The HP Advantage for GIS 
  
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From environmental monitoring and demographic analysis to sales 
territory planning and competition tracking, Hewlett-Packard and 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can help you work more 
productively. 
   Geographic Information Systems help geographers, cartographers, 
planners and other professionals manage and analyze large databases of 
spatial information. By allowing users to quickly access, edit, and 
display complex social and economic data on computerized maps, GIS 
makes it easier and less expensive to handle countless geographically 
defined tasks-including monitoring property ownership and tax 
assessment, planning emergency services, and tracking the progress of 
oil spills. 
   Every day, GIS users are discovering the advantages of HP 
workstations. That's because our workstations feature capabilities 
that are essential for GIS applications. 
   Managing Data. No matter what your GIS application, you need quick 
and easy access to large databases and that's what you get from HP 
Everybody shares the same database and can maintain instant access to 
it from anywhere on the network. And HP offers a full range of devices 
for storing almost unlimited amounts of data. 
   Graphic results. HP workstations are known for their graphics. In 
GIS that means you can easily transform massive amounts of data into 
meaningful charts, graphs, and even sophisticated terrain models. Our 
wide selection of graphics systems and monitors lets you choose exactly 
the right graphics for your application-from inexpensive, fast 2D 
systems to 3D systems that can handle the most complex tasks. 
   Working together. No doubt your system is used by many different 
professionals and for many types of GIS applications. HP's highly 
acclaimed networking and communications capabilities let users 
transparently share files and information, and provide access to remote 
plotters, printers and servers. And HP workstations can work with 
virtually all the computing systems you currently use. 
   In addition, the HP workstation environment gives you complete 
flexibility in configuring networks of any size. No matter how you set 
up your present network, you can change or expand it with more users, 
locations, and applications in the future. 
   Outstanding Price/Performance. With HP you get the system that's 
exactly right for you. HP makes a wide range of workstations-from the 
low-cost, power-packed Series 400 to the Series 10000 graphics 
superworkstation. Plus a wide array of personal computers, plotters, 
and printers. 
   Powerful Solutions. To ensure that you receive the best possible 
performance from your systems, HP has teamed up with the leading 
solution suppliers to address a wide range of GIS applications. These 
include mapping, utilities management, natural resource management, 
demographic analysis, political redistricting, earthquake analysis, 
transportation system design, as well as countless other public and 
commercial applications. 
  
A Company You Can Depend On 
With the GIS market growing so rapidly, you need a company that will 
keep you ahead with the latest systems, solutions, and technology, 
especially graphics, networking, and database management. You also need 
a company that will protect your investment for the long term. 
   Not only is HP a technology leader, our workstations come with a 
guaranteed growth path. That means as we develop new technologies and 
new workstations, you'll be able to take advantage of them while 
protecting your current investment. 
   And as one of the world's largest computer makers with an 
international reputation for reliability and dependability, you can be 
sure HP will be there when you need us. 
  
For more information, call 1-800-752-0900 for the location of your 
local HP sales office. In areas outside of the U.S., contact your local 
HP sales office. 
  
The information contained in this document is subject to change without 
notice. 
  
Photo courtesy of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Genasys, 
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The HP Advantage for GIS