Orion Team Commences Work on Phase II of Web-Based Mapping Platform

August 4, 2006; 05:38 AM
After the successful completion of Phase I in January, 2003, Orion Technology has commenced efforts to implement Phase II of eLandJamaica. Initiated in mid 2001 by Jamaica's National Land Agency (NLA), Phase I provided a streamlined and integrated system that offered a web-based point of access for all land-related issues. Orion implemented a Java based web application that sits on an Oracle database and provides customizable searches and reports using Crystal Reports and ArcIMS as the mapping platform.

Phase I provided NLA with a solid, modern national land information system. It allowed customers to purchase property related information and scanned documents from an online application for a given price. NLA's large clients could create and manage their own users, assign permissions, set limits on the expenditures of staff each month, and receive online expenditure reports.

Phase II of eLandjamaica will extend the functionalities of Phase I considerably and provide access to a much wider audience. Currently, the application can be accessed only by those individuals who hold subscription accounts with the National Land Agency as well as internal staff. Phase II is intended to extend the availability of eLandJamaica to any citizen with a valid credit card.

Set to go live on January 1, 2007, NLA clients and internal staff will find a more user-friendly application with easier navigation and search capabilities, and improved data sets providing enhanced mapping functionality. A simplified purchase experience will include a shopping cart model, online payment with or without a subscription account, and PDF outputs that users can download and even re-visit. Phase II will allow system administration capabilities to be divided among a wider set of roles. It will also provide updates from additional data sources and departments to improve data quality, currency, and coverage as well as provide a more scalable reporting infrastructure and better financial reporting.

"It has been a pleasure working with the National Land Agency of Jamaica on this project," stated Shourya Shukla, Software Team Lead for Orion Technology, Inc."Their experience and dedication spurred the widespread adoption of Phase I and I look forward to seeing all that they can achieve with Phase II."

With a dedicated team and the tremendous success of Phase 1 behind them, the Orion Team is well on their way to delivering another successful phase for the eLandJamaica project.

"Orion's team has been instrumental to the success of eLandJamaica from the early stages of application development to hosting the application," says Sherlock Glenister, Director, Business Development & Technology for the National Land Agency of Jamaica. of Jamaica"This premier service is one that the Agency is very proud of and has decided to enhance via the implementation of Phase II which will offer enhanced features and services to our customers. We find Orion's team very professional and their knowledge and expertise in GIS development is ranked among the best worldwide."

About Orion Technology Inc.

Orion Technology, based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, is a technology consulting and services integration company, specializing in web-GIS. Orion's focus is on helping organizations incorporate spatial technology into all facets of their businesses. Orion's wealth of knowledge in the GIS domain and top-notch GIS software-development expertise has been showcased with its award-winning flagship product OnPoint™. OnPoint™ is enjoying growing support in the GIS community, both domestically and internationally, as a standard for providing geographic data through intuitive Internet and Intranet web-based user interfaces. OnPoint™ provides out-of-the-box implementation capabilities, powerful administration tools for customizing and managing the web portal, and unparalleled data-integration features. Orion's easy-to-use Web-GIS products and custom application development services have helped Orion achieve phenomenal success in securing and delivering projects for reputable clients worldwide - from small organizations to entire countries.

To find out more about Orion and its products, visit http://www.oriongis.com.