September 8th, 2011
LorikSoftware 3.1: Automating mapping production
Marking its presence at the GITEX tradeshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (October 9th to 13th, 2011), Lorienne will be introducing a new version of its map production software suite: LorikSoftware 3.1. This version introduces a large number of improvements and innovations providing greater flexibility and better efficiency in producing any kind of maps. Once again, Lorienne has enhanced its technological offer by introducing all-encompassing operational mapping functionalities featuring the powerful integration of digital terrain models used in creating contours, spot elevations and automated shading.
LorikSoftware is now available in a native 64-bit version, which provides significantly increased performance while doing away with the limitations pertaining to 32-bit systems. As a result, extremely large volumes of data on the scale of a country or an entire continent in multiple scales may be processed with optimal output.
“Given the democratisation in geolocation applications, the production of mapping content has become a key strategic issue. LorikSoftware can help you control production costs without having to sacrifice either the quality or the appropriateness of the information,” explains Lorienne CEO Jean-Paul Dehette.
Thus the LorikSoftware environment provides tools to create any kind of maps, whether topographical, city maps or road maps, which can be applied to traditional printed maps as well as to Internet or mobile devices like iPhone, iPad and others.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is a recognized software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address customizable applications and associated services to help in setting up projects and optimizing production. Freely open to any sources of data, Lorienne provides value added solutions to expand opportunities in intensive spatial data management projects.
Lorienne vision of the geo-localization fast evolution has enabled to foresee and develop support for emerging devices with the introduction of major improvements for the near future. As a supplier of national and private agencies including defenses, administrations and theirs prime contractors; Lorienne designs unique technologies compatible with existing environments within a constant evolution in focus.
For more information, http://www.lorienne.com or contact:
Jean-Pascal Butté
sales@lorienne.com
Ph: +33 (0)1 48 51 12 12
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January 26th 2011
LorikSoftware version 3.0 now shipping! - The new version 3.0 of LorikSoftware is now available to customers.
Montreuil, France – January 26, 2011 – After – months of intensive testing LorikSoftware v3.0 is now available for shipping. This new version of the LorikSoftware suite of applications brings in many enhancements et new features to replace the prior version 2.1 while assuming forward compatibility. LorikSoftware supports the Microsoft Windows operating systems XP, Vista and Seven both 32 and 64 bits.
The next improvements of the suite of LorikSoftware applications are therefore scheduled toward future releases to come late 2011. Lorienne keeps in tracks with its investments policy to design high-end and flexible software solutions for map production since 1993.
Within the large new features list of LorikSoftware v3.0, most important are the simplification of the user’s interface being more user’s friendly enabling quicker hands on; new features and new algorithms dedicated to the cartographic generalization and the addition of a new Apple’s iOS SDK to design map application on mobile and tablet newest devices.
The LorikSoftware licenses will be available without price modification within the same terms and conditions to use as the older versions. The software will be available at no charge to customer under guaranty or holding a valid maintenance agreement. Special offers may be established to other customers.
The full list of new LorikSoftware v3.0 features is available from our Internet web site at http://www.lorienne.com.
With the introduction of LorikSoftware 3.0, Lorienne announces the discontinuation of version 1.x support.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is a recognized software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address customizable applications and associated services to help in setting up projects and optimizing production. Freely open to any sources of data, Lorienne provides value added solutions to expand opportunities in intensive spatial data management projects.
Lorienne vision of the geo-localization fast evolution has enabled to foresee and develop support for emerging devices with the introduction of major improvements for the near future. As a supplier of national and private agencies including defenses, administrations and theirs prime contractors; Lorienne designs unique technologies compatible with existing environments within a constant evolution in focus.
For more information, http://www.lorienne.com or contact:
Jean-Pascal Butté
sales@lorienne.com
Ph: +33 (0)1 48 51 12 12
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November 22, 2010
3G (German GeoConsultants Group) and Lorienne to develop a partnership
3G specialist of geo data consulting services and Lorienne supplier of cartographic software announce a partnership agreement
Montreuil, France – November 22, 2010 – During the GeoTunis conference (Nov29 – Dec3, 2010) Lorienne, leading developer of cartographic production software and committed to cartographic excellence is pleased to announce a new partnership to leverage and extend the German GeoConsultants Group (3G) offering on its territory.
