MapMart and Intermap Technologies Deliver Superior Online Elevation Data Through New Partnership.DENVER -- Intermap Technologies, Inc. (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 ) and MapMart (An IntraSearch Company), have joined forces to provide greater online access to Intermap's high quality and affordable 3D geometric datasets through MapMart's leading on-line geospatial product distribution website. MapMart's web site (www.MapMart.com) contains terabytes of digital data including, but not limited to, vector data, aerial imagery, satellite imagery Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made from artificial satellites. History The first satellite photographs of Earth were made August 14, 1959 by the US satellite Explorer 6. , and digital elevation models. Their "one-stop" business model allows customers to order data by drawing a box around their area of interest on an online map. The data is then delivered electronically per the customer's unique delivery specifications, usually in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
"By partnering with Intermap, our customers can now quickly procure high-quality elevation data collected as part of Intermap's ongoing NEXTMap([R]) program. This data, with a five-meter posting and vertical accuracy at one meter or better, is ideally suited for advanced GIS applications that cut across a wide variety of disciplines," said Michael Platt, president of IntraSearch, Inc./MapMart. "Intermap is leading the way by collecting highly accurate entire-county datasets. We are proud to be offering these high resolution data sets as an option to our current customers." The Intermap data available on the MapMart site includes Digital Elevation Models, Digital Surface Models, and Orthorectified Radar Imagery Imagery produced by recording radar waves reflected from a given target surface. . Coverage includes all of Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , over 500 counties of the United States Every state in the United States has subdivisions. In 48 of the states, they are called Counties, in Alaska, they are called boroughs and census areas, and in Louisiana they are called parishes. , and will soon feature a complete, seamless dataset of Germany. The rest of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and most of Europe will be added to the web site as it becomes available. "We are excited to be working with MapMart to offer their customers access to the benefits of our highly accurate elevation data," stated Kevin Thomas Marvin Kevin Thomas (born July 28, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football cornerback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills who was a standout football player at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California, and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. , Intermap's vice president of marketing. "The partnership of our two companies will enable a whole new set of customers who have historically used outdated geospatial data to now have access to affordable and accurate geospatial data they otherwise would not have known exists." About MapMart / IntraSearch MapMart, a division of IntraSearch Inc., is a professional services firm providing aerial photography acquisition and services, photogrammetric services, orthorectification, digital conversions, scanning, plotting, computer assisted design (CAD) and geographic information systems (GIS) solutions for both the public and private sector clients. IntraSearch (IntraSearch Inc.) is a privately owned corporation located in Denver, Colorado. 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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