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MetaCarta Inc. is the leading provider of geographic intelligence solutions. MetaCarta’s unique technology combines geographic search and geographic tagging capabilities so users can find content about a place by viewing results on a map. MetaCarta’s products and OnDemand services make data and unstructured content "location-aware" and geographically relevant. These innovative solutions make it possible for customers to discover, visualize, and act on important location-based information and news.

Key facts:

  • Founded: 2001
  • Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Offices: Washington, DC; Houston, TX; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY
  • Target Markets: Digital publishing, public sector, energy, and enterprise
  • Applications: Geographic search and referencing; geographic intelligence; geosearch
  • Products: Geographic Text Search (GTS), GeoTagger
  • OnDemand Services: GeoTagger OnDemand, GeoSearch News, GeoSearch Energy, Local Alerts, NewsMap
  • Technology Partners: Clickability, EMC/Documentum, ESRI, Google, Microsoft, MITRE, Northrop Grumman, OpenText, Raytheon, and SAIC
  • Awards: Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies, Red Herring Top Innovator, IndustryWeek Technologies of the Year, KMWorld 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management, and 2-time KMWorld Trend-Setting Products
  • Privately held