PRESS RELEASES
MAPIT DELIVERS MAPSET GEARED FOR 2010 SOCCER WORLD CUP
February 2010
To overcome the myriad logistical challenges associated with the Soccer World Cup, soccer fans and officials will have access to a special soccer edition mapset based on the most detailed mapping data yet available of South Africa.
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ST GROUP PROVIDES WORLD-CLASS VECTOR MAPPING DATA THROUGH NEW PARTNERSHIP DEAL
April 2010
JOHANNESBURG – March 31, 2010 – Going off course and feeling disoriented in unfamiliar territories is time-consuming, unproductive and not pleasant. Being “lost”, however, is becoming something of the past, as location intelligence, mobility and fleet management solutions provider, ST Group, now provides its clients with access to unsurpassed vector mapping data through a new partnership deal.
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DIGITAL MAP PIONEER AND FOUNDER OF MAPIT RETIRES
April 2010
Ray Wilkinson, pioneer of commercially viable digital mapping in South Africa and founder of MapIT, is stepping down as MD. Wilkinson has handed over the leadership of the company he started eight years ago to Etienne Louw, a professionally qualified geo-spatial application expert and director of Spatial Security Solutions for African Astronautics. Louw will take the reins as managing director at the beginning of May 2010.
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MASSMART ENDORSES MAPIT’S MARKETSCOPE
April 2010
Massmart, one of the largest distributors of high volume, low margin branded consumer goods in Africa, and a leading retailer of general merchandise, liquor and home improvement equipment, has linked up with MapIT, Southern Africa’s premier supplier of digital map data, to generate geo-spatial business intelligence for the group’s continued expansion.
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ONLINE MAP AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA’A MOST BEAUTIFUL ULTRA-MARATHON
February 2010
The route of South Africa?s most beautiful ultra-marathon, The Old Mutual Two Oceans race that meanders through suburban Cape Town past Table Mountain and over Chapman?s Peak, is once again available in an interactive online format from the official Two Oceans website.
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MAPPING COMPANY ASSISTS IN FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
February 2010
Unconstrained by customs posts and navigational barriers, infectious diseases can cross boundaries and infiltrate communities with deadly ease. Organisations struggling with the spread of HIV/AIDS have to confront this dilemma every day.
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BROADENING THE MARKET FOR GEO-ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
October 2009
A high level "best of breed" collaboration agreement between MapIT, South Africa's leading developer of digital mapping data, and marketing insights company, Knowledge Factory, has dramatically expanded opportunities for the commercial application of location-based demographic and market data in South Africa...
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MapIT announces a geo-coding service for MarketScope
October 2009
Muddled, 'dirty' or inaccurate customer data bases cause more indirect harm to a company and contribute more to bottom line losses than most people realise...
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MapIT partners with Telogis to offer Geospatial Technology to Fleet Management Companies
October 2009
Telogis – the leading global platform for enterprise Location Based Services, has collaborated with MapIT to offer new technology and map data for fleet management and logistics companies in the Sub-Saharan region...
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MapIT provides new and improved route information for the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge
September 2009
On the 15th of November, the Waterfall Country Estate and The City of Joburg will be hosting the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge and to facilitate cyclists prior to the race and on the day, MapIT has supplied a new route profile and upto-date aerial photographs to enable them to familiarize themselves with the
route...
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MapIT & FM Media provide businesses with web and mobi mapping services
August 2009
MapIT has partnered with digital specialists, FM Media, to provide map data for a range of web and mobile solutions that rely on mapping.
It has become increasingly apparent to MapIT that there is a demand from consumers to access map based services from the web and mobile phones. It is estimated that there are 15 million WAP enabled mobile phone users currently in South Africa...
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MapIT supplies UK and European mapping data to MiX Telematics
June 2009
MapIT has further strengthened its partnership with MiX Telematics by not only supplying South African map data but also UK and European map data which will enable the fleet management company to expand its services into other countries in the near future...
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MapIT provides logistical support to the 84th Comrades Marathon
May 2009
MapIT, the leader in digital mapping, is once again providing logistical support to the organisers of the Comrades Marathon for this year's 84th ultra-marathon with its online mapping service...
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AAT se lects MapIT as its partner for mapping solutions
April 2009
MapIT is proud to announce that AAT, a leading developer in smart mobile and web solutions, has selected MapIT as their preferred supplier of mapping data...
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MapIT announces a geo-coding service for MarketScope
April 2009
Muddled, 'dirty' or inaccurate customer data bases cause more indirect harm to a company and contribute more to bottom line losses than most people realise...
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MapIT provides logistic support to the 2009 Two Oceans Marathon
April 2009
The countdown has begun to the Two Oceans Marathon to be held on the 11th of April and once again the leaders in digital mapping, MapIT, will be providing logistical support with an online mapping service for this year's race through the leafy suburbs of Cape Town...
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MiWay selects MapIT as its preferred data supplier
March 2009
MapIT is excited to announce that it has been selected by MiWay, to supply all of its mapping requirements for its latest product offering MiDriveStyle...
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MapIT supplies Private Property with digital mapping
March 2009
Private Property, the busiest property website in Southern Africa is now employing MapIT's digital mapping and street index for its comprehensive property website...
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MarketScope and Healthcare applications
February 2009
South Africa's MapIT, a company which is at the forefront of digital mapping in Sub-Saharan Africa powering the next generation of location enabled technologies, says there are huge benefits for businesses, especially in the health care sector, to use spatial awareness tools and GPS technology...
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Please contact Charene van Noordwyk at news@mapit.co.za for more information
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