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Intermap Technologies Announces 3D Map Product to Enable GPS and PND Recreational Market



    Intermap Technologies(TM) Corp. today announced the launch of
    AccuTerra(TM), the Company's newest product offering that provides
    existing outdoor GPS and PND products with 3D maps and off-road
    points-of-interest (POI) -- integrated with interactive 3D rendering
    software. The product addresses a market that is currently limited to
    two-dimensional data and provides limited or no map coverage once you
    leave paved roads.

    According to Brian Bullock, Intermap's president and CEO,
    "AccuTerra's 3D aerial maps and digital terrain model content, with
    overlaid route tracking information, is unique in today's outdoor
    hand-held device market. The product provides the outdoor enthusiast
    with 3D viewing capability on a hand-held device that extends the user
    experience beyond what we have become accustom to from Internet search
    engine providers."

    The AccuTerra map content is developed from the Company's ongoing
    and highly successful NEXTMap(R) countrywide 3D digital mapping
    program and includes the aggregation of data from other sources.
    AccuTerra enables PND features that can alert individuals when they
    deviate from a pre-selected route or miss a turn when traveling under
    poor visibility.

    "AccuTerra will change the way we use GPS devices in recreational
    activities," added Mr. Bullock. "As an example, National Park
    information that is included in existing PNDs and handheld GPS devices
    typically contain sparse 2D national park content that has limited
    value to users. The AccuTerra product provides users with an
    unparalleled experience because they can now visualize trails and
    other points of interest in the context of the natural terrain where
    they exist -- all in three dimensions."

    The user interface includes realistic 3D views; accurate elevation
    information; clearly identified and classified trails, paths, and
    roads (overlaid on the 3D terrain); outdoor-specific points of
    interest such as campgrounds, service facilities, and trail heads; the
    ability to route to points of interest and track progress; easy to
    reference visualization tools to improve trip planning and safety;
    and, a land use display that depicts the location of public and
    private property, including areas of restricted use.

    "In addition to the new features AccuTerra makes available to
    device manufactures, the product inherently makes recreational
    activities safer by reducing the chance of taking a wrong turn and
    getting lost. The product presents users with a greater sense of
    reality by allowing them to accurately locate trails, points of
    interest and hazards," continues Bullock, "even to the point of
    allowing users to determine where to go for help in case of injury or
    other types of emergency."

    The current version of AccuTerra has already been integrated to
    run on several PNDs available in the market today. The Company has no
    plans to build a PND or GPS device; rather it will offer AccuTerra
    under license to manufacturers of these devices. The geospatial map
    database embedded within AccuTerra software is available for the
    entire state of California today and will be commercially available
    for the remainder of the U.S. later this year.

    About Intermap Technologies

    Intermap (TSX:IMP) (AIM:IMAP) 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, 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 500
    people worldwide, with additional offices in Calgary, Detroit,
    Jakarta, London, Munich, Ottawa, and Prague. For more information,
    visit www.Intermap.com.

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