Argo Navigation, Ecology and Environment, and Sportsim Create Prize- Winning Applications

Redlands, California-ESRI, the leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, today announced the winners of its ArcWeb Services Challenge. Chosen out of 29 contenders, Argo Navigation, Ecology and Environment, and Sportsim were selected for the usefulness, ease of use, and originality of their applications based on ESRI’s ArcWeb Services products.

The first-place winner, Argo Navigation (www.binspy.com), a business solutions company focused on enterprise location-based services, created Fleetspy3. Fleetspy3 allows organizations of all sizes to manage their mobile workforces and fleets with an easy-to-use online software application.

Ecology and Environment (www.greenride.com), an environmental engineering firm, won second place with its Greenride application. Greenride is a Web-based application designed to reduce automobile dependency and promote the use of alternative transportation. It helps users find car pool partners by searching for other persons who live nearby them and have similar travel schedules and needs.

Third-place winner, Sportsim (www.Sportsim.com), created a free global application that allows users to analyze their outdoor activities by viewing them on a map. These activities can be viewed along with time-stamped pictures, points of interest with hyperlinks, and personal comments. For athletes, heart rate information can also be displayed. 

Any organization was eligible to enter the contest as long as they used ArcWeb Services for the mapping and data services in their applications. Applications needed to be received by May 20, 2005. Winning applications receive ArcWeb Services credits from ESRI.  They will also be showcased at the 2005 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California. For more information about ArcWeb Services, visit www.esri.com/arcweb.

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