Bergen County, NJ Selects Pictometry

County Agencies To Use Software and Imagery

ROCHESTER, NY (PRWEB) May 3, 2004 --Pictometry International Corp., provider of a patented information system that captures digital aerial oblique and orthogonal images, as well as related software, announced today that it has secured a license agreement for Bergen County, NJ for providing software and countywide imagery.

Bergen County, located in the northeast corner of NJ that borders lower New York State and New York City, is home to over 800,000 residents. Multiple agencies in the county including 9-1-1, the Taxation Board of Bergen County, County Police, the County Prosecutors Office, Emergency Management, Planning and Economic Development Department, Parks, and Public Works will be using the software and imagery. The license agreement with Pictometry enables all other departments and municipalities within the county to also have access to the software and digital images.

Pictometrys industry leading software enables users to quickly and easily access up to 12 different high-resolution views of any property, building, highway, landmark, or other feature in a county. The software also enables end users to obtain measurements directly from the georeferenced imagery as well as insert GIS content and other data. The companys customer list is approaching 100 counties, the State of Massachusetts, and includes a number of major metropolitan areas such as Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.

We are pleased to be selected by Bergen Countys agencies in their efforts to improve services to the public," said Dante Pennacchia, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing at Pictometry.

About Pictometry
Pictometry International is a rapidly growing software company that provides visual intelligence information systems. The companys patented imaging process captures georeferenced, high-resolution oblique (at an angle - natural view) and orthogonal (straight down) digital images of counties and states. Combined with the companys interactive software solution, users can see everywhere, measure anything, and plan everything. Pictometry is a second order visualization tool that does not produce authoritative or definitive information (surveying) from its aerial images. The companys customer base includes a growing list of county, state, and federal government organizations as well as private business users. Applications include 9-1-1, appraisers, assessors, planning officials, GIS, transportation, law enforcement, homeland security, fire departments, insurance, real estate, engineering, and utilities. For more information on Pictometry, visit www.pictometry.com.

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