The 3G local presence in North-Africa countries will provide a recognized expertise in the Geo Spatial markets where LorikSoftware will become the masterpiece of the cartographic finishing workflow. Both Lorienne and 3G are focusing on high quality and high performance services to the attention of most demanding customers. This partnership will provide customers in the region the best available technologies and expertise to meet the highest performative Geo Spatial solutions.
“Because we really care about our customers’ needs and requirements, having 3G as a partner in North Africa/Middle East countries leverage naturally our strategy of local support and expertise.” said Jean-Pascal Butté, in charge of Business Development at Lorienne.
“Our new cartographic products partner Lorienne is the market leader in the presentation of geospatial data and allows 3G to offer cartographic products of the highest standard in Libya and Tunisia ” said Stefan Oeldenberger, Managing Director of 3G.
As a result, the complementary expertise of 3G and Lorienne broaden the spectrum of possible applications for the customers in the region. Geo Spatial data processing is expending with the generalization of location based application demand and 3G/Lorienne partnership enable flexibility and fast response solutions in this growing market.
About 3G (German GeoConsultants Group)
The German GeoConsultants Group (3G) was established in 2009 and specializes on geospatial data consulting for government and private industry clients in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The 3G team consists of geospatial industry professionals with many years of experience in Mapping, GIS, Cartography, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Satellite and Aerial Imaging. 3G with offices in Tunis and Tripoli is the main distributor for RapidEye AG and PCI in Tunisia and Libya.
About Lorienne
Lorienne is an independent software house since 1991 with sole business focus to develop and market high quality cartographic production software. Lorienne sales its software to worldwide customers concerned with productivity with high quality standard requirements. Wide open to any sources of data, LorikSoftware turns to be a high value added solution to develop new opportunities with specific and flexible map products. The Lorienne software are “committed to cartographic excellence” to cover the most demanding needs and requirements from National Geographic Agencies, Defense organizations, Administrations, Map editors and theirs sub/prime contractors.
For more information, http://www.lorienne.com or contact:
Jean-Pascal Butté
sales@lorienne.com
Ph: +33 (0)1 48 51 12 12
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April 23, 2009
Major innovations in LorikSoftware 2.0 Cartographic Production Suite
Lorienne announces its major version LorikSoftware 2.0 introducing new opportunities for map publication.
Montreuil, France – April 23, 2009 – Lorienne releases the new version of its LorikSoftware suite of cartographic programs. The redesign of LorikSoftware 2.0 is the result of more than one year of development to anticipate technologic and market changes. For this purpose LorikSoftware comes now in two ranges of programs to meet the current trends of cartography.
For cartographic production, LorikMapFactory provides a full autonomous workflow solution to create, manage and update cartographic assets up to prepress.In the GIS database publication field, LorikGISPublishing adds its high cartographic quality to the GIS information including layout, prepress or webmapping.
Both ranges cover all issues faced by the map industry:
- production of cartographic databases
- cost effective publication of GIS data
- automatic web mapping production
- revival of traditional cartographic assets
LoriKSoftware 2.0 brings many enhancements to the existing functions while proposing new tools and programs.
Data sharing with GIS systems is now possible with the capability to store data into an Oracle or PostgreSQL database. Huge data volumes can be now managed using all database storage benefits.
Rich Content Management stored as additional Attribute Tables comes now in standard. As in GIS programs one can either connect to existing tables or create its own content.
Adobe9 GeoPDF with full support of layers offers new opportunities for digital map publication and exchange. In addition, LorikSoftware 2.0 includes new layout-related functions to improve and ease atlases and guides creation.
Google compatibility is offered with the KML export among other capabilities. Other digital publication can be achieved thanks to the compatibility with the OpenLayer package. Moreover the flexibility of LorikSoftware 2.0 makes web outputs compliant with any web map server.
With LorikSoftware 2.0 Lorienne confirms more than 15 years of technology lead in the map design industry.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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November 25, 2008
The Land Administration of Strasbourg (C.U.S.) chooses the companies Lorienne and Geomod for the Cartographic part of its New Geographic Information System.
For the renewal of its Geographic Information System (GIS), The Land Administration of Strasbourg (CUS) selects the cartographic solution of Lorienne and Geomod.
Montreuil & Lyon, November 25th 2008 - After 2 years of consultancy for the renewal of its GIS, the Land Administration of Strasbourg in France awards the cartographic part to the Lorienne & Geomod companies.
For its cartographic publication, the Land Administration of Strasbourg selects the best solution to enhance and optimize its map production, plans and standard or thematic atlas, in particular taking into account the final graphic quality.
