Lakewood, CO –Digital Data Services, Inc. (DDS) has won approval for an option renewal on a federal contract to provide high-tech products and services directly to government agencies.            The five-year option renewal extends a Federal General Services Administration (GSA) schedule (IT-70) that streamlines procurement by giving government agencies immediate access to cutting-edge companies and technologies.            DDS is a CAD and GIS consulting firm that combines state-of-the-art technology, proprietary processes and procedures, and a highly trained staff to produce top-quality electronic files from hard copy documents. A SBA self-certified small business, DDS is headquartered in Lakewood with a northern Colorado branch in Longmont.             "Currently DDS is offering federal agencies a broad array of products and services," according to President Scott C. Carter, head of the Longmont branch. "We're providing scanning services, printing services, geographic information systems services, custom mapping services, geospatial data such as aerial photos, satellite imagery, GIS software, and large format scanning equipment."            He added, "As we expand into new areas, we will incorporate the new technologies into our GSA schedule, thereby strengthening our ability to meet the evolving needs of federal agencies."             Companies participating in the GSA schedule must be undergo extensive and rigorous screening to ensure they can provide superior quality and competitive pricing. Once given GSA approval, suppliers can use the schedule to facilitate procurement processes with over 1,000 government agencies. The initial GSA schedule is a five-year contract listing the prices the federal government has agreed to pay for a vendor's commercial products and services.            Carter pointed out that winning approval for a five-year option renewal of the GSA schedule underscores DDS performance and the regard government officials have for the company's products and services.            For additional information contactwww.digitaldataservices.comor call 303-986-6740.              Digital Data Services, Inc. 10920 W. Alameda, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80226 303-986-6740 720-962-8235 FAX info@digitaldataservices.com www.digitaldataservices.com www.usgsquads.com ...read more

In a continuing effort to share DDS's knowledge, Our chief cartographer Tom Neer has written an article dealing with the aesthetic issues dealing with wind farm placement.  http://www.scribd.com/Wind-Farm-Siting-Design-Appeal/d/49552607 http://www.scribd.com/doc/49553119/Wind-Farm-Siting-Visualization-Examples ...read more

Digital Data Services' MapFinder Utility has been used by many for years by many professionals to find topographic maps.  PC World recently published an article about computer survival tools and software and featured this utility as the best way to find maps.  DDS is proud to be recognized by such a respected publication.  To find out more follow the link below. http://www.pcworld.com/article/219447/your_worstcasescenario_pc_survival_kit.html?tk=nl_wbx_h_crawl2 ...read more