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I am the Founder and President of Go2 Systems, Inc., an Irvine, California company which has patented and is currently developing and marketing a new geographic referencing system designed for use on the Internet through a variety of web-enabled and ultimately navigation capable electronic devices, including wireless telephones, vehicle navigation systems, personal data assistants and portable computers.  I am the co-inventor on our patents along with Peter H. Dana, and we are currently working with a few very qualified geographers to help finalize the design of the system with a goal of making the system available in late 1999.  One of the components of the Go2 System, which we also refer to as the World Geographic Reference System, or WGRS, is a structured and abbreviated Placename address function which allows for the registration and distribution through the Internet of unique Go2 Addresses for geographic locations which are similar to the structure and registration system for Internet domain names.   While it is anticipated that the Go2 System will be used initially to facilitate real-world navigation and local commerce over the Internet from a variety web-enabled devices, we believe that the system might help provide a standardized geo-referencing system for many other applications.  Another component of the System is a new hierarchical geo-coordinate system which is fully integrated with the Go2 Placename structure and format, and this component of the system may also provide some benefits in connection with the objective of the workshop.