Our Competitive Advantage 2010 and Beyond

VeriMap now has a worldwide exclusive lease and sales distribution agreement with Panvion, and their continually advancing camera-sensors.

The new sensor technologies in the Super-Cameras and the Step-stare systems have enabled VeriMap to collect imagery at extreme-resolutions more economically and more rapidly than before. The results give our clients an accurate product, with faster turnaround, and all at a highly competitive price.

The step-stare imagery system is a huge advancement in collection capabilities. Any camera installed in the rotary-reflector-chassis increases capacity as much as 7x compared to current single lens optics (down-look) cameras.

The data is collected as camera aims at a reflector scanner that "sweeps" across the flight path to increase the Field-of-View of the camera up to 70 degrees if required. This combines with a precise digital timing system and Inertial Navigation System, (INS) that generates the 3D-flight trajectory enables us to correct imagery and make Images Maps.

First order quality control processing of the data collected from the flight is processed immediately on-board the plane, and after landing.

Extreme high-resolution imagery (6" and 3" GSD ground sample dimension) is possible with a high positional accuracy. The flight-planned altitude determines the ground resolution of the imagery.

Milestone achievements

1993 First thermal infrared prototype concept.

1996 New All-Digital prototype conception design

1997 Prototype flight with Mk-I and Laser System 1st in North America

1998 Mark II system successful LiDAR 2 megapixel Kodak Color Camera

1999 to 2002 - Teamed with U of Florida with thermal camera to 1.5-Mpixeal Kodak CIR

2002 to 2004 – VeriMARC Mk IV system LiDAR-CIR color camera and Thermal Infrared

2005 – Mk V - High altitude pressurized aircraft and Real-Time SatCOM Link of 6-Mpixel 4-band Multi-Spectral

2005 was a major milestone to be able to fly in a pressurized aircraft at 22,000 feet and uplink email maps from the aircraft while still in flight via SatCOMM, to the Internet in less than 10minutes after collection. This was successfully demonstrated to US and Canadian Forest services in 2005.

The sensors cover multi-spectral spectrum including RGB-nIR and thermal infrared, which is also very effective in detecting diseased crops at night. Healthy vegetation is cooler than stressed plants.

The precise geo-coded navigation data from the INS (Inertial gyros) enables the on-board production of image maps.

In 2005 we employed three processing technicians simultaneously on the Metro-Liner aircraft to maintain 1:1 collection to production ratios for the extreme rapid delivery products. We were not required to land to produce the digital maps.

To ensure high quality data with limited or no cloud cover, we have real-time on-board NEXRAD satellite weather information to enable us to "follow" the weather fronts and maximize the collection times between weather fronts using the fast aircraft speed (near 300 mph) to "get" to the site most efficiently.

2005 - Introduced to Panvion Technology Corp and super-large format camera potentials.

2006 – Built up three new camera systems for airborne collection of imagery.

2007 – February first flight test of new thermal step-stare and 14K 8bit Linear Array RGB-nIR cameras

2007 – November 3rd flight tests of thermal step-stare and 14K 8bit Linear Array RGB-nIR cameras

2008 – January 4th more flight tests of 14K 8bit Linear Array RGB-nIR cameras

2008 – June flight tests of Mamiya color 200mega pixel step-stare camera.

2008 – November saw completion of all image processing software for all three systems.

2009 – May completed high level thermal fire mapping trials with AB Government in Canada

2009 – June completed flight testing of the new 8K wide 14-bit RGB linear array cameras

2009 – December, in summary of the year, we have a few image collection issues to solve to improve product.

Scheduled for completion

2010 – January to March, complete build of helicopter system for Fire trials

2010 – Complete marketing and sales program for Agriculture

2010 – Fly over Stennis Space Center image calibration grid for USGS Geomatics certification

USGS will then provide written "accuracy-assessment" confirmation at the conclusion of the exercise. http://www.asprs.org/asprs/news/archive/executive_summary.html

By end of 2010, to have 3 full systems in operation.

We are currently looking for teaming partners to develop this system for helicopters and UAV's in 2010. The mapping protocol we have developed enables rapid mapping of imagery for use by many.

Contact:
David Stonehouse, CEO
VeriMap PLUS Inc.
+1.403.228.1235 office
+1.403.606.0412 cell