Smart Data Strategies Expands Land Records Solution Support for Western US and for ROW Solutions within the Transportation Industry & Ernie Ott Joins SDS and Will Open Western Office
 
July 2008: Smart Data Strategies, Inc. (SDS), a leader in GIS based land records solutions and services, is very pleased to announce that Ernie Ott has joined the SDS team as Vice President and Western Regional Manager. Mr. Ott has spent the past 30 years in support of information technology solutions, most of that time working with professionals in local government and the transportation industry. He has also been active in a number of industry associations during the past 20 years, including AASHTO, ITS-America, and the Transportation Research Board.

“We are thrilled to have Ernie join Smart Data Strategies for his knowledge and experience, as well as his sincere interest in his customer successes,” states Susan Marlow, President and CEO of SDS. “Frankly, I think that fits well at SDS. We have seen Ernie’s active involvement in both transportation and GIS initiatives over the years. We expect to share a growing number of success stories among existing and new users of our land records and ROW management solutions.”

SDS has been providing both software and services across several industries that require fast and accurate access to land records information. SDS has been an authorized ESRI Business Partner since 1997, and now offers solutions like its DREAMmaps for Transportation using ESRI’s latest software, ArcGIS 9.3.

“I am very proud to be a part of SDS, and I look forward to introducing SDS’ products and services throughout the West, as well as to prospective transportation clients everywhere,” expresses Mr. Ott.  “I have seen SDS’ solid progress, both with GIS, as well as in support of several US state DOT’s. I believe we have a great opportunity to contribute to the establishment of more efficient, effective, and sustainable communities who wish to take full advantage of their land resources.”

A integration, database normalization, CAD to GIS conversion, systems integration, inventory management, e-commerce data brokerage and distribution, GIS data conversion services, training, and toll-free support. The Smart Data Strategies DREAMaps™ software is currently being used to manage 9,000,000 parcels across the United States and over 250 clients have utilized other Real Property Intelligence™ services provided by Smart Data Strategies.

Smart Data Strategies has gained experience in data migration through collecting, converting, and standardizing complex geographic data from a wide variety of source formats to provide an integrated spatial database - comprised of graphical and textual data as an initial service or as an outsourced maintenance solution. The "Professional Integration Services” team at Smart Data Strategies develops a formal plan, or road map, that details the conversion services and strategies that will move clients from their current state to a fully integrated land records database, including integration with most CAMA providers and other land records databases.

Smart Data Strategies strives to provide the client with the highest quality of product training and on-site technical services for any inquiry that the client may have. Our philosophy is to be professional and proficient in all services we provide and to strive to meet and exceed client expectations on each and every inquiry. We have a proven record in the industry of providing solutions, products, and services in a cost effective and timely manner.

Our mission is to be a premier geospatial provider of Real Property Intelligence ™ that supports the efficiency and responsiveness among the public and private sectors in the United States.

Real Property Intelligence™ makes information about real property valuable to a wide variety of industries including assessment, emergency response, right-of-way acquisition, and invasive species tracking.

Land ownership is quite complex due to the varying levels of rights associated with real property, which are often referred to as the “bundle of rights.” The combination of property maps and related attributes for each property, when represented in a spatial context, provides intelligence in the form of a “smart map,” whereby users can easily view the property's location, ownership rights, objects upon it, and its relationship to adjacent properties.

The Real Property Intelligence™ trademark registration reinforces our distinctive combination of world-class products and service offerings to the highly specialized land records management sector.