The winning solution integrates both interactive and automated tools that aim at producing achievements on various themes directly from the Land Administration reference database in Oracle, as well as some services to ease the solution implementation.
"The companies Geomod/Lorienne proposed the most appropriated solution to meet the strong cartographic edition requirements, as much for atlas automated production than for interactive tools, to design and update thematic customized maps and offering the most advanced graphic representations.." said Michel Rosio, GIS Department and R&D Manager within the CUS During the consulting part of the tender the Geomod/Lorienne collaboration has been able to demonstrate the benefits of the partnership in terms of competences and great expertise in the automated cartographic publication field. Geomod uses Cadcorp SIS technology from the British developer Cadcorp for dedicated software solutions integration.
Lorienne brings its excellence though its LorikSoftware technology to automate the cartographic representation from any kind of data.
Lorienne and Geomod propose complementary software solutions. The implementation of these technologies embodies a willingness of the two companies to collaborate, going back several years. The implementation of the partnership in this ambitious project is a real opportunity for Land Administrations who wish to upgrade their Cartographic Information System.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
About Geomod
Geomod has developed a unique expertise on advanced software solutions in Geomatic and modelling since 1995. Based on Cadcorp SIS technology, Geomod develops high level applications and modules involving topology, 3D, geodesy and unlimited terrain models, etc. Geomod offers and maintains state of the art modelling software for water engineering (Wallingford Software) and noise mapping (MITHRA-SIG). Geomod''s Brest office, specialising in marine geomatics," develops and sells the Java API ""KarMor"": the core of a navigation system reading official nautical electronic charts. Our customer references include administrations, local authorities, defence, map editors, research departments and research institutes.
About CadCorp
Established in 1991, Cadcorp is a leading UK developer and supplier of digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software, applications and associated services. With offices in the UK and the USA, Cadcorp''s distribution and value-added reseller (VAR) network stretches worldwide. The company also plays a pivotal technical role in the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.® (OGC®). The Cadcorp SIS - Spatial Information System product family is fully integrated digital mapping and GIS software that uses OGC certified compliant interfaces. Cadcorp technical director Martin Daly is an OGC Gardels Medal holder for his contribution to the OGC, and was one of the original members of the OGC Architecture Board. Cadcorp is an ISO9001:2000 and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certified company. Cadcorp SIS applications exist in local government, central government, emergency services, insurance, natural resource, mapping and surveying, commerce, utilities and many other markets.
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February 22, 2007
LorikSoftware 1.1 Cartographic Suite Hits the Market with Major Enhancements
Lorienne launches an improved version of its new redesigned suite of cartographic software with additional importing features.
Montreuil, France – February 22, 2007 – Following the launch of LorikSoftware 1.0 in September 2006, Lorienne announces the release 1.1 of its already recognized high end cartographic suite. Among others, LorikSoftware 1.1 comes with breakthrough innovations to import existing data sources into Lorienne map designs. Those include now the opportunity to interpret graphic information from PDF files and to inquire directly from Databases in order to create cartographic information.
From a production perspective, LorikSoftware 1.1 brings a raster Adobe Flash output format in LorikDigital.
All LorikSoftware 1.1 improvements are designed to increase long standing customers’ ROI in map production.
“The new scheduled LorikSoftware features demonstrate to our customers and partners that Lorienne leadership in cartographic design is proven robust” said Sébastien Lanoë, marketing product manager for LorikSoftware. “In addition, with PDF import, we want to offer map designers an alternative to convert deprecated or basic graphics file formats toward a professional cartographic asset system with the same level of high quality as any other Lorienne product” added Sébastien Lanoë.
LorikSoftware 1.1 new features include Database direct reading (Oracle Spatial and PostgreSQL) from multiple database sources enabling GIS file combination and optimized processes to manage large volume of information. Database information combination is made easier within a rocket speed process without programming requirement.
Importing PDF process becomes now a straight forward option for merging multiple graphic map files into a single LorikSoftware project. This import is fully WISIWIG and processes both in vector and raster modes. Discontinued file formats bases can be converted to revive the map information assets. Merged files result in a single cartographic base to benefit of the multi-products and large file management of LorikSoftware which means cost reduction in map updating.
Direct Adobe Flash output support in raster format expands opportunity to integrate LorikSoftware map projects into more image servers and therefore reducing web mapping integration costs.
