This month, we continue our reseller spotlight feature by looking at a recent addition to DeLorme’s VAR (Value Added Reseller) network. Data Directions, based in Eugene, Oregon, not only offers a full range of DeLorme’s software and hardware but also provides a wealth of expertise in the application of location technology for natural resources professionals.
Tony Cooley, Data Directions Principal, who recently received his Geographic Information Systems Professional certification by meeting the standards for ethical conduct and professional practice as established by the GIS Certification Institute, shares some information about his company.
Data Directions has been providing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology for forestry and natural resources management applications since 1992. Clients are located throughout the Pacific Northwest and manage anywhere from a few thousand to more than a million acres of resources. The solutions provided are tailored to meet the individual client’s needs and often intermix a variety of software and hardware products. The XMap GIS product line works well as a cost effective, feature-rich solution for the smaller clients and with the addition of the PN-Series GPS units, XMap also fits in well as a component of larger, enterprise-level GIS implementations.
“The PN-Series GPS units coupled with the XMap software enable our clients to view and reference their detailed GIS vector layers, as well as custom imagery in the field. The ability to load GIS layers for property lines and private road systems onto the GPS units is invaluable,” said Cooley. “The units work quite well under the canopy of the northwest forests. With the release of the PN-40 ESRI Extension, importing field collected data used for harvest or stand treatment planning is now virtually effortless. We have found that XMap integrates well into GIS departments which are ESRI or MapInfo based.”
Data Directions provides GIS system software sales, consultations, systems analysis, user support, training, and applications development. Additional services include GIS data acquisition, conversion, creation, and integration. Data Directions specializes in integrating the XMap software and PN-Series GPS units with existing GIS installations or deploying XMap GIS as the primary system for clients with limited budgets. For more information on the services Data Directions performs please visit their web page at: www.datadirections.biz.
If you are interested in the application of XMap within a particular industry, you are encouraged to contact an appropriate Value-Added Reseller directly. If would like more information about becoming an XMap VAR, please contact the XMap team at 1-800-293-2389 or email prosales@delorme.com
