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News Release July 6^th, 2020

Bloomington, Ind. — 39 Degrees North (39ºN) is excited to announce the acquisition of our Elevate platform and local-government consulting practice to Schneider Geospatial, another leading provider of local e-government services. Elevate provides over 125,000 registered users in 17 Indiana counties with easy internet access to a digital courthouse—a comprehensive suite of local information including property records, tax assessments, zoning regulations, plat maps, and other forms of data. This intuitive system, which delivers more than 800,000 maps on a daily basis, uses geographical layers to help visualize information. Elevate has proved particularly useful during the current health crisis, making it possible for county employees to enter and edit information remotely while allowing users to access the records they need from the comfort of their homes at any time of day.

Headquartered at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Schneider Geospatial and the Elevate team will be positioned to continue providing local Indiana governments with technologically advanced, cost-efficient, convenient access to information. In joining Schneider Geospatial, Elevate will be integrated into the country’s largest provider of e-government services, with almost 600 local-government clients in 28 states. This expanded foundation will make it possible for Elevate to provide Indiana counties and their residents with many new products and services while continuing to develop innovative solutions and provide local-government clients with the best-in-class customer service they have come to expect.

39ºN started from nothing—a kitchen table for a desk and a single desktop computer purchased with student-loan money—and has since become a leading architect of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other cloud-based services. The current Elevate platform is the culmination of 15 years of effort that has undergone 4 major rewrites over the past decade. Elevate has received multiple international achievement awards from Esri. Esri is the world leader in the rapidly expanding industry of geographic information system (GIS) software.

“This agreement will allow the Elevate team and its client base to continue to grow while 39ºN focuses on commercial partners and the state and federal markets. We are grateful for the opportunities we have had to work with our partners in Indiana county government, and we are very proud of the Elevate platform and team,” says Prem Radhakrishnan, the managing member and Co-founder of 39ºN.

In addition to their work on state election-management systems and upgrades to state broadband networks, 39ºN will shift their immediate focus to a facility and asset management project for the Global Deterrence and Defense Department of the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane. This project will involve an enterprise implementation of Esri’s new ArcGIS Indoors platform and improve the staff’s ability to visualize and understand their workplace environment and optimize the use of available space.

About 39 Degrees North:
Founded in 2004, geoConvergence, LLC d.b.a. 39 Degrees North is an SBA 8(a)-certified company specializing in Geographical Information Systems, cloud engineering, data analytics, and software development. Our world-class, cloud-based mapping solutions have won Esri’s award for Special Achievement in GIS on three occasions and earned us the recognition of the Indiana Geographic Information Council. The Elevate platform we developed serves over 125,000 registered users and delivers more than 800,000 maps on a daily basis.

About Schneider Geospatial:
Schneider Geospatial, LLC provides creative e-government solutions that change the nature of people’s interactions with government, improving service while lowering costs. Schneider Geospatial is a leader in providing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions to hundreds of municipal, county, state, federal, and private entities. Serving nearly 20% of the counties in the U.S., Schneider Geospatial is one of the largest e-government providers with industry-leading solutions such as Beacon / qPublic.net (local-government information for the web), GeoPermits (cloud-based permitting and workflow management), and Agland (automates the process of calculating assessments for agricultural land). Schneider Geospatial is recognized nationally for its award-winning work.

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39 DEGREES NORTH was privileged to highlight 2019 electric and gas production for the Indiana Energy Association by using Esri Operations Dashboard technology.

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39 DEGREES NORTH was asked to create a dashboard for Indiana’s Next Level Connection Broadband Grant Program. This dashboard displays the eligible census blocks for unserved areas. Unserved area, for this program purpose, is defined as a census block that does not have at the time of application at least one broadband provider offering actual speeds of at least 10mbps download and 1mbps upload, or an area where there is not a potential provider for which the census block has been designated through a federal funding program to deploy that minimum level of service by a specified date. Non-contiguous areas may be submitted in a single application.