LorikSoftware 1.1 will be made available progressively for free to existing customers under valid maintenance, by end of February. The new release also includes additional enhancements from LorikSoftware 1.0.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity.
Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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February 22, 2007
New LorikGISPublisher to Leverage LorikSoftware Productivity
Lorienne announces LorikGISPublisher a new application to increase the value added of the LorikSoftware 1.1 cartographic production suite.
Montreuil, France – February 22, 2007 – Simultaneously to the release of LorikSoftware 1.1, Lorienne expands its suite of cartographic applications with the new LorikGISPublisher. LorikGISPublisher integrates in one application: extraction, data processing and layout to generate directly maps from databases. LorikGISPublisher provides the map designer with an integrated solution to publish map on demand and to produce faster out of GIS databases. LorikGISPublisher is fully compatible and integrated with the other applications of the LorikSoftware suite and enables production combinations at a lower cost.
"Our expertise in the map production business enables us to imagine innovative solution in order to anticipate the market demand. With LorikGISPublisher Lorienne has been using its recognized expertise in map design software to create a productivity environment which benefits of the existing GIS databases content. The challenge for LorikGISPublisher was to combine the Lorienne high quality of map design with always evolving databases", says Jérôme Dietlin, Lead Developer of the LorikGISPublisher, who adds later: "We are now capable to offer the perfect solution to create map on customers requirements".
The LorikGISPublisher main benefit is to shorten the production of custom maps in a fast evolving map market. Additionally, LorikGISPublisher brings to new mapping actors a new approach of producing high quality maps on request, with combining multiple sources of GIS information.
LorikGISPublisher offers advanced features from direct extraction of relevant project data out of multiple databases to the final display of the map including sophisticated uncut text placement. This application provides an autonomous production environment for reducing processing time and therefore optimizing production of high quality map design. Additionally LorikGISPublisher introduce the concept of producing map on demand while including all possible layout and publishing features of the other LorikSoftware applications.
By integrating a common user interface with LorikGISMapper, LorikCartographer and LorikPublisher, Lorienne lower this new application learning curve. LorikGISPublisher will be available for shipping with the new release of LorikSoftware 1.1 by end of February 2007.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity.
Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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November 20, 2007
Lorienne and Novasys: The Technological Alliance
Novasys enriches Maponair™ by extending coverage to 15 countries with LorikSoftware
Montreuil, France and Lausanne, Switzerland - November 20th, 2006 - Novasys, the specialist in integrated systems for geo-localization, announces the complete revision of its web-oriented system for map display and routing with the LorikSoftware™ suite from Lorienne SA. When it supplied the first licences for CirrusWebMapping at the beginning of 2006 to Novasys, Lorienne also involved itself in the production schedule, coverage and quality level of this ambitious project. Thanks to the close cooperation between the technical teams of Novasys and Lorienne, Maponair™ is now on-line on www.maponair.com.
Maponair™ offers a set of user-friendly tools for map consultation and location of addresses in Europe and North America. At the beginning of 2006, Novasys was looking for a system to enhance the map quality of Maponair™ as fast as possible while increasing quality. Lorienne, specialized in high quality cartographic publishing software, proposed the integrated production line of CirrusWebMapping, which automates the production of maps from GIS or Oracle Data Bases and generates the maps for on-line publication. At present, CirrusWebMapping is the most powerful system on the market to progress data from geographic information to high level graphic representation.
Novasys, a Navteq partner since 1998, is able to process its Navstreet database to generate maps of Western Europe in the short time of six months, with an exceptional legibility level and graphical quality. With the flexibility and power of CirrusWebMapping, Novasys is able to generate twelve scales between 1:2 000 and 1:40 000 000. The partnership between Lorienne and Navteq has been one of the keys for the success of this project.
The Novasys technical team appreciates the ease with which Cirrus reads, analyses and transfers data in fully automated processes. From the resultant cartographic data base they automatically generates raster tiles of different scales with LorikDigital. These are processed in an image server for publication on Internet. Novasys is able to further enrich the product, thanks to LorikDigital, by adding a tiling of orthophotos onto the Maponair™ vector maps with an exclusive technology allowing for a smooth shift between the Navteq maps and the Aerial Photos. Novasys integrates mapping consultation tools for Internet Portals and for the localisation of points of interest. “Our customers can now appreciate their signboard highlighted and accurately positioned with this new version of Maponair™. Thanks to our collaborative work with Lorienne we reached new markets and developed our activity in the whole Europe, and soon in the whole world”, says Ali Hussein," VP Sales & Marketing of Novasys.
