3D Geospatial Data at 1-Meter Resolution –
Anywhere in the World
DENVER, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX: IMP)
(ITMSF:BB) – Intermap Technologies Corporation ("Intermap"
or the "Company") today announced the official release of the
NEXTMap One™ terrain dataset. NEXTMap One offers precision, 3D
geospatial data at an unprecedented 1-m resolution anywhere in the
world.
NEXTMap One, which is available as either digital surface models
(DSM) or bare earth digital terrain models (DTM), is produced using
Intermap's patented Intelligent Resolution Improvement System
(IRIS™) and represents a technological advancement in global
elevation data production. By combining the best features from
multiple sensors, IRIS generates a seamless global dataset that is
both highly accurate and spatially rich. Intermap uses high
resolution satellite imagery along with multi-band radar, LiDAR and
other datasets to produce NEXTMap One. This blend of data produces
very high vertical accuracy of up to 1m (LE90), enabling new applications at a very
affordable price. NEXTMap One is designed for continuous and
real-time updates, with planned yearly data updates.
Production of NEXTMap One began in the second quarter and full
release of datasets for the entire continental United States will be released in August 2018. Earlier this year, Intermap began
limited distribution of the product and has already delivered
NEXTMap One to organizations in 20 countries around the world.
Patrick Blott, Intermap's
Chairman and CEO, said of the Company's latest product release,
"NEXTMap One represents the next generation in offerings from
Intermap's long history of innovative geospatial "big data"
products. We believe that this product will enable advancements in
GIS processing, visualization and analytics, and is also a perfect
fit for those working with machine learning and artificial
intelligence (AI) to extract specific features from the geo data.
Ultimately, this leads to powerful new applications for clients in
key vertical markets."
NEXTMap One's extremely high-level of detail, global footprint,
currency (i.e. refresh rate), and accuracy empowers Intermap
customers with new capability in existing and new markets.
InsitePro, Intermap's unique insurance solution to assess
property-specific natural catastrophe risk, will deliver
assessments with unprecedented detail on every property, anywhere
in the world. InsitePro clients will have exclusive access to data
that is 25x more detailed, up to date and for every property in
their portfolio. The result for InsitePro clients will be increased
underwriting profitability. NEXTMap One is also activating new
functionality, such as identifying first floor elevations, that
will enable the global (re)insurance industry to offer insurance
solutions against previously uninsurable floods around the
world.
Unlike competing products, many of which rely on customer
certification, NEXTMap One has been independently validated by
academic and research experts at the Digital Photogrammetry
Research Group at Purdue University.
NEXTMap One has already been demonstrated to provide powerful new
capabilities for aviation, greatly improving accuracy of data used
in flight planning, safety systems, and avionics.
Telecommunication applications are leveraging NEXTMap One's
building level detail to create accurate line of sight and signal
propagation through high value urban centers for design and
expansion of 5G and high bandwidth wireless networks.
Orthorectification of satellite imagery, based on NEXTMap One,
provides superior results for accurate identification and location
of features in imagery and artificial intelligence driven change
detection. Images anchored to the earth by NEXTMap One are more
than 70% more horizontally accurate than those anchored by 10-meter
DTMs, offering dramatic improvements for transportation planning,
aviation (eTOD), coastline management, pipeline management,
infrastructure planning, urban planning, railway maintenance, and
storm water management.
In addition to commercial applications, NEXTMap One's extremely
high resolution and global footprint make it ideal for government
applications including energy, transportation, ecology, tactical
planning, threat assessment, and humanitarian support. Recently,
the company provided NEXTMap One data to Thai officials in support
of search and rescue efforts for the trapped soccer team, where it
was well received.
About Intermap Technologies
Headquartered in Denver,
Colorado, Intermap (www.intermap.com) is an industry leader
in geospatial intelligence solutions. These geospatial solutions
are used in a wide range of applications including, but not limited
to, location-based information, risk assessment, geographic
information systems, engineering, utilities, global positioning
systems, oil and gas, renewable energy, hydrology, environmental
planning, land management, wireless communications, transportation,
advertising, and 3D visualization. Intermap generates revenue
from three primary business activities, comprised of i) data
acquisition and collection, using proprietary,
multi-frequency, radar sensor technologies, ii) value-added
data products and services, which leverage the Company's
proprietary NEXTMap® database, together with proprietary software
and fusion technologies, and iii) commercial applications and
solutions, including a webstore and software sales targeting
selected industry verticals that rely on accurate high resolution
elevation data. The Company is a world leader in geospatial data
management and processing, including fusion, analytics, and
orthorectification, and has decades of experience aggregating data
derived from a number of different sensor technologies and data
sources. For more information please visit www.intermap.com.
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