ESRI Adopts DeLorme World Map as a Global Cartographic Standard

Seamless, Horizontally-Accurate, Consistently-Detailed Data Set to Serve as a
Template for Worldwide Topographic Map Generation
YARMOUTH, Maine--(Business Wire)--
DeLorme, an industry leader in geospatial technology, today announced that its
seamless, horizontally-accurate DeLorme World Base Map, is now available from
ESRI, the world`s GIS software leader, through ArcGIS Online.

DeLorme showcased its World Base Map as a new Business Partner at the recent
ESRI International User Conference in San Diego. ESRI and ESRI Business Partners
will utilize the DeLorme World Base Map as a template for world topographic map
generation.

ESRI Endorsement

"The DeLorme World Base Map is one of the world`s most accurate global
topographic base maps, a very unique data set," said Christophe Charpentier,
ESRI Content Manager. "Choose any region of the world and get a uniform level of
detailed quality data. ESRI has selected the DeLorme World Base Map for
inclusion in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Data Appliance plus other ESRI products."

The DeLorme World Base Map is unique in that it is seamless and presented with a
consistent richness of detail worldwide, with significant advantages in currency
and positional accuracy. The scale is 1:250,000 worldwide, with horizontal
accuracy of +/-50 meters.

Abundant Detail

Detail includes major transportation layers, inland and shoreline hydrography,
agreed and disputed jurisdiction boundaries, and key geographic features. There
is a complete global elevation model derived from multiple sources including
raster maps and the Shuttle Radar Terrain Model (SRTM).

DeLorme, with more than 30 years of experience creating vector and raster map
data for its navigation and GIS software programs, now distributes both World
and North America digital data sets for use in third-party software programs.
Data is available in industry standard formats including DeLorme XMap and ESRI
shapefile or file geodatabase. Learn more at www.delorme.com/digitalmapdata.

About DeLorme

DeLorme is the long-time leader in innovative mapping and GPS solutions for
consumer and professional markets. Based in Yarmouth, ME, DeLorme offers a
unique set of core competencies across the complex areas of map data creation
and management, software development, and integration with GPS. The ability to
develop all the critical components necessary to compete in the fast-changing
navigation world provides a distinct competitive advantage. To learn more, visit
www.delorme.com.

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DeLorme
Jim Skillings,
207-846-7000, ext. 2138
jim.skillings@delorme.com

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