Infiniti Systems Group develops, integrates, maintains and deploys
for the capture, storage, retrieval, display, and analysis of geospatial business
information. These systems fall within the general categories of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), Facility Management (FM) Systems and Computer-Aided Design Drafting
(CADD) Systems but may also be called by other names including Emergency Information
Systems (EIS) or Land Information Systems (LIS). Fundamentally, these systems manage
and display information that provides geospatial or location significance.
Metaphor applications at Infiniti Systems are driven by web based
GIS technology for visualization using either Oracle or SQL Server technologies
to manage and maintain the data.
Our
Metaphor solution is specifically tailored to address the issues
and obstacles you seek to overcome. Unlike out-of-the-box or turnkey solutions which
fall short on many requirements, an ISG
Metaphor solution provides
a total integration addressing ALL of your needs. Our software product provides
a base line for custom integration meeting your specific needs regarding any GIS
requirements. Those requirements are seamlessly integrated in our system and deployed
as a web based portal to your specific GIS environment. Our data integration module
can take any graphical item within GIS and totally customize any customer specific
data regarding that item within any layer in the system. This gives total flexibility
to develop and maintain data warehouse of information related to your GIS environment.
Metaphor®
GIS application from Infiniti Systems Group
Metaphor [ met -uh-fawr ] ; the understanding of one concept
in terms of another. The first can be economically described because implicit and
explicit attributes from the second are used to enhance the description of the first.
If you have invested, or are considering investing in a Geospatial Information System,
have you considered the costs and labor associated with turning your data into actionable
information?
Information is what Metaphor is all about:
Once you have assembled CAD drawings, Topographical maps, GPS Data, imagery , and
other multimedia sources. Your next task is to link this information to your enterprise
database.
That completed, you are faced with a major strategic choice:
You can acquire a mapping technology such as MapGuide Enterprise / Open Source, or
ESRI’s ArcIMS / ArcGIS Servers then develop custom applications that will make your
data accessible. Along the way, make sure the whole package is web enabled so you
can distribute the information to your clients, staff or associates..
OR
Deploy Metaphor from Infiniti (we have done most of the work for you)
• Already MapGuide and ESRI enabled.*
• All facility and infrastructure data stored in a centralized system. (easily and
instantly accessible from the desktop)
• Delivered via Internet browser with standard web protocol. (requires no client
software - browser plug-in may be required)
• Centralized management of application components and data sources. (can be deployed
as a hosted –ASP– solution)
• Information in your mapping application can be accessed in a variety of ways including
customized reports, queries and tabular interfaces. (with real-time linking to
spatial features)
• Administration Management module simplifies data entry, security and maintenance.
(more robust end-user access administration)
*ESRI ArcIMS/ArcGIS may require seperate
licensing depending on hosting
Metaphor applications
are SECURE, INTUITIVE and SCALABLE.
Metaphor enables more effective decision-making across the entire organization,
through the integration of traditional text base data (DBMS) and spatial data (CAD/GIS/GPS/Imagery).
Decision-makers are able to use
Metaphor to increased operational efficiency,
improve data accessibility, better manage data, and expedite both strategic capital
planning and tactical project prioritization.
Metaphor applications have
the ability to eliminate the need for "islands of information" syndrome – reducing
the risk of integration of multiple disparate systems.
Metaphor combines the latest in database technologies, Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) technology and Programming technologies (.NET) to deliver an intelligent
visualization application that allows access assets through a visual interface.
Instantly visualize information through a web browser via any internet connected
PC.
Data is managed through a relation database program interface that is intuitive,
functional and secure.
Metaphor is a GIS driven intelligent visualization application
integrated with any RDBMS providing a ‘map based’ view of an organizations macro
and micro infrastructure to standardize, expedite, analyze and simplify access to
data.
Information in your municipal mapping application can be accessed in a variety of
ways including customized reports, queries and tabular interfaces with real-time
linking to spatial features.
A customized report might be accessed from a clickable special interface.
Clicking on the map property produces a report or a list of available reports
which appear in a new window.
Make Your Vision and Your Investment Meaningful
You have invested a lot in the development of your company’s facility management
systems. Now it’s time to let it help the decision making process AND help
front-line employees understand why it’s relevant to them.
Connect people to the “BIG” picture of their infrastructure.
Assist with decisions that lead to cost saving solutions.
Help people understand how they can apply the system to their daily work.
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Communities and Municipalities:
Community based GIS applications are rapidly becoming
a necessity for counties, municipalities and towns. Many communities have desktop
GIS software in-house and many of these have developed web based GIS applications.
For the most part, the web based applications that have been developed are little
more than map viewers, limited to locating and viewing tax information. There is,
however, a growing awareness that GIS can provide more functionality and become
a focal point in the management and operation of government.
Metaphor technology can become an integral part of
almost all governmental functions: property assessment; land use and zoning issues;
road construction and maintenance; open-space acquisitions, operations and management
and precinct delineation to name a few.
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School Districts:
School superintendents can now c ommunicate with school board members, parents and
students about changes in policy, coordinate changes in school districts, planning
bus routes, assessing socio-economic needs of students, planning for change, monitoringpatterns
and trends in land use, housing and population characteristics. All of these responsibilities
can be better managed through a .
Metaphor solution.
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Airports:
Metaphor applications were originally developed
to help manage airports. Airport decision makers must assimilate vast amounts of
information required to make timely decisions about the infrastructure they control.
They are responsible for managing and planning terminals, buildings, runways, roads,
land use, environmental protection, operations, maintenance, security and business
development in and around the airport. Metaphor
applications will make it possible to spatially link, and integrate information
that is difficult to associate through any other means.
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Private Sector Facilities:
Effectively managing complex facility assets poses significant challenges. Companies
that can effectively manage assets and facilities in a cost-effective manner will
gain a more competitive market position. Metaphor
applications for facility and asset management coordinates the principles of business
operations, architecture and engineering with the people and the physical environment
they work in, expediting processes and reducing costs.
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Higher Education:
Colleges and Universities today face increased enrollment, declining support and
aging infrastructures. At the same time, their infrastructure is often not well
organized and difficult to manage and operate. Metaphor
applications coordinate the principles of business operations, architecture and
engineering with the people and the physical environment they work in, expediting
processes and reducing costs associated with facility and asset management.
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Health Care:
Rising health care costs and growing competition among health care providers has
set the stage for an application that can be used to track assets and manage laboratory
activity. Within a hospital, Metaphor
applications can help administrators discover the power and versatility of GIS based
applications beyond managing the physical facility.
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