Intergraph's Z/I Imaging Expands Photogrammetric Workflows with Support of STARIMAGER Helicopter-borne, Three-line Scanner.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004

ImageStation Applications Now Process STARIMAGER Imagery

Z/I Imaging Corporation, a wholly owned Intergraph (NASDAQ: INGR) subsidiary, today announced it has extended its suite of ImageStation(R) photogrammetry applications to include support for imagery from the STARIMAGER(R) Photographic System, a helicopter-borne, three-line scanner (TLS) system. The Japanese corporation, STARLABO, developed STARIMAGER.

Using the ImageStation suite of photogrammetric products, customers can now process TLS imagery for large-scale mapping, GIS and utility applications. Helicopter systems are ideal for the efficient collection of imagery of linear-shaped, man-made objects, such as roads, bridges, power cables and pipelines because of the craft's ability to perform low-altitude and low-speed flights. The new TLS imagery adds to a growing list of imagery that is seamlessly incorporated into the ImageStation workflow, including a variety of satellite imagery and aerial photography collected from sources such as Z/I Imaging's industry-leading Digital Mapping Camera (DMC(R)). The high-resolution and linear-perspective imagery from STARIMAGER gives users an additional cost-efficient method to produce maps and orthophotos.

"STARIMAGER TLS imagery provides a quick means of creating 3D models and large-scale orthos for highway designs and utility applications," said Dr. Mostafa Madani, Chief Photogrammetrist and Product Manager, Z/I Imaging. "The expansion of the ImageStation product suite to support the latest generation of three-line sensors complements existing capabilities and further meets our customers' growing demands for fast and accurate data acquisition."

Z/I Imaging's ImageStation provides a reliable softcopy production environment for the end-to-end photogrammetric workflow - from triangulation to 3D feature and DTM collection to orthorectification. Boasting the industry's most integrated workflow, Z/I Imaging's ImageStation application suite includes innovative and flexible functionality for project and data management; scanning; orientation and triangulation; feature collection; digital terrain model generation; and orthophoto creation.

For more information about Intergraph's Commercial Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry solutions, visit http://imgs.intergraph.com/crsp/. Detailed information about ImageStation products can be found at www.ziimaging.com/productPages/is_2002.htm.

STARLABO Corporation

STARLABO Corporation is a venture firm between industry and the academic world and was founded by seven instructors from the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, and Sumitomo Electric Industries  in November 1999. The firm currently has 18 employees and is capitalized at 642 million yen (US$6.1M) with other investors, including NEC TOSHIBA Space System, Kokusai Kogyo, Nakanihon Air Service, NEC Mobiling, Shobunsha Publications and OYO Corporation. The corporation's mission is to supply airborne data acquisition and data processing services with high-resolution images and high-precision, 3D data based on the STARIMAGER Photographic System. For more information, visit http://www.starlabo.co.jp/en/.

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions provider for the following markets: local, state and federal government; transportation; utilities; communications; location-based services; photogrammetry; remote sensing; cartography; and military and intelligence. For more information, visit http://imgs.intergraph.com/.

Z/I Imaging is a trademark of Z/I Imaging Corporation. ImageStation is a registered trademark of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.