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1. 1. Users and manufacturers of geographic information systems have begun addressing the problem of non-interoperable technology

   poseidon.fcw.com/pubs/fcw/1999 - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/20/1999   Last Visited: 4/25/2001

   Because another FEMA project , the National Emergency Management Information System , uses an Oracle database , FEMA chose to move to Oracle to maintain consistency , said Ed Corvi , manager of FEMA's Mapping and Analysis Center.
   
   But Corvi said he did not want to switch without knowing that the database could handle spatial data. We wanted a stable spatial component , he said. A new combination that Oracle and MapInfo worked out made it worthwhile for us to jump into the Oracle database..
   
   Oracle and MapInfo integrated MapInfo's suite of World Wide Web-based spatial and mapping products with Oracle databases to enable users to manage and analyze geographic data in Oracle8i.
   
   FEMA plans to complete its prototype by the end of November while it builds an interactive mapping Web site for its Response and Recovery Directorate , which leads FEMA's disaster response operation.
   
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   Corvi said he wants to use MapInfo's Java-based MapXtreme tool to develop Internet-ready spatial applications that will render the static maps interactive and customizable.
   
   Lost in the Translation However , Corvi and other GIS users still must translate from one GIS vendor's format to the format of another. Corvi uses MapInfo's translator to convert from ESRI's standard Shape files to MapInfo's Tab files and vice versa.

2. 2. MapInfo, Oracle Team on Software Mapping Solution

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   Published on: 4/26/1999   Last Visited: 1/30/2001

   The solution will allow officials who respond to emergencies to get information more quickly and in a clear format, enabling them to make better decisions, said Ed Corvi, manager of FEMA's Mapping and Analysis Center.
   
   One benefit of the application is that it will make the spatial data easily accessible to all the FEMA departments through intranets, said Corvi. Departments will be able to perform basic mapping functions on their own, freeing up the Mapping and Analysis Center to do more complex GIS work, he said.

3. 3. MapInfo

   www.mapinfo.com/press/index.cf - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/7/1999   Last Visited: 6/20/2003

   "The Oracle Internet Platform will provide departments within our agency with a vastly improved method of accessing Web-based spatial information," said Ed Corvi, manager of the Mapping and Analysis Center (MAC) at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).