Using GIS Technology to Streamline Business Quartic Solutions LLC is a privately held Geographic Information System (GIS) Services consulting firm located in San Diego California.   The company was founded in 2004 as a small business and brings together some of the most qualified and knowledgeable GIS and database professionals.  The staff at Quartic contribute many years experience in the GIS industry, and have a complete understanding of how to apply GIS technology to achieve efficiency in government and business operations. Quartic provides a full range of GIS services, from planning, to design, to implementation of GIS projects.  Services rendered have included: GIS project management, database and system design, data conversion and management, software installation and administration, and geographic analysis and reporting.  The company's client base currently includes small business, City government, and regional planning agencies. Our priority is to provide exceptional quality GIS systems which meet each organization's unique challenges and needs.  This is accomplished by focusing on client requirements, implementing strong database designs, and installing and configuring industry standard technology.  We focus on keeping overhead low, and utilize professionals from other GIS firms when needed.  Instead of expensive marketing, we let our reputation attract new clients.     Where did the name Quartic come from? The picture to the left, is one example of a surface representing a quartic solution (people.fas.harvard.edu/~serban/#sec4).  A quartic equation is a fourth degree polynomial equation in the form:  z4 + a3z3 + a2z2 + a1z + a.0 = 0 Many people are familiar with the lower degree polynomial equations (linear, square, and cube).   When the Romans began to study the higher degree equations, they based the polynomial name on degree, rather than on shape or dimension (mathforum.org).  Thus the quartic (the 4th degree), and quintic (the 5th degree) equations were born.  A solution to the quartic equation was first published by Cardano in 1545 (mathworld.com).    There is a quartic projection (Quartic Authalic) which is an equal area projection.  This projection has true scale along the equator and is constant along any parallel.  The distoration is greatest near the outer meridians at high latitudes.   This projection was presented by Karl Siemon in 1937 (mathworks.com).