[1][2][3][4] The product uses natural language processing to georeference text[5] for customers in defense,[6][7] intelligence,[8][9] homeland security,[10][11] law enforcement,[12] oil and gas companies,[13][14][15] and publishing.

[22][1] By early 2001, John and Erik Rauch had developed a prototype of the Geographic Text Search product and incorporated the company together with Doug Brenhouse.

[43][44] In 2007, the company launched a product for the energy sector in partnership with IHS,[45][46] and Schlumberger acquired exclusive distribution rights in the petroleum industry.

[54][55][56][57] Qbase re-launched MetaCarta as part of Synthos Technologies, now Finch, naming Erin-Michael Gill, CEO in September 2014.

[59][60] Its first product was an enterprise search tool that allowed users to combine keyword and map-based filters to retrieve documents.

[61][62] The GTS was packaged as server appliance and used by enterprise customers that often cannot use cloud services, such as the British Transport Police for the 2012 Olympics.

[45][64] The company also offered Internet-based services built on its technology, including map displays of news stories filtered by location.