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VERTICAL MAPPING RESOURCES ACQUIRES LEICA HDS3000 LASER SCANNING SYSTEM

Scottsdale, Arizona, April 10th 2006 – Scottsdale, Arizona-based Vertical Mapping Resources, Inc. (VMR) is pleased to introduce the newest addition to its ever-growing collection of state of the art land information equipment, the Leica HDS3000. Vertical Mapping Resources has become an industry leader when it comes to new technologies that yield superior products while maintaining reduced costs and short timelines. The company is confident that the addition of three-dimensional terrestrial laser scanning capabilities will effectively compliment the existing array of land information services. With the HDS3000, VMR can provide architects and engineers immediate measurements, cross-sectional points and lines, 2D maps and drawings, and 3D models of complex surfaces and aboveground structures nearly instantaneously.

The Leica HDS3000 provides a quick and accurate method of digital feature collection. It is similar to Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in that it can collect thousands of digital data points per second. However, unlike LiDAR’s aerial method of compilation, the HDS3000 collects its digital point matrices from the ground surface. The high density of the data points provide for three-dimensional visualization and allow for compatibility with many other value-added mapping tasks.

In its day-to-day operation, the company envisions incorporating three-dimensional data of large buildings and bridges into surface models, orthophotography and planimetric maps. However, the versatility of the technology allows VMR to customize application on an individual client basis depending on need. Just a few prospective applications include road alignments, volume calculations, three-dimensional GIS planimetrics, and supplemental use in select topographic mapping and digital terrain modeling deliverables. Vertical Mapping Resources is excited about the addition of this new method of digital feature collection and looks forward to the new and exciting projects to come.

Vertical Mapping Resources, Inc. is a full-service geospatial information firm providing traditional and digital photogrammetric mapping, as well as state-of-the-art geotechnologies, imaging and land information consulting services. We specialize in A/E design scale topographic and planimetric mapping, surface modeling, digital orthophotography, city and county GIS basemapping and updating services. VMR integrates cutting-edge hardware and software systems through each phase of the photogrammetric process to achieve an efficient, seamless production workflow.

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