Of all the things that can be described, indexed and catalogued about a physical asset, the one thing that is absolutely certain is that somewhere out there, in the real world, the asset exists.

Once you know where something is, you can also discover its relationship with similar objects (e.g. assets, networks, facilities, and incidents) nearby. Suddenly a whole new dimension of data cross-referencing becomes available to you in developing data models and data management applications.

Not long ago, the concepts and principles of spatial cross-referencing were restricted to a handful of technical geographic applications. Now even the casual user can conveniently view intelligent maps and facilities drawings. They become a "window' onto the corporate database, and a simple, intuitive user interface for your new and upcoming client/server applications.

One day soon you will discover spatial cross-referencing as a key component of your information management systems. At Spatial Data Engineering our goal is to help you reap the promise of this new technology today. By incorporating an understanding of spatial operations into your new, or revised client/server database models, you can extend new power to corporate data handling applications.

The potential for taking advantage of so-called spatial 'fuzzy links' is tremendous. We have found that some of the most important and vital corporate information is currently hidden from view, simply because the links which are the most obvious, the most intuitive, are not modelled, nor represented within the currently active design of your database or its applications.

More often than not, the places where your business practices suffer the most, and where their efficiency can be significantly improved, are where the links between the real world and the information about the world are furthest apart.

As the designers and developers of large-scale corporate geographical information systems, the staff at Spatial Data Engineering have the experience, background and training to understand your business and, in partnership with you, to design, develop and support innovative solutions for your