I/Map Editor and I/Map Editor for ArcGIS Now Available

The result of a collaboration between Esri and Intergraph Security Government and Infrastructure (SG&I) announced in March is the release of I/Map Editor for ArcGIS, a new product that works directly with Esri’s ArcGIS Platform to migrate geospatial data into Intergraph’s Computer-Aided Dispatch Software (I/CAD), allowing tighter integration between those two products. The new product was unveiled at this week’s HXGN LIVE 2015 in Las Vegas. Vice president of Public Safety Products, Intergraph SG&I Kalyn Sims, talks to GISCafe Voice about the announcement.

GISCafe Voice: “I/Map Editor for ArcGIS brings advanced mapping features to Intergraph’s map build environment, automating and streamlining map creation in I/CAD.” Can you describe how users might use this tool?

Kalyn Sims: Intergraph´s I/CAD system uses a proprietary map format that supports many different types of functions, such as validating addresses that come in through 911 calls, geocoding those addresses and more. Built on Esri’s ArcGIS Platform, I/Map Editor for ArcGIS enables I/CAD map production within ArcGIS. An extension hosted in ArcMap, it natively connects to Esri data sources.

With I/Map Editor for ArcGIS, users can:

• Identify geometries not supported by the I/ CAD map, e.g., features with more than 8,000 vertices, arcs, and geometry collections
• Build the street centerline network for routing and location verification
• Create street address points for location verification and maintaining I/CAD-specific information
• Update I/CAD addresses from multiple sources including address information maintained in the I/CAD environment
• Produce polygon files for service zones and other geographic areas, e.g., patrol areas and neighborhoods
• Publish the I/CAD map file
• Define default routing parameters for use in I/CAD routing

GISCafe Voice: “I/Map Editor for ArcGIS is designed to minimize the number of different systems and steps required for ArcGIS users, offering them a one-stop shop for uploading data into their I/CAD system.” Can you describe how this make it easier for the data from ArcGIS to come into I/CAD systems?

Kalyn Sims: Previously, ArcGIS users were required to go through multiple steps in order to get their data transferred into the format required by I/CAD. We understood this created challenges for customers in managing GIS data on multiple systems. I/Map Editor for ArcGIS streamlines that process and allows customers to convert their data in ArcGIS, making the process more efficient.

GISCafe Voice: Is this a free feature with subscription to I/CAD and Esri ArcGIS or is there an additional cost?

Kalyn Sims: Yes, there is a cost attached to both options: I/Map Editor and I/Map Editor for ArcGIS.

According to company materials, built on Intergraph’s GeoMedia, I/Map Editor permits the use of GIS data from third-party systems as the source of map graphics in I/CAD. Built on ArcGIS, the new I/Map Editor for ArcGIS enables I/CAD map production within ArcGIS. An extension hosted in ArcMap, it natively connects to Esri data sources.

Intergraph’s I/CAD system is critical to public safety operations, enabling agencies to promptly answer emergency and non-emergency calls, create and update incidents and manage multiple resources in real time. Intergraph’s I/Map Editor products facilitate the use of GIS data as the source of mapping information in I/CAD.

Tags: cloud, ESRI, geospatial, GIS, GPS, intelligence, Intergraph, mapping, maps, mobile

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