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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