Company Profile

ÁSZSZ Rt. - as a basis of the central state administration teledata processing network - was founded in 1972 by the President of Central Office of Statistics, in order to satisfy the essential computerisation demands of the state administration. Being funded partially from the State budget, ÁSZSZ Rt. has very close connection with the state and public administration. Several years ago ÁSZSZ Rt. was reorganised into a company and after the crisis in 1988-89 stabilised and expanded it's original profile with new elements and managed to get into the developing business line. Closing down this period ÁSZSZ Rt. was reorganised into a Corporation with effect of 1st June, 1992.

Nowadays the main purpose of ÁSZSZ Rt. is to be a determinative member of the national computer and informatics market. To realise this aim the ÁSZSZ Rt. has got suitable means and well-qualified collaborators, suitable possibilities and resolve to get those sources of power and expertise what is still missing.

By the 126/1992 (VII.28) Governmental Act, the ÁSZSZ Rt. Informatics Corporation - as the only informatics firm - is to be retained in the long-term in the category of state-owned firms.

ÁSZSZ Rt. is divided to several independent profit-oriented profile centres. Such as units which operating a Honeywell-Bull mainframe computer system. With the help of the system they create and manage a big, countryside database (X.25) network.

The network-system of GIS Department (simultaneously Intergraph Solution Center and Bentley Sales Center as well) is equipped with graphical workstations, work places and software. The office deals with computer graphics application development and data conversion technological service.

ÁSZSZ Rt. deals with Informatics of state and local government administration and sells different kinds of software. Examples are CAD products, optical character recognition (OCR), decision making and objectivization systems.

The Hungarian Public-Utility Database, as an office deals with using national and foreign economics, business and statistical information of public interest.

Major GIS projects and references

The main profile of the firm is to establish the survey and mapping data collecting and databases, and those GIS applications. This activity is increased with the development of the technical information systems included the wide scale of public utility registers. Essentially they operate with the means of Intergraph graphical software.

1. Survey and Mapping Database of Szeged (SzFAB, 1982-1987)
   • Contents: The aim was to create a base map with complete content covering Szeged city and its suburbs. The execution was performed by BGTV (survey and special expertise), the Szeged Land Office (cadastral maps, property sheets) and the ÁSZSZ Rt. (to create graphical and alphanumeric databases and plotting) with the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) as principal leader and it's Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing (FÖMI).
2. Survey and Map Making Database of the Capital (FTAB, 1987-1991)
   • Contents: To create the survey and mapping database (without buildings) of the II-XIII, XV, XIX and XXII Districts of the capital on the basis of survey minutes and new surveying. The partners taking part in this project are the same participating in the project listed above. The Digital database of Budapest includes the actual street names.
3. Map of the National Census Districts Boundaries for the whole area of Budapest (1991-92)
   • Contents: Based on the FTAB survey base map and the digitised maps of the other Districts the company completed it with the digitised national census district boundaries and made plotted maps. Our partner was the Central Office of Statistics (KSH).
4. Introduction of the Data Conversion Technological System (1991-93)
   • Contents: To settle and introduce a semi-automated GIS data conversation technology in the frame of a contract supported by the OMFB (National Committee for Technological Development).

     Intergraph hardware and software configuration was chosen for scanning, raster-handling, vectorisation and creating layers corresponding to different type of CAD/CAM and GIS applications.

5. To develop the Technical Information System (from 1992, in progress)
   • a) Pharmaceutical and Chemical Works Co. Ltd /CHINOIN/
   • Content: ÁSZSZ Rt. created a digitised database built on the basis of the CHINOIN maps to the 1:1000 scale. We digitised and surveyed the water-, gas-, electricity and sewer network.
   • b) Town planning at the local government
   • Content: The ÁSZSZ Rt. created the digital utility basic map with complete content consisting of 42 layers. After scanning and vectorisation of the town plans we integrated the two databases and created the computer model of town planning.
6. Real Estate Registration System connected to the digital map (1993-94)
   • Contents: From the FTAB database the data file of the XIII District was used. Sheets of the local government property are related to the cadastral map by the identification number of the sheets.
7. Development of Infograf "mini GIS" software (from 1992)
   • Contents: The software is a proprietary product of the company. It is able to join graphical and alphanumeric (dBASE) database and makes thematic maps. It's first version, accomplished in 1992, was used in many professional management, ethnic, medical and election fields.

More important national and foreign connections:

1. Local Governments (IV, XIII, XXII and some others Districts of Budapest)
   • GIS data-collection, basic map-making, system development and installation of hardware and software and user training.
2. Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing (FÖMI) Survey. Basic maps, digital mapping, standardisation and education and common competitions.
3. Central Office of Statistics (KSH)
   • Digital map-making of National Census Zones
4. Teleki László Foundation
   • Software development to the thematic analysis of ethnic research.
5. Pharmaceutical and Chemical Works Co. Ltd /CHINOIN/
   • Development of technical information system and installation of software and hardware configuration.
6. Intergraph (Hungary, Austria, Netherlands)
   • Product sales, introduction of new technologies and business partner connections.
7. Improx GmbH (Wien)
   • Product sales and adoption of new OCR technologies.
8. KLM Aerocarto (Netherlands)
   • Adoption of large-scale system development and common competition presenting.
9. Bentley System Europe B. V. (USA, Netherlands)
   • Sales of MicroStation software and commercial co-operation.

Publications

Srajber, B.:
Szeged megyei városi tanács tanácsigazgatási térinformatikai rendszere területi műszaki adatbázisának létrehozásához
(Szakmai tanácskozás, Lászlófalva, 1987)

Srajber, B., Bakó, A.:
Adatkonverziós technológiák térinformatikai rendszerek fejlesztéséhez
(NJSZT I. Kongresszus, információ technológia 92. Debrecen)

Srajber, B., Mészáros, Á.:
Népszámlálási körzethatáros térképek és új adatkonverziós technológia
(1992. II. Országos térinformatikai konferencia, Szolnok)

Herczeg, I., Magos, G., Mede, Z.:
Az MGE (Modular GIS Environment) és alkalmazásai (1993. III. Országos térinformatikai konferencia, Szolnok)

Srajber, B., Mede, Z.:
Esettanulmány, a bevezetés a térinformatikába című kiadványhoz
(Edited by B. Márkus), 1994

Magos, G.:
Microstation első szuszra
Tanfolyami jegyzet, ÁSZSZ Informatikai Rt. Kiadványa, 1995.

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