GTS Analyst combines geographic search with an enterprise-strength engine to enable instant notification to watch standers, investigators and analysts when critical events occur -- even when they are away from their stations. GTS Analyst uses natural-language processing (NLP) to automatically read and identify explicit and implied geographic references within structured and unstructured documents. By displaying the geographic location within documents in a traditional GIS environment, important relationships and patterns can be visualized.
"Since nearly 80 percent of all digital writing contains at least one or more geospatial references, MetaCarta's technology is a powerful tool for state and local agencies," said Randy Ridley, MetaCarta's vice president and general manager of Public Sector Systems. "We're looking forward to helping these agencies better exploit their information to create actionable intelligence faster to support their missions and serve their constituents."
Grant applications must be submitted to MetaCarta no later than October 31, 2006. More information is available online.
