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* Digital surface models (DSMs). A topographic model of the Earth’s surface that includes buildings, vegetation, roads, and natural terrain features. The key benefit of the DSM is that it provides a geometrically correct base map.
* Digital terrain models (DTMs). A "bare earth" topographic model that has had vegetation, buildings, and other cultural features digitally removed, enabling users to infer terrain characteristics possibly hidden in the DSM.
* [[Orthorectification|Orthorectified]] radar images (ORIs), a [[grayscale image]] of the earth’s surface that has been corrected to remove geometric distortions, accentuating topographic features far more than is possible with aerial photography.
The data, once processed, is included in nationwide digital elevation datasets called NEXTMap.
===NEXTMap===
In 2002, Intermap commenced its NEXTMap program, which is focused on collecting and processing 3D digital elevation datasets for entire countries, including Great Britain (published 2003), countries in Western Europe<ref>[http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Intermap-Technologies-completes-NEXTMAP-Europe/234 Intermap Technologies Completes NEXTMap Europe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928192846/http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo_online_article/Intermap-Technologies-completes-NEXTMAP-Europe/234 |date=2008-09-28 }} GeoConnexion International. July 25, 2008</ref> (completed in July 2008), the United States<ref>[http://www.airphotousa.com/Aboutus/PressRelease/033010/airphoto_intermap.html "Intermap to Map Continental USA to 1-Meter Accuracy, Including Elevation; Launch of ‘NEXTMap USA’ Now" Underway.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627094436/http://www.airphotousa.com/Aboutus/PressRelease/033010/airphoto_intermap.html |date=2006-06-27 }} Airphoto USA. October 29, 2003.</ref> (completed in June 2010), and Southeast Asia. In contrast to historic mapping [[business model]]s in which customers pay for the completion of specific mapping projects, Intermap is self-financing the NEXTMap program. The company then sells the use of its data through [[License agreement|licensing agreements]].
==Customers==
The company has attained digital mapping contracts with companies across various industries<ref>[http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/industryoutlook_ukv5i1.pdf Where Next. GeoConnexion.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085240/http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/industryoutlook_ukv5i1.pdf |date=2011-07-11 }} February/March 2007.</ref> and sectors, including [[GIS|geographic information systems]] (GIS), engineering, insurance [[risk assessment]], oil and gas, environment, communications, transportation, and [[3D visualization]] markets. In 2007, [[Microsoft]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCnY2l7Lh-E Microsoft and Intermap Team Up] Web Pro News (posted June 2007).</ref> announced a partnership with Intermap to create an enhanced version of [[Virtual Earth 3D]] for [[Great Britain]], although that 3D product was later dropped in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2010/11/bing_maps_is_dropping_their_3d_vers.html | title=Bing Maps is dropping their 3D version | date=5 November 2010 }}</ref>
==References==
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