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39 DEGREES NORTH has attended the Buy Indiana Expo for many years. After receiving the attendee list this year, we wanted to see a visual representation on where people were traveling from to attend this event.

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If you or your organization needs help in getting started with creating web maps or applications, 39 DEGREES NORTH has predefined solution packages to get you on your way. For more information, please visit https://39dn.com/arcgis-online-fast-track/.

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Being part of the Federal Small Business Specialty and partnering with Esri expands our opportunities to provide consulting, implementation, and solutions offerings for the ArcGIS platform to the Federal Government user community. Additionally, this will allow us to engage with Esri sales and professional services staff to identify, shape and respond to government RFIs/RFPs.

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BLOOMINGTON – Elkhart County government and 39 Degrees North LLC were recognized for excellence in the geographic information system field with a 2011 Special Achievement in GIS award at the 31st annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, Calif.

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BLOOMINGTON – Clark County government and 39 Degrees North LLC were recognized for excellence in the geographic information system field with a 2010 Special Achievement in GIS award at the 30th annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, Calif.

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BLOOMINGTON – Monroe County government and 39 Degrees North LLC were recognized for excellence in the geographic information system field with a 2006 Special Achievement in GIS award at the 26th annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, Calif.

Monroe County Government and 39 Degrees North, LLC, Receives Honors for Exceptional Work Using GIS Technology

San Diego, California—Monroe County Government (Indiana) and 39 Degrees North, LLC, was recognized for excellence in the geographic information system (GIS) field with a 2006 Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award at the Twenty-sixth Annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California. ESRI, the world leader in GIS software, presents the award to organizations and agencies that display dedication and commitment through their use of GIS technology. The 177 winners (representing 50 states and 69 different countries) of the award this year were chosen out of more than 150,000 organizations worldwide. Categories for the award include: State and Local Government, Hospitals & Health Systems, Law Enforcement, Transportation, Economic Development, Homeland Security, Defense and Intelligence, Universities & Community Colleges, and Environmental Management.

“The SAG awards celebrate the achievement and vision of innovators in the GIS field,” says Jack Dangermond, ESRI president. “Each winner brings benefits to their communities and influences others to do the same.”

A GIS is a collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. With a GIS, users can link information to locations, such as people to addresses, buildings to parcels, or streets within a network. This innovative technology enables users to layer the information and create a visual representation for analysis that leads to more informed decisions and a better understanding of their communities, businesses, and the environment. Monroe County Government is a leader in Indiana in using GIS technology to benefit the community. County departments use the technology to manage vital information about the area, including resident information, emergency medical services, infrastructure locations, and much more.

The award was given to Monroe County Government for a GIS Website that was developed in partnership with 39 Degrees North, LLC, a Bloomington-based GIS consulting firm. The county reaches out to the community by providing an online GIS application that enables citizens to look up property assessments and access more than 100 layers of geographic data about Monroe County, such as soil types, topographic information, aerial photographs, roads, recreational areas, and much more. This tool allows users to create, print and save their own customized maps. Access the site at: https://monroein.elevatemaps.io/

“Most people absorb data more readily when it’s presented in a graphical format like this,” says Larry Smith, County IT Director. “I know I do.  I think you can tell more from glancing at a map than you can from reading a ream of paper.”

The effort has benefits outside of the obvious, too.  “This effort is the result of a committed partnership through a number of different County offices, as well as a local business.  The County Assessor’s Office, Auditor’s Office, Highway Department, Emergency Management, and the Council and Commissioners have all played a big role in this.” Smith said.  “They helped our Technical Services department acquire and manage the resources we needed to make this a success.  I really can’t overstate the commitment of everyone involved.  Chris Walls and the other folks at 39 Degrees North, LLC, really stepped up to boost the partnership we have built between the county departments.  I’m pleased that we have been able to pull county officials and staff together for this effort.  The award is a symbol of what can happen when we all work together.”

To learn more about all of the 2006 SAG Award winners as well as previous years’ winners, visit http://events.esri.com/uc/2006/sag/list/.

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