to the field, providing workers with fast access to the latest maps and customer information in both wired and wireless environments. Updates made both in the office and from the field are automatically downloaded on a daily basis, reducing mistakes and improving productivity. FieldSmart applications include View, Route, Secure, Sketch, Inspect, Plot, Repair, Design, Connect and Field Flow Manager. More information is available at www.mapframe.com.
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