Magellan® Announces MobileMapper® CX with DigiTerra® Explorer

Santa Clara, Calif., April 28, 2008 – DigiTerra Explorer mobile GIS and field mapping software is now available pre-installed on an SD card with the Magellan MobileMapper CX handheld GPS/GIS receiver. Digiterra Explorer with the MobileMapper CX sub-meter real-time GPS receiver promises exceptional productivity at low-cost for field mapping and data collection applications. DigiTerra Explorer is gaining attention as a fast and easy-to-use GIS application package for visualizing, analyzing, editing and collecting digital topographical and descriptive data in the field.

“MobileMapper CX pre-loaded with DigiTerra Explorer makes it easier than ever for asset managers to combine the benefits of these two industry-leading GIS data collection solutions,” said Francois Erceau, general manager, Magellan Professional.

The MobileMapper CX is unlike any GIS data collector in its class. The keypad of the MobileMapper CX  has the familiar look and feel of a typical cell phone keypad interface that permits convenient one-handed operation enabling users to manipulate the device with a speed and efficiency that shortens the learning curve and makes field use easy. The Digiterra Explorer mobile GIS and Mapping software offers a wide range of utility for many types of field data collection including agronomists, foresters, field biologists, firefighters, utility transmission companies, geographers, hydrologists, landscape architects and surveyors.

About Digiterra
Headquartered in Budapest (Hungary), DigiTerra Information Services Ltd. Is a privately-owned software development company, with a special focus on geoinformation and innovative GIS applications for agriculture and forestry. DigiTerra Explorer, the company’s best-selling mobile field mapping and data collection application, is a market leader in agro-geoinformation.  It is used by thousands of government and private customers worldwide, including major development projects like the Hungarian National Land Parcel Identification System and industry specific solutions such as a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) application for forestry companies. DigiTerra is a registered trademark of DigiTerra Information Services Ltd.

About Magellan
Magellan is a leader in the consumer, survey, GIS and OEM GNSS navigation and positioning markets. Recognized as an industry innovator, the Company is the creator of ProMark™, the best-selling single frequency GPS survey product line on the market, the award-winning Magellan® RoadMate™ series portable car navigation systems, and the Hertz® NeverLost® car navigation system. The Company markets it survey and GIS solutions worldwide under its Magellan Professional brand. It is privately held and headquartered in Santa Clara, California with European headquarters in Carquefou, France.