The engineers and the experts of both companies knew how to communicate throughout the project and Novasys appreciated Lorienne’s ability to react and the quality of their services. “We adhered to the project from the beginning and applied the necessary resources so that Maponair™ is now a window for our range of LorikSoftware™ products. It is always very satisfactory to see the fruit of our work valued by one of our customers! declares Jean-Paul Dehette CEO of Lorienne.
"The revision of Maponair™ is now a routine operation", automatically executed periodically - without human intervention. CirrusWebMapping is the ideal and unique solution for the automatic design and publication of maps on Internet.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software vendor established in France since 1991. With main expertise in object technology, Lorienne dedicated business is in software design, 2D & 3D graphics applications and users interfaces on any operating systems. Lorienne market focus in geomatic and mapping since 1993 with LorikSoftware, a suite of computer assisted cartography applications designed for the production of high demanding professional quality maps for digital and hardcopy publication.
About Novasys
Novasys is a leading company in location information services implemented in Internet, mobile and directory assistance solutions. Novasys serves its clients with a unique expertise in the areas of dynamic mapping, optimised driving directions and geographic information with its award winning platform MaponairTM. The map coverage is international, and Novasys is a precursor in its field, having introduced Flash and AJAX technologies in its products. Novasys has its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland and branches in Bern, Zurich, Paris and Rimini (I). Further information at: www.novasys.com.
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September 12, 2006
Lorienne Software's Cartographic Engine Shines with the addition of DMTI Spatial Data
Markham, ON, Canada and Montreuil, France – September 12, 2006 – Lorienne Software a premier provider in professional cartographic software have signed a Marketing and Technology partnership with DMTI Spatial™ (DMTI), the leading provider in Location Intelligence technology.
The partnership supplies Lorienne with DMTI's flagship mapping data, which will help to demonstrate their software’s unique graphics capabilities. DMTI’s CanMap® will primarily be used for product demonstrations and quality control enhancements of Lorienne’s LorikSoftware.
“DMTI’s database provides the ideal level of quality, which when combined with LorikSoftware™, enables the automatic production of multi-scale cartographic products, regardless of the media (electronic or hardcopy)," stated Sebastien Lanoé, Product Marketing Manager of Lorienne Software.
CanMap enhances and extends the LorikSoftware™ cartographic map output. Customers will gain even greater detailed map coverage due to the improved automated map production generated by the use of DMTI’s data. The result is improved visualization and interpretation of their online and hard copy publications.
Sebastien Lanoé, Product Marketing Manager of Lorienne Software added, "DMTI Spatial offers one of the best quality datasets I have ever seen in the cartographic business for the North American market. They come with an extraordinary precise level of information and detail.”
“We are excited that Lorienne has selected our location intelligence as the data fuel for their line of software applications for digital map design”", said George Staikos, Vice President, Sales & Marketing of DMTI Spatial.
About DMTI Spatial
DMTI Spatial is a leading provider of location based solutions that utilize the power of geography to help companies better understand their customers, markets and competition, allowing them to optimize resources, realize greater opportunities and maximize profitability. DMTI Spatial maintains a comprehensive database of individual point address locations across Canada and is the creator of: CanMap®, a nation-wide street map and routing database; GeoPinpoint™ Suite, geocoding software; integrated mapping and satellite imagery; and a comprehensive portfolio of points of interest data, postal geography, topographic maps and elevation data. To find out more," visit www.dmtispatial.com or call toll free: 1-877-477-3684.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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September 8, 2006
Enhanced LorikSoftware 1.0 Cartographic Suite Available Now!
Lorienne ships its new redesigned suite of software with advanced features to meet map market evolution
Montreuil, France – September 8, 2006 – Lorienne announces the immediate availability of the new LorikSoftware 1.0 suite. This full suite of applications has been designed to satisfy all cartography requirements including direct digitalization, GIS databases import or even traditional printing film recovery. Produced maps are layout for direct printing, vector or raster file formats applicable to paper publication, and digital file tiles suitable for the Internet or any digital output.
