Digital mapping specialist Intermap Technologies Corp (TSX: IMP; AIM: IMAP) announced that its NEXTMap Europe 3D digital elevation models and high-resolution radar images of Western Europe are now complete and available for purchase.
The company's NEXTMap Europe program includes complete nationwide digital maps for Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Italy, Vatican City, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
"The commercial availability of the entire NEXTMap Europe program is a major milestone for both Intermap and the geospatial community at large," said Brian Bullock, the company's president and chief executive. "This achievement will enable the development of products and applications in countless fields, ranging from environmental management and 3D visualization, to carbon emission reduction and insurance risk management, to name a few."
Chief financial officer Richard Mohr added: “When you consider uncontrollable factors such as weather patterns, fuel prices, and flight regulations that vary country by country, the fact that we completed the program on schedule and within budget is astonishing."
The company is now focusing its efforts on processing the data that has been fully collected for the contiguous United States and Hawaii as part of its NEXTMap USA nationwide mapping program - scheduled to be completely available in the first quarter of 2010.