ASTROLABE, LLC. Launches Map Hosting From $12 a Month

Astrolabe, LLC. www.astrolabemapping.com unveiled its map hosting service to provide interactive GIS capabilities to the masses. For as little as $12 a month, corporations, governments, students, and individuals can reap the benefits of GIS. Subscribers simply upload their data to the astrolabe server, and a customized map will be generated for them. In fact, the Astrolabe Process is so simple, that even the most basic excel database or text file may be converted into a map.

(PRWEB) May 6, 2004 -- Astrolabe, LLC. www.astrolabemapping.com unveiled its map hosting service to provide interactive GIS capabilities to the masses. For as little as $12 a month, corporations, governments, students, and individuals can reap the benefits of GIS. Subscribers simply upload their data to the astrolabe server, and a map will be customized map will be generated for them.

In fact, the Astrolabe Process is so simple, that even the most basic excel database or text file may be converted into a map.

Unlike other map hosts, Astrolabe produces maps from standard everyday data, so that no GIS knowledge, expertise, or products are required from the client. We believe that our clients should receive the maximum benefits of GIS without having to worry about the technical details" said Ian Alexander, President of Astrolabe Mapping. Astrolabe hopes this technique will draw broad interest from clients who previously saw GIS as too costly, or knew little about the benefits of mapping and spatial analysis.