FRANKFORT, Ky.-- Oct. 18, 2004--Mike Kevany, senior vice president of PlanGraphics, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PGRA) will lead a workshop on the "Spatially-Enabled Emergency Operating Center as a Model for General Spatial Operations" at the 24th Urban Data Management Symposium (UDMS) in Chioggia, Italy, on October 26.

The workshop will present the concept of a spatially enabled Emergency Operating Center (EOC) and will describe the implementation of a Web portal for access to the wide range of location-based information required for emergency response.

Kevany will also present a paper, "Underground Assets: Data Management Issues and Strategies" during the symposium.

The UDMS is an international meeting of experts in the field of urban data management and GIS held bi-annually in European cities. Kevany represents the United States on the UDMS board and has participated in 20 of the 24 UDMS symposia. Information on the 24th UDMS can be obtained at the organization's Web site: www.udms.net.

PlanGraphics, founded in 1979, is a full life-cycle systems integration and implementation firm providing a broad range of services in the design and implementation of information technology in the public and commercial sectors. PlanGraphics' experience with spatial information systems and e-services capabilities provides a critical discriminator among other IT consulting and integration firms. PlanGraphics has headquarters in Frankfort, Ky., and regional offices in Maryland, Colorado and New York. On the Web: www.plangraphics.com.