ALEXANDRIA, VA, July 12, 2012 - The Carbon Project today announced it was selected to provide cloud-based tools to support mapping data interoperability under a project with the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments (ECCOG).

The effort will engage local, regional and state organizations to exchange transportation data, transform it into a seamless statewide 'Roads' layer and assess the potential for collaborative data maintenance in the future.

"The time for mapping data interoperability is now, and some of the best information comes from local governments," says Jeff Harrison, CEO of The Carbon Project. "Our goal is to make it easy for local governments to exchange their mapping data with state governments, federal partners and other users."

The Carbon Project's cloud-based data interoperability platform supports a wide variety of mapping information, and enables development of seamless, open data based on standards from regional organizations, states, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and others.

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The Carbon Project is a high-energy software and technology company pioneering cloud computing, Geosocial Networking, and peer-to-peer solutions to solve tomorrow's infrastructure, environmental and national security mapping challenges. We serve businesses, software developers and government agencies that need real-time mapping solutions, or simply use geospatial data. The Carbon Project is a privately owned company backed by individual investors. For more information please visit www.TheCarbonProject.com.

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