New BlackBerry Software lets users edit ArcGIS Server 10 maps on the go

Freeance Mobile 5.0 is the new application for map digitizing on BlackBerry, enabling true on-device editing of map data.

GIS and IT professionals who’ve been waiting for greater mobile mapping functionality before putting GIS on BlackBerry smarthphones now have reason to take a closer look at the new benefits of mobile GIS.

ArcGIS Server 10 and the latest BlackBerry operating system give Freeance Mobile a whole new set of tools for using GIS out in the field, including:

    * On-screen digitizing of ArcGIS Server 10 map features right on your BlackBerry smartphone.
    * Direct database record editing and creating in a new and improved BlackBerry forms application.
    * Map and database searching with enhanced record display and image tools.
    * Cloud ready for the Amazon Cloud and ArcGIS.com online maps.

"This mobile application takes mobile map data usage literally to whole new frontier for field workers and mobile professionals, with new productivity possibilities that will help organizations derive greater value from their existing BlackBerry and ArcGIS Server 10 investment," says Matthew Reddington, CEO of TDC Group, Inc., makers of Freeance Mobile 5.0.

Official Launch Premier at ESRI UC 2010

Come see Freeance Mobile 5.0 premiered at the ESRI International User Conference this year where GIS in the cloud and expanding mobile GIS in the field will be two of the most talked about topics.