Providence GIS Solutions Announces Partnership with Topcon Positioning Systems

Flagship Enterprise Center client, Providence GIS Solutions, has signed on as a GIS Software Integrator for Topcon Positioning Systems. Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is the global leader in the development and manufacturing of precision positioning equipment. The company offers the largest selection of innovative precision GPS and GNSS systems, commercial lasers, optical instruments for surveying and civil engineering applications, machine control, and agricultural products.

Providence GIS Solutions as a GIS Software Integrator will be able to integrate software and resell software, while working with TPS to develop GIS software to meet the needs of the TPS customers.

Jason Tuck, Founder and CEO of Providence GIS Solutions said, “This is a big deal for Providence GIS Solutions. We desire to meet the GIS and GPS needs of our clients. This is one more avenue where we can benefit our clients. Topcon has proven the willingness and desire to put their customers first with solutions which make sense and are cost beneficial to the customer. There is a great support network for the Topcon product which we are extremely excited about as well.” Tuck explained that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are just one vital layer to a Geographical Information System. GPS aids in the accuracy and collection of data for all industries. GPS also allows for the increased efficiency of work flows inside of an organization. This lowers the cost for purchasers of TPS units.

Adam Hoeksema, Client Services Manager at the Flagship Enterprise Center said, “Again we are excited to see Providence expand their product and service offerings through strategic partnerships. It is great for our state and our community to have an emerging GIS startup that has the opportunity to take part in the explosive growth coming to the smart grid industry.”

Providence GIS Solutions is a full service GIS Consulting firm focused on providing the expertise required to design and maintain effective and cost efficient Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions to electrical utilities.

Located at Exit 22 on I-69, the Flagship Enterprise Center is a new-business incubator and growth-stage business accelerator. The FEC is the result of a partnership between Anderson University and the City of Anderson, and has been instrumental in the launching of over 60 companies with the creation of some 1500 jobs since its inception in 2005. For more information on the FEC, contact Adam Hoeksema at (765) 622-7960 or visit the FEC website at www.flagshipenterprise.org

Providence is a leading provider of Geographic Information System (GIS) services for the electrical utilities. Providence is here to provide a cost efficient GIS solution for electrical utilities.

TomTom Expands Partnership with Blom to Improve Road Networks in Europe

With the help of TomTom's professional traffic analysis tools, Blom – a European provider of GIS services – can now enable governments in Europe to identify and solve the bottlenecks in their road network quickly and at reduced costs. TomTom and Blom already cooperate in creating the largest 3D city model database and are now expanding their partnership to support Blom in selling TomTom's advanced traffic products.
With TomTom's unique traffic products, Blom can support municipalities, regions, provinces and national government authorities across Europe with bottleneck analysis, evaluation studies and investment proposals in order to help their customers improve travel times for the entire European road network. TomTom's historical traffic database includes more than five trillion anonymous data points and continues to grow with over six billion data points collected per day.
"The expansion of our partnership with Blom is proof of the growing demand for advanced traffic analysis to help reduce traffic congestion and save costs," said Nuno Campos, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TomTom Licensing. "With the addition of TomTom's accurate historical traffic analyses, Blom can help speed up policy and decision-making within governments."
"Blom are always looking to bring innovative solutions to the marketplace and we believe that TomTom's historic traffic analysis technology is one such example. Therefore, expanding on what is already a successful partnership with TomTom was the next logical step for Blom to take," said Jan Skybak, Vice President of Sales & Marketing of Blom.
The granularity of TomTom's historical traffic database is reflected in products like Custom Travel Times and Custom Area Analysis which enable analysis to be made for any individual road segment or a larger geographical area. The analyses are quickly and easily available through TomTom's online professional web portal: http://trafficstats.tomtom.com. A leading European Data Protection Authority has confirmed the data delivered by TomTom to be compliant with strict privacy regulations.
About TomTom
TomTom is a global supplier of location and navigation products and services. We provide consumers and enterprise, government and automotive industry customers with digital maps, traffic intelligence, navigation software, PNDs, automotive systems, fleet management services, smartphone apps, fitness devices, POIs and speedcam intelligence. 
Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and operates from 50 locations in 35 countries.
TomTom (AEX: TOM2) is listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.tomtom.com. For the most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic information please visit www.tomtom.com/livetraffic