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An ArcGIS-ready Vector Basemap You Can Build Upon

April 23, 2025, 1:00PM Central Time, Hosted by East View and TomTom

Join us for a webinar on East View’s Global Vector Basemap (GVBM). The GVBM is an authoritative ArcGIS-ready vector basemap powered by TomTom Orbis Maps. The GVBM is ready off-the-shelf or customized for any location in the world. TomTom Orbis data is a comprehensive global dataset offering detailed and up-to-date geographic information, including administrative boundaries, transportation networks, and points of interest.

This webinar will provide valuable insights into how the Global Vector Basemap can be leveraged for mapping, logistics, urban planning, and geospatial analysis. The session will cover key features, use cases, and integration capabilities, allowing participants to explore its potential for various industries.

Through expert demonstrations and real-world use-cases, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how Orbis will enhance decision-making and production with accurate and scalable geospatial data.

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Presenters

Rodney Buhrsmith is a Business Development professional at East View. He joined the Marine Corps after high school and later earned an International Business degree and his MBA in Entrepreneurship. With nearly 30 years in the Information Services industry, he likes to weave together solutions that meet and exceed the mission.  

Matthew Dick is the SPA Project Manager at East View Geospatial. He has a Master’s degree in Geographic Information Science and 10 years of experience working with geospatial data. Responsible for a wide-ranging set of GIS duties, including production, quality control and analysis.

Elisa Sullivan is the Director of Program Management at TomTom, leading Enterprise Pre-Sales Solutions and Sales Enablement for Orbis Maps. With nearly 20 years of experience in the digital mapping industry, she has played a key role in helping major Automotive and Enterprise customers identify and implement TomTom solutions to meet their location-based needs. Elisa is also a recognized expert in onboarding strategy, ensuring seamless adoption and long-term customer success.  

About East View

Uncommon Information. Extraordinary Places. East View. East View was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. East View is comprised of East View Information Services (www.eastview.com), East View Geospatial (www.geospatial.com) and East View Map Link (www.evmaplink.com). East View maintains thousands of supplier/publisher relationships throughout the world for maps and geospatial data and Slavic, Arabic and Chinese-produced social and hard science content. East View manages a data center, library and warehouse in Minneapolis where it hosts and stores dozens of foreign language databases, hundreds of thousands of maps and atlases and millions of geospatial, Slavic, Chinese and Arabic metadata records.

About TomTom

Billions of data points. Millions of sources. Thousands of communities. We are the mapmaker bringing it all together to build the world’s smartest map. We provide location data and technology to drivers, carmakers, businesses and developers. Our application-ready maps, routing, real-time traffic, APIs and SDKs empower the dreamers and doers to move our world forward.

Events & Conferences

East View representatives are actively attending virtual and in-person conferences. Representatives are also available for onsite visits if desired. If you would like to arrange a virtual or in-person meeting with us, please Contact Us.

Upcoming Conferences
Past Conferences

2025
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
DGI 2025
Public Lands Alliance (as East View Map Link)
Rocky Mountain Apparel, Gift & Resort Show (as East View Map Link)

2024
Frankfurt Book Fair (IMIA collective stand)
Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) Conference
Intergeo
Land Forces
International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (IMAGE)
IMIA Toronto Summit
Esri User Conference
IMIA Mapping Leaders Forum
International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) and CARTO Annual Conference
Geo4LibCamp 2024
USGIF GEOINT Symposium 2024
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
DGI 2024
Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada