New Locus Web Module Organizes Geological Information
Organize, Display and Report Geo-Data With eGeo
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 24, 2008) - Locus Technologies (Locus), the industry
leader in web-based environmental data and information management services,
announced today the expansion of its award winning ePortal software with a
new module, eGeo, which organizes geological and geotechnical data on the
web.
eGeo is available to Locus' existing Environmental Information Management
(EIM) customers immediately and free of charge.
eGeo eliminates the need for third-party borehole log applications, fence
diagrams, or CAD drawings and for yet another disconnected database
application, login and software license. eGeo is fully integrated with
Locus' award winning EIM Web 2.0 analytical data management system and with
the Locus ePortal, providing users with single sign-on access to a
powerful set of geo-data management tools.
Geological site investigation processes generate tremendous amounts of
data, including geological quality and geotechnical properties. Field
investigation results such as borehole drilling, geophysical testing, Cone
Penetrometer Testing (CPT) and Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) all must
be collected and analyzed. This information needs to be validated, managed,
reported and preserved. Ironically, while companies invest millions of
dollars to collect their data, rarely is it well organized or readily
accessible.
Previously, geo-data, such as borehole logs, were entered into expensive
stand-alone software applications, spreadsheets or CAD systems that had
little or no data analysis capability. Users could not easily retrieve this
content or correlate it with similar geological and analytical chemistry
data. Data had to be downloaded, merged and analyzed as precious time was
lost and consulting hours piled up.
Locus' eGeo, an integrated module in Locus' ePortal, is a web-based
application that instantly delivers, sorts, and assembles geo-data into
highly nuanced reports, boring logs, CPT logs, SPT Logs, cross sections,
charts, and maps -- including raster image overlays, and mashups with
Google Maps and pictures. As a result, geological information can be
quickly visualized and analyzed.
"eGeo and our other software tools meet a huge need in the field of
geotechnical and geological data management," said Locus President and CEO,
Dr. Neno Duplancic. "By offering up graphical, mapping, and other
applications in our portal, users are able to view, download, and print
information from each application in a uniform manner," continued
Duplancic. "This exciting new functionality comes without the need to store
large image files on the server end, minimizing storage and Internet
traffic requirements," said Duplancic.
"Our tools give corporate managers something new, a means to quickly view
and click through any aspect of the environmental status of their sites
from within a single application. Geologists, geotechnical and
environmental engineers, and site owners can use eGeo to look at their data
with the same ease that oil companies use multi-million software
applications to visualize and map underground oil reserves," said
Duplancic.
"Information management technologies based on Web 2.0 technology can help
businesses and governments characterize environmental problems faster and
more easily so that valuable resources can be spent designing solutions
instead of searching for information or synchronizing disconnected
applications, spreadsheets or databases," Duplancic said.
ABOUT LOCUS TECHNOLOGIES
Locus Technologies provides business with the power to be green on demand.
Locus offers robust and cost cutting environmental solutions via Software
as a Service (SaaS) to some of the world's largest companies. Locus' EIM
on-demand environmental data management system is the marketplace leader
for on-demand environmental database solutions. Locus' ePortal, an
on-demand environmental portal, known for its strong business analytics,
environmental risk management and team collaboration, is fast becoming the
preferred choice for the environmental managers around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.locustec.com or contact Ms. Marian
Carr at (650) 960-1640.
Contact Information: Media Contact:
Marian Carr
Locus Technologies
(650) 960-1640