Map Solutions, Inc. (www.MapSolutions.com) is pleased to announce the release of GeoLocator™ Version 8.0, a professional strength digital mapping system built from the ground up for real estate agents, appraisers, assessors, lenders, and mortgage brokers.

We know how hard you work and we’ve worked hard to make your life easier with Version 8’s features:

·       Integrates with most appraisal forms software so that a single click transfers property addresses from your form to our map.  Exit GeoLocator™ and the location map and comparable proximities are automatically inserted into your form.

·       GeoLocator™ covers all counties in the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii.

·       Version 8 updates 460 counties, bringing our coverage of the U.S. rural and metropolitan population to more than 80% (click here for a complete list of updated counties).

·       Subject and Comparable arrows now automatically rotate to avoid overlap.

·       New tools for placing hard to find properties manually.

·       New page layout tools to control the format of both exported and printed maps.

·       Properties can be easily repositioned to reflect your best knowledge of their location.

The centerpiece of the new version is our WebLocator™ address finder.  A single click searches our web database for hard to find addresses, new subdivisions, and missing streets.  WebLocator™ is the perfect marriage between desktop performance and functionality and the timeliness of data updated from the web.  No browser is required, no URL addresses to remember, no waiting for internet based maps to pan, zoom, or download.  Even on a 33 Kbps modem connection, searches are lightning fast!  And if you’re internet connection is down, you can still make maps using GeoLocator’s desktop mapping functions.  A free one year subscription to the WebLocator™ service is included with the purchase of GeoLocator™.

Developers of applications software can use the MapDirector Toolkit to incorporate the GeoLocator runtime module into your application.  The Toolkit is a high-level interface which provides flexible control over the look, feel, and behavior of the map.  Click here for more information.

GeoLocator™ Version 8 is available now from Bradford Technologies, Day One, Polaroid / ACI, United Systems, and Wilson Computer (for Real Easy and SFREP/Appraise-It).  Please contact these fine vendors for more information, pricing, and ordering.

Since 1984, Map Solutions has been active integrating advanced geographic information systems with public and private sector applications. These applications include emergency dispatch monitoring, in-vehicle freight management systems, portfolio analysis for insurance companies, command and control support for fire departments, real estate analysis, and law enforcement.

In 1991, Map Solutions released its first off-the-shelf mapping product for real estate, GeoLocator/MLS™, which was quickly adopted by the leading appraisal forms software companies as their integrated mapping component. Since that time, GeoLocator™ has become the digital map of choice for leading edge real estate brokers, agents, appraisers, and lenders wishing to improve their competitive advantage and increase their efficiency through the use of automated mapping.