OhioView purchase eCognition statewide site license

Richmond Hill, Ontario - November 19, 2004 - PCI Geomatics, a global distributor of Definiens Imaging's eCognition software is pleased to announce the signing of a three-year eCognition educational site license with OhioView, a statewide program that focuses on satellite remote sensing data and technologies in support of applied research, K-16 education, workforce development, and technology transfer in Ohio. Through this agreement 150 licenses of eCognition Professional, the world's only software for contextual image classification, will be distributed across the 12 member universities of OhioView. Support services and software upgrades are included in the arrangement.

The subscription license was negotiated by PCI Geomatics (Canada), the non-exclusive global distributor of eCognition software.

"This agreement underlines Definiens Imaging's commitment to geospatial teaching and research", said Markus Heynen, manager international sales & marketing at Definiens Imaging. "Our partners and we continually work to increase awareness of the benefits of our unique technology for satellite image classification. Site licenses allow us to bring our technology to an even wider audience of tomorrow's remote sensing professionals."

OhioView joins a growing list of similar initiatives and organizations turning to eCognition for advanced image classification solutions. Definiens Imaging also has enterprise software license agreements with both Federal and State Government agencies worldwide and works with many of the leading corporations in the earth observation industry.

Since its introduction in 2000, eCognition has been used in colleges and universities throughout the world for teaching and research. eCognition academic licenses can be purchased at discounts starting at 80 percent off the list price.

About PCI Geomatics

Founded in 1982, PCI Geomatics is a leading developer of image-centric geospatial solutions that allow customers to analyze and extract intelligence from satellite imagery, aerial photos and other geospatial data. PCI Geomatics has a complete range of offerings including Packaged Software, OEM, Professional Services and Enterprise Systems.

About OhioView

OhioView is a grassroots organization formed in 1996 to make satellite data more accessible and to fill the knowledge gap in education about the the uses of data. OhioView comprises ten Ohio universities and partners, including NASA Glenn Research Center, the United States Geological Survey EROS Data Center, OAI, and the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK). Member universities are:

Bowling Green State University
Central State University
Cleveland State University
Ohio University
University of Cincinati
Kent State University
The Ohio State University
Miami University
University of Akron
University of Toledo
Wright State University

About Definiens Imaging

Founded in 2001 in Munich, Germany, by Professor Dr. Gerd Binnig, Nobel-laureate for physics, Definiens Imaging is the world's sole provider of object-oriented image classification software and associated services. Definiens Imaging's unique eCognition software products are designed to make image classification more intelligently, more accurately, and more efficiently. The eCognition product family currently comprises 4 distinct products: eCognition Professional, eCognition Elements, eCognition Enterprise, and eCognition Forester.

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