PCI Geomatics highlights key features in Geomatica 10 – Oracle 10g compatibility, workflow automation and more

Richmond Hill, Ontario – December 14, 2005: PCI Geomatics is pleased to announce additional information concerning the features in Geomatica 10, the latest version of the company’s industry-leading image-centric geospatial software. Released for sale in November 2005, Geomatica 10 will be shipped early in January, 2006. Among the extensive list of new features, the software boasts enhanced support of the Oracle 10g database technology, ortho-mosaic workflow automation, and improved hyperspectral capabilities.

“Geomatica 10 is a feature-rich set of tools for those who have a need to visualize, analyze, manipulate, or distribute any type of geospatial data,” said Michael Agnes, Director of Software Sales at PCI Geomatics. “With the release of Version 10, PCI Geomatics once again brings leading edge technology and innovation to the geomatics community.”

With the capability to extract, transform, and load geospatial data in Oracle 10g, Geomatica allows users to visualize and analyze large amounts of complex data faster and easier than ever before. All of the functionality that has made Geomatica the industry’s leading desktop geospatial software package can now be leveraged, not only by traditional users, but also by enterprises that require geospatial information.

Increased productivity is another theme of the Geomatica 10 release. Ortho-mosaic processing tasks, for which OrthoEngine is known, can now be scripted, customized, and run in batch processes to maximize efficiency. Additionally, through new, advanced image-correlation technology, automatic ground–control-point collection can transform a once tedious task into a fully automated process.

New model-based atmospheric correction for hyperspectral imagery has also been developed and provides a more rigorous alternative to simple atmospheric correction. The model incorporates the MODTRAN4 radiative transfer model, developed by the United States Department of the Air Force, and is augmented by programs that detect and correct spectral line curvature, as well as perform atmospheric water vapour content mapping.

For more information on the latest features of Geomatica 10, visit www.pcigeomatics.com/g10.

For more information about PCI Geomatics, visit www.pcigeomatics.com.

About PCI Geomatics

PCI Geomatics is a world-leading developer of image-centric geomatics software solutions. The PCI Geomatics flagship software, Geomatica, meets the growing demands of the remote sensing, GIS, cartography, and photogrammetry worlds. PCI Geomatics is celebrating the beginning of its third decade as an industry-leading geomatics solution provider, and has long been recognized for offering high-value geomatics software solutions, advanced algorithms, excellent customer assistance, and product support for the widest range of spatial data formats in the industry. Recently, PCI Geomatics has begun offering custom solutions, providing professional services for large and small projects.

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