Intermap Technologies Announces $2.4M Contract for Mapping and Imagery Data.DENVER -- Intermap Technologies Corp. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :IMP) (AIM:IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol ) today announced that its Intermap Federal Services, Inc. subsidiary has received a US$2.4M contract to provide digital elevation data and orthorectified radar imagery Imagery produced by recording radar waves reflected from a given target surface. for an international project. The geospatial data delivered was generated using the Company's Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Radar, airborne or satellite-borne, that uses special signal processing to produce high-resolution images of the surface of the Earth (or another object) while traversing a considerable flight path. (IFSAR IFSAR Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar ) technology aboard one of the Company's five aircraft. Under the agreement, Intermap will process and deliver the data during the first quarter of 2007. "We are pleased to continue providing high quality radar imagery and digital elevation model A digital map of the elevation of an area on the earth. The data are either collected by a private party or purchased from an organization such as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that has already undertaken the exploration of the area. data to this client year over year. The client's continued satisfaction with the product we produce and the services we provide is a testament to the quality of our operation," stated Garth Lawrence, senior vice president of operations for Intermap Technologies. "As we continue to collect geospatial data around the world, we are continually reminded from GIS experts that there is no substitute for the high-quality data we deliver." About Intermap Technologies Intermap enables customers to facilitate better decision-making and create applications for numerous commercial, governmental, military, and consumer products through the purchase of high quality and affordable 3D geometric datasets. The Company is proactively remapping entire countries and building unprecedented national databases, called NEXTMap([R]), consisting of highly accurate digital geometric maps that include elevation data. Demand for NEXTMap([R]) data is growing as new commercial applications are emerging, including geographical information systems (GIS), engineering planning, transportation, automotive, navigation, flood, irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. , environmental management and planning, telecommunications/wireless network planning, aviation, simulation, and 3D visualization. Internet applications include virtual tours, topographic maps and computer games. Datasets are also used to add interactive intelligence to airborne and satellite imagery. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Intermap employs more than 360 people worldwide, with additional offices in Calgary, Detroit, Jakarta, London, Munich, and Ottawa. For more information, visit www.Intermap.com. |
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