VIENNA, VIRGINIA, February 19, 2010 - Geospatial Mapping and data was brought to the forefront during the aftermath of the recent Haitian earthquake and demonstrated what large and small projects, agencies and businesses can accomplish quickly when working together towards a common goal.

Volunteers from the Crisis Mapping Community, which uses geographic datasets for disaster relief and analysis, came together to create maps and other necessary tools for relief workers in Haiti. Due to the incredible amount of damage done to the Haitian infrastructure, updated imagery and maps were absolutely essential to provide relief agencies and workers with an operational picture from which to work in order to provide services to the Haitian people.

OpenSGI proudly supported SOUTHCOM and the Department of Defense in the development of an application designed to aid medical personnel in the allocation and distribution of resources and supplies; contributed to the development of a Medical Messaging System which will enable medical professionals to transmit their status and requests via phone, SMS and email; and provided mapping services via the All Partners Access Network (APAN) that enables relief workers and agencies to share a common geospatial operational picture.

Brian Levy, President and CEO of OpenSGI said, “Along with everyone else, I was saddened by the disaster in Haiti.  I’m pleased that our company was in a position to help provide assistance to the many relief workers from around the world that are participating in this recovery effort.   We extended our support to the tragedy of 9/11 and the World Trade Center, our neighbors in Haiti deserve that same attention.”

Open Solutions Group, Inc., with locations in Northern Virginia and Southern California, is a small, minority-owned business specializing in Geospatial Information Systems with clients in both the private and government sectors.