The new range of LorikSoftware applications includes: LorikGISMapper 1.0, designed for the automatic map production from GIS sources. It interprets most common GIS formats to design maps with no or a minimum of human interactions. LorikCartographer 1.0, the LorikSoftware suite kernel dedicated to vector map creation from raster backgrounds (aerial or satellite images, preparations), digitalized printing film updates or automated mapmaking from GIS database processing. LorikPublisher 2.0, designed for the publishing of maps out of the cartographic bases produced within LorikCartographer. It uses an enhanced extraction engine with layout features to produce raster or vector output formats compatible with all printer or plotter devices. LorikDigital 1.0, designed to publish digital content produced within LorikCartographer. It exports tiles in jpg, gif, png, tiff or geotiff rasters or EPS or PDF vectors and files required to build Web and digital applications.
Each software component is available separately for installation on a single workstation within a very easy licensing mechanism, according to the user''s needs. This major launch finalizes the complete software product renewal of Lorienne in order to offer a wider, state-of-the-art and homogenous suite to fit the market and technology current and future evolutions. In addition to many new features, LorikSoftware 1.0 comes now as a comprehensive map production environment to produce all kind of maps: Flat maps, Atlas and Directories, Internet and covers the traditional printing film update needs. All pieces of software are closely integrated together to simplify its use and offer a user-friendly and intuitive interface to faster its learning curve.
The new suite replaces the previous Dry 2 and Cirrus suites as well as LorikPublisher 1 and LorikWeb software which are now entering a discontinued development cycle. Corrective maintenance will apply to the oldest version of the software. The current customers with a fully paid maintenance agreement will be upgraded at no cost to the new suite. Applicable customers can download the new LorikSoftware 1.0 from Lorienne's web site. A crossable between the previous and the new licenses will be automatically defined when applying for the generation of the new licence codes required to activate the new software.
The new LorikSoftware suite will get additional functions in the next few months to increase the features for applications in order to closely meet to the evolving market. As a consequence, Oracle databases direct import, PDF format reading and outputting in Flash format should be part of the new coming LorikSoftware development.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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February 26, 2003
Lorienne and Navigation Technologies announce the signing of a partnership contract
Lorienne’s Cirrus and NAVTEQ™ digital cartography united for strategic project
Montreuil, February 26, 2003 – Lorienne, developer of the Cirrus system from the Lorik™ line of software products, has signed a partnership agreement with Navigation Technologies, a world leader in the field of digital road map production. This cooperation will permit the enjoining of Lorik’s computer engineering technologies in the graphics domain with Navigation Technologies’ expertise in digital cartographic databases.
For this project, Navigation Technologies has put at Lorienne’s disposal the very latest version of its NAVSTREETS data product in ESRI Shape format. Cirrus, from the Lorik™ line of products, allows users to process raw data in order to optimize their graphic value in an entirely automated environment. The cartographic database that results from this process reaches unmatched quality, ready to be mined for any type of print or Internet/Intranet publication. With its application LorikWeb, your geodata will disseminated on your Website, in parametered mosaic raster.
The intent of this study is to serve as a showcase for the Cirrus system as well as NAVSTREETS data. Its ultimate objective, of course, is to develop and promote Lorienne and NAVTEQ™ products so as to expand domestic and international markets.
“This technical partnership enables to produce a complete finished map by achieving significant time savings. We mainly focus on automating the NAVTEQ™ database importation process offering more facilities to parameter the data transfer,” explains Sébastien Lanoë, Marketing Executive at Lorienne.
”The difficult issue of taking a very complex and feature rich vector database like NAVSTREETS and turning it into high quality cartography has always been a challenging process and often requires a lot of manual intervention. The results of Lorienne’s automated technology will surprise everyone”, notes Alastair Protheroe , Marketing Director Business Division Europe - Navigation Technologies.
“We are counting a great deal on this partnership to further establish Cirrus’ reputation as a product geared towards organizations who use localized cartographic databases, and who have a growing need for accurate and legible representation,” notes Jean-Paul Dehette, CEO of Lorienne. “This collaboration will enable players in certain domains to finally achieve the much sought-after quality and productivity needed to differentiate themselves beyond question in the eyes of their clients.”
The generation of digital cartographic data by NAVTEQ™ and the use of Cirrus to interpret those data represents a model solution in today’s production environment, where productivity and quality remain paramount, but in which timeframes are steadily shrinking.
