(1888PressRelease)
June 11, 2009 - Axes Systems AG is pleased to announce that Baselstadt has joined its ever-growing customer base which includes several German states and cities as well as private publishing houses.
When people think of Basel, they not only think of Switzerland, but also of Basel’s international geography with neighbors Germany and France. Basel brings to mind Mardi Gras (Fasching) and a city built on a mighty river full of historically interesting sites as well as modern shopping and museums. For an international, tourist friendly city like Basel, good maps are indispensible.
The department responsible for making maps for Baselstadt was looking for an integrated solution that included data storage, possibilities for data updating, setting up and using signatures, excellent visualization, text generation and tools for layout and pre-print production. A new system had to be an efficient solution for the production and use of geo-data.
‘We did a pilot project with Axes Systems and used axpand in a trial production environment. We decided to use axpand to produce our maps for several reasons. These include the fact that we can store and access seamless data of the entire canton as well as the outlying areas. The visualization in axpand is excellent and it is the only system we found that covers our entire production process within one, integrated system,’ says Herr Bernhard Thomi, Head of Cartography and Visualization.
axpand’s integrated process can be used to produce base maps and thematic maps and signifcantly reduce traditional manual intervention. Thematic maps may include biking, hiking and city tourist maps with points of interest. Maps created with axpand can be output in various ways including on paper and via electronic media including the internet.
Do you want to know more about how axpand can help enhance your business? Contact us directly and visit our website!
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