Low cost basemaps now available for environmental database software

April 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Being able to view public imagery directly in ESdat has always been hampered by the lack of free imagery that can legally be viewed through independent GIS systems. Many large companies have large libraries of GIS imagery, so this isn’t a problem for them, however, many don’t.
BING Maps is now able to be viewed directly through ESdat relatively cheaply ($60/year is the price we have been given).

To do this first visit http://register.onterrasystems.com/wms.aspx and register in order to obtain a token.
Then in ESdat view the GIS and make sure your data has a co-ordinate system specified; it is indicated on the bottom left of the map. Any value other than “Unknown” will work. If you don’t know how to specify a co-ordinate system see the “Further Functional Tutorial - Mapping” Tutorial at www.esdat.net/esdathelp/index.html?tutorials.htm

More information and images http://esdat.net/BING_Maps_ESdat.aspx

ESdat allows for efficient importing from a range of systems or data sources into a central environmental database; provides data comparison and analysis, comprehensive reporting, and integration with other software. The system also performs QA analysis and has automatic data validation checks.

The ESdat software is the leading application in its class, and is used by many of the world’s leading environmental consultancies and site holders.