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Integrated Spatial Information Solutions Subsidiary Implements Emergency Management System for New York City's "Ground Zero" FRANKFORT, Ky., Oct. 15, 2001Integrated Spatial Information Solutions, Inc. (OTC BB: ISSS) announced today that its subsidiary, PlanGraphics, Inc., a spatial information technology services provider, has developed and implemented a new geographic information system (GIS) application for the New York City Office of Emergency Management. The Internet-based system provides information on the World Trade Center disaster, such as automobile and pedestrian restrictions and utility outages in and around "Ground Zero" in lower Manhattan. PlanGraphics created and maintains an interactive Web site that receives map information from the Emergency Mapping and Data Center in the City's Emergency Operations Center. The center is staffed by City personnel, PlanGraphics employees and various volunteers, and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Web site is updated daily by PlanGraphics and can be viewed at www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/emols/emols_wtc.html. The new system expands on the capabilities of PlanGraphics' "Emergency Management Online Locator System (EMOLS)," originally developed by the company under a $2.8 million contract with the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. The contract was later amended to $4.2 million. EMOLS is a Web-based system that directs residents of New York City to shelters in the event of weather emergencies and other disasters, providing available bus, train and subway routes to designated evacuation centers based on the address of a resident's location. This is the NYC Office of Emergency Management's first Internet application for the general public that uses GIS technology. John Antenucci, president of ISIS and PlanGraphics, said: "This is a prime example of our ability to deliver e-government solutions within a critical timeframe and under considerable pressure. When New York City needs results, they come to us." About the Company Integrated Spatial Information Solutions is a systems integration and implementation company which specializes in leveraging the spatial information assets of its clients, and bringing economies of operation and enhanced performance through the development of e-service capabilities. ISIS has offices in Frankfort, Ky., where PlanGraphics is headquartered, and regional offices in Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island and California. The company's Web sites are www.isis.cc and www.plangraphics.com. The forgoing contains forward-looking statements which are subject to contingencies and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and are based on numerous assumptions about transactions or results which may differ materially from anticipated events, transactions or results described in such statements. END SOURCE: Integrated
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