Milestones

Applied Data Consultants (ADC) has experienced steady sales, client, employee, equipment and physical growth since its inception in 1996. We currently employ 41 staff and serve over 200 clients throughout the nation. The following provides a snapshot of key milestones in ADC’s history:

1996: Company formed with 2 founders in Omaha, Neb. with Corps of Engineers Omaha District Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Service Center Contract and Chippewa County Land Use Department as clients

1997: infoUSA contracted with ADC to provide point location maps

1998: ADC expands to Eau Claire, WI and creates corporate headquarters in rented office space at Banbury Place

2000: Awarded “New Business Partner of the Year” by ESRI

2002: Introduced WebGUIDE, a product for counties to serve their GIS data to the web

2003: Constructed new 3,600 square-foot office building in Eau Claire near State Hwy. 29 and Co. Rd. T

Created ADZMAR, the automated delivery zone, mapping and routing application for Directory Distributing Associates, Inc. (DDA), which provided a more efficient way to deliver telephone books

2005: Contracted by Army Corps of Engineers to help with Hurricane Katrina efforts. Sent 7 employees between 2006-07 for debris management

2007: Designated a “High Technology” Company by the State of Wisconsin and eligible for Tax Zone Credits

Provided web-based mapping tool for infoUSA

2008: Constructed 6,000 square-foot office building with new state-of-the-art server room as the centerpiece

Reorganized company into four divisions to ensure diversity, specialization and to handle future expansion and growth: ADZMAR, GIS Technology, Web Division, Software Development

2009: Awarded $5.5 million Army COE GSC BPA Contract

Launched Elite EXTRA, a new tracking and routing application for automotive part deliveries

Launched EAGL-i, an interactive mapping tool to assist economic development corporations in business development

Now over 40 employees