About Navigation Technologies:
Navigation Technologies is a leading provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation, Internet/wireless applications and business solutions. Navigation Technologies was founded in 1985 and currently has 1 200 employees worldwide, including 455 in Europe, in 100 offices in 18 countries. For more information about Navigation Technologies, please contact our press department or visit our Web site at www.navteq.com
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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August 30, 2002
Lorienne and Gras reveal the integration of the edbs/atkis reader in lorik(tm) software solutions
Montreuil, France and Berlin, Germany, August 30th, 2002 - Lorienne S.A and GraS GmbH announce the integration of the EDBS/ATKIS reader in the GISLink system from the Lorik(tm) line of software Products.
Designed for ATKIS data users who need to publish high quality visual representation, the EDBS reader will bring significant added-value to the existing GISLink interface module.
ATKIS / EDBS is the main vector data exchange format used by the German surveying and mapping organizations. GraS GmbH, the distributor of all range of Lorik(tm) Software in the German speaking territories widely contributed to develop the EDBS / ATKIS reader to meet the growing German market demand, being a recognized expert of graphics software and familiar to Geo-IT projects.
Lorik(tm) Software Solutions including Dry, Nuages and Cirrus will offer access to ATKIS /EDBS data through GISLink interface module for producing high quality maps to be published direct from ATKIS/EDBS database geometric information. GISLink's primary function is to transfer geometrical entities through user-specified set of rules. GISLink therefore transforms ATKIS original data into entities fully symbolised and ready to be handled in Lorik(tm) Software products for the finishing touches on the map prior to online or hardcopy publication.
"By extending the GISLink compatibilities", we demonstrate our will to present Lorik(tm) line of products as the ultimate complementary system designed to exploit geodata information for mapping-oriented "purposes"" states Jean-Paul Dehette,CEO of Lorienne SA. ""We believe that GraS will supply enhanced value for the German market being strategic both in size and required expertise".
"This first conjoint Software project of Lorienne and GraS represents the first step to stay in closer contact with the special requirements of the German market regarding map production and available Geodata." states Peter Freimuth, Product Manager of Lorik Products at GraS GmbH. "We believe that this AddOn and those which will follow in future, will surely increase the acceptance of the already high quality products from Lorik at the german market"
Both GraS GmbH and Lorik(tm) of Lorienne SA participate in the Intergeo 2002 (stand n° Q34", Hall 9.1)to be held at Frankfurt (Exhibition Centre) from 16 to 18 October 2002. EDBS - ATKIS reader will be presented during this event together with the whole Lorik(tm) Digital mapping Solutions.
About GraS GmbH
GraS GmbH was founded in 1982 in Berlin to become the major player promoting the International Graphics Standard GKS. GraS has developed many graphic software products and has evolved toward the data visualization and the GIS markets. GraS is recognized for his high-level expertise and his complete range of services provided to the main industries in Germany.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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May 22, 2002
Lorienne and Tele Atlas announce the signing of a partnership contract
Montreuil, May 22, 2002 - Lorienne, creator of the Cirrus system from the Lorik(tm) line of software products, has signed a partnership agreement with Tele Atlas, a world leader in the field of digital road map production.
This cooperation will permit the enjoining of Lorik''s computer engineering technologies in the graphics domain with Tele Atlas expertise in digital cartographic databases.
For this project, Tele Atlas has put at Lorienne's disposal the very latest version of its Multinet (version 01.5) in Shape format. Cirrus, from the Lorik(tm) line of products, allows users to process raw data in order to optimize their graphic value in an entirely automated environment. The cartographic database that results from this process reaches unmatched quality, ready to be mined for any type of print or Internet/Intranet publication.
The intent of this study is to serve as a showcase for the Cirrus system as well as Multinet data. Its ultimate objective, of course, is to develop and promote Lorienne and Tele Atlas products so as to expand domestic and international markets.
"This project will allow us to capitalize on the high-quality data produced by the processing of zones that contain high concentrations of information. We go about importing from these zones by creating conditions for importing geometry, in addition to defining a host of positioning rules that govern the import of text and labels. These data, texts, and curves are read and exploited by Cirrus. This method of automation reduces processing time and increases productivity by a significant degree," explains Sébastien Lanoë, Director of Marketing at Lorienne.
"By forging this relationship, Lorienne and Tele Atlas demonstrate that their mutual products offer a true added value. Tele Atlas was born out of an increasing demand for digital data, and Cirrus enables an optimum graphic rendering of our Multinet product," says Richard d'Humières, Director of Sales and Marketing at Tele Atlas France.
