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Pictometry Announces Technical Advancements for GIS ProfessionalsCompany's Technical Capabilities Expand with 17 Patents in Process and One in Four Employees Working in EngineeringRochester, New York—December 6, 2006—Pictometry® International Corp., the worldwide leader in digital, aerial oblique imagery and measuring software systems, announced a number of new technical advancements in its software that were recently introduced at its FutureView User Conference. "Pictometry is a very innovation-driven company where one out of four employees works in the engineering department," said Pictometry cofounder and CTO Stephen L. Schultz. The company currently has 17 patents in process, the ability to process more than 500,000 images per day, and 50 domestic imaging capture systems in place, and its digital camera calibration technology was adopted and licensed by the United States Geological Survey. "Our patented capture system includes our own custom manufactured digital camera systems and extremely accurate, custom designed lenses that reduce image distortion by a factor of 10X over top-of-the-line industry lenses. This gives us total control over our product capabilities, which is essential for meeting our customer needs. We know of no other company, or even partnership of companies, that comes close to this capability," said Schultz. Pictometry Extension for ESRI ArcGIS Geographic information system (GIS) departments can now utilize a number of new enhancements with Pictometry's Extension for ArcGIS. Pictometry's Extension for ArcGIS allows digital oblique imagery to be viewed and used inside a variety of ESRI products. The power of oblique imagery combined with the power of GIS all within the ESRI operating environment opens many doors for GIS professionals. The Pictometry extension is available for ArcGIS 9.x software's ArcMap application and ArcIMS. There are three primary Pictometry functions within the extension: view, navigate, and measure as well as GIS functions similar to those offered by ESRI. Pictometry functions have the following features: View Controls
Navigate Controls
Pictometry's Measurement Capabilities (in ESRI software viewer)
GIS
Pictometry EFS Version 2.7
The company recently announced a unique approach to 3D modeling that allows customers to create their own 3D models or select from one of three different modeling solutions designed to fit various needs and budgetary constraints. All Pictometry Real3D™ models include a standard viewer that has visualization, fly through, and measurement capabilities. Most models can be configured to be viewed in other 3D viewing systems such as ESRI ArcGlobe. About Pictometry The company's patented imaging process captures georeferenced high-resolution oblique (at an angle, 3D-like view) and ortho (straight down) Intelligent Images® of counties and states. Combined with the company's interactive software solution, users can see everywhere, measure anything, and plan everything. The company has a growing customer base exceeding 250 counties, the State of Massachusetts, the State of Rhode Island, and federal government organizations, as well as private business users. Major metropolitan areas using Pictometry include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Applications include 9-1-1, appraisers, assessors, emergency management agencies, engineering, financial institutions, fire departments, GIS, golf communities, homeland security, insurance, law enforcement, planning officials, real estate, and transportation. Pictometry is a second order visualization tool that does not produce authoritative or definitive information (surveying) from its digital, aerial images. For more information on Pictometry, visit www.pictometry.com. Contact info: ### ActiveX is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. |
