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January 11th, 2011
SMAP Digital Map Management System

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Moreover, SMAP is eagerly planning to establish the map data of the countries in southeast Asia and looks forward to being one of the main digital map suppliers in southeast Asia. SMAP collects the map
data mainly in 2 ways; one is to collect field data, and the other is to purchase the latest satellite imagery. However, in order to have the appropriate data for cartographers to draw maps, it takes the enterprise a huge amount of money and much manpower to store and manage the map data. Also, the enterprise spends a great amount of time transferring and copying the data. Read More