United Power Implements GO! Sync® (Redline)

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Carlsbad, CA, March 30, 2006: United Power, one of the fastest growing electric cooperatives in the United States, has implemented the award-winning GO! Sync® (Redline) mapping application to deliver enterprise GIS data to field workers across its service area. Located in Brighton, Colorado, the cooperative serves more than 60.000 customers over 16 cities located across an area of 900 square miles along the north central range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Recognizing the considerable productivity gains that can be achieved by deploying a Mobile GIS, United Power selected the Geospatial Solutions Division of Tadpole Technology Group to supply software that would improve workflow efficiencies by introducing fit for purpose GIS into the field operations. By leveraging ESRI's ArcGIS® Engine software, GO! Sync (Redline) enables crews to view, verify and capture geospatial information on tablets or laptops with minimal to no training.

"Deploying an enterprise Mobile GIS has been a goal of United Power for several years," stated Diego Portillo, GIS Coordinator of United Power "We selected GO! Sync (Redline) because it not only allows users to view and redline enterprise data, but it enables field workers to seamlessly share their field sketches, upload information to the enterprise and make use of field specific tools such as tracing, custom searches, navigation and routing. The flexibility of this software allows us to easily customize the application and thus tailor it to our needs."

In addition to offering standard mapping tools and sketching functionality, GO! Sync (Redline) provides a framework within which an organization can begin to deploy a mobile GIS system designed specifically for its own operational and technical environment. This has allowed United Power to add its own custom tools, such as a grid locator and deploy and manage the application over a range of network connections as the system evolves.

About GO! Sync®
GO! Sync is The Mobile GIS StandardTM ideal for organizations such as utilities, municipalities and cooperatives with field crews or mobile and casual users. GO! Sync leverages investments in ESRI's ArcGIS® software to extend the power of enterprise GIS to the field. About the Geospatial Solutions Division of Tadpole Technology Group The Geospatial Solutions Division is a leading supplier of geospatial applications and technology for the office-based and mobile user.