Back in the mid-1980s, when I established the U.S. Navy’s first GIS, we used mapping software from a company called National Planning Data Corporation (NPDC). In the process, I had several interesting ...

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Xtensible, a SAM company, announced today that it has been awarded a consulting contract by Con Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison) to support a pilot project demonstrating the effectiveness ...

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