Telogis, a provider of the unified platform for location intelligence, has launched Telogis (News - Alert) Layers, claiming that it allows organizations to integrate any custom GIS data into their existing Telogis solutions.

Telogis Layers is designed for organizations such as utility and telecommunications companies. Field workers for these organizations often need to navigate to specific points within the organization’s infrastructure, rather than a physical address.

“The launch of Telogis Layers allows companies that need accurate and customizable GIS information to incorporate, categorize and label a variety of data sets in a very straightforward manner,” said Newth Morris, president of GeoBase Division at Telogis.

Morris said that the addition of Telogis Layers makes the company’s SaaS (News - Alert)-based mapping platform even more user-friendly as it enables users to view any GIS data across multiple Telogis platforms.

Based on the company’s Telogis GeoBase geospatial mapping platform, the technology enables the search and display of custom data sets in a variety of deployment scenarios and application architectures.

Company officials said that Telogis Layers contains a range of features which makes it easier to develop and use the maps, including customizable labels and symbols for each feature and layers that can be themed via any attribute. Moreover, data points in Telogis Layers are easily configured and tailored via the solution’s wizard-driven import process and GUI-based style editor.

Data layers are stored within the Telogis Cloud, allowing them to be accessed via Telogis Fleet or Telogis Mobile. With Telogis Layers, end-users can route to relevant locations such as power poles, oil wells, gas and water lines, land use grids, and forestry and parcel data. Telogis Layers is available as an additional module for the Telogis Fleet platform.

“Telogis Layers makes it significantly quicker for us to rapidly deploy highly customized GIS systems for our clients,” said Bill Ballard, president of Location Age, a geographic information and technology company headquartered in Silver Spring, Md.

Earlier this year in April, the company introduced Telogis Route, a SaaS solution for multi-vehicle optimization and planning.