"We have already proven that combining the two products produces exceptional results. We are counting a great deal on this partnership to further establish Cirrus reputation as a product geared towards organizations who use localized cartographic databases, and who have a growing need for accurate and legible representation," notes Jean-Paul Dehette, CEO of Lorienne.
This collaboration will enable players in certain domains to finally achieve the much sought-after quality needed to differentiate themselves beyond question in the eyes of their clients.
The generation of digital cartographic data by Tele Altas and the use of Cirrus to interpret those data represents a model solution in today's production environment, where productivity and quality remain paramount, but in which timeframes are steadily shrinking.
About Tele Atlas
The Tele Atlas company was founded over fifteen years ago and has persistently invested in the digitalization of the Western European road network ever since. Tele Atlas possesses the largest and most detailed European cartographic database, covering 18 countries with over 343 million inhabitants. Tele Atlas also owns a complete cartographic database covering the United States, with its 283 million inhabitants. The company employs over 1,800 individuals in 21 countries and had sales figures of 70.9 million euros in 2001. The company is listed on the new Frankfort stock market. Tele Atlas cartography is utilized in the three key domains in the geo-referencing market, which include services based on geolocalization geographic information systems (GIS), and on-board vehicle navigation. Tele Atlas cartography is integrated into the majority of applications linked to new technologies, which are revolutionizing many aspects of daily life for companies and individuals.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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April 4, 2002
Cirrus chosen by the National Geographic Institute of Belgium
The National Geographic Institute of Belgium has adopted Lorik’s Cirrus technology for Automatic Topographic Map Production.
Brussels and Paris, April 4, 2002 – Lorik, a Lorienne, Inc. company, and the National Geographic Institute of Belgium announce the latter’s selection of Cirrus for automating its map production procedures, to be driven by vector data stored in a Geographic Information System.
The National Geographic Institute of Belgium (NGI), which has among its goals the production of a series of topographic maps of Belgian territory, has brought new direction to digital map production.
To that end, the NGI aims to create a single production chain merging data at a scale of 1/10,000th and Jan-50,000th into a continuous ArcInfo database. The basic geometry is scaled at 1/10,000th and serves as the framework for future conventional maps. The NGI also hopes to incrementally automate its symbolization procedures for producing GIS-generated maps. The NGI has thus adopted the Cirrus software solution, created by Lorik, as a cartographic system to complement the ArcInfo GIS.
“Cirrus opens up new possibilities in implementing an automated production chain by enabling a transition from a single GIS to multiple Cartographic Information Systems (CIS),” states Eric Bayers, Director of Cartography at the NGI, also heading the Cirrus project.
Cirrus offers powerful tools for map production automation stemming from geographic data and guarantees the visual quality of resulting maps. The software provides the NGI an integrated solution in a seamless environment that merges all phases of the map production process.
“Cirrus offers automatic text and label placement tools as well as powerful, highly-innovative tools for creating symbols on curves – all of which complement in a seamless fashion the tools already provided in other Lorik software solutions,” according to Eric Bayers.
The NGI will therefore be able to construct a true cartographic database fed by vector data generated by the ArcInfo GIS, as well as employ Cirrus to establish a methodical approach to optimizing the map production chain.
“By supplying the NGI, we are demonstrating that Cirrus is technology of the future that distinguishes itself as a tool for exploiting GIS information”, says Jean-Paul Dehette, CEO of Lorienne, Inc. “Cirrus combines automatic processes and interactive work with great ease, thus offering vast flexibility in managing cartographic projects."
About the National Geographic Institute of Belgium
The National Geographic Institute of Belgium", as it is known today, was created in 1976. The NGI is a public body and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Defense. The NGI has several missions concerning Belgian territory including the collection, management, processing, and analysis of spatial data. The NGI is particularly charged with establishing topographic databases and creating map series that are derived from a single database at a scale of 1/10,000th. The NGI establishes and distributes norms and directives concerning the content, quality, and exchange format of topographic databases.
About Lorienne
Lorienne S.A. is an independent software house established in France since 1991 with its core business in high end cartographic software for map publication professionals. Lorienne worldwide operations address all map designers concerned by high quality and productivity. Open to multiple data sources, Lorienne software provides added values solutions to expand opportunities of map production regardless of the purpose or business model. Committed to cartography excellence, Lorienne supplied solutions covering the widest mapping requirements of the national surveys and institutes, defences and administrations, publishers and service bureaus.
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