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company_name = Intermap Technologies |

type = Public |

company_logo = [[Image:intermaplogo.jpg|Intermap Technologies corporate logo]] |

company_typefoundation = PublicFebruary 25, 1997 |

key_people = Patrick A. F. Blott, Chairman and CEO |

foundation = [[1996]] |

num_employees = 850+180 |

key_people = Brian L. Bullock, President & CEO<ref>[http://www.bnn.ca/stock.aspx?pi_symbol=IMP-T Business News Networks]</ref> |

___location = [[Douglas County, Colorado|Douglas County]], CO United States |

num_employees = 850+ |

___location = [[Englewood, CO]] [[USA]] |

homepage = [http://www.intermap.com/ www.intermap.com]|}}

'''Intermap Technologies''' ({{tsx|IMP}}) is a [[publicly traded company]] headquartered in [[Douglas County, Colorado]],<ref>The postal designation of [[Englewood, Colorado|Englewood]], a city in neighboring [[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe County]], is used in the company’s mailing address.</ref> United States. Intermap provides [[geospatial]] solutions that allow GIS professionals in commercial and government organizations worldwide to build a broad range of applications. Industries such as energy, engineering, government, risk management, telecommunications, water resource management, and automotive use Intermap’s NEXTMap 3D terrain products and geospatial services.

'''Intermap Technologies''' ([[TSX]]: IMP.TO, [[Alternative Investment Market|AIM]]: IMAP.L), a [[publicly traded company]] headquartered in [[Englewood, Colorado]]<ref>[http://cxa.marketwatch.com/TSX/en/Market/companyinformation.aspx?symb=IMP&sid=149418 Toronto Stock Exchange]</ref>, [[United States]], is a commercial [[digital mapping]] company that creates [[3d model|3D models]] of the [[earth]]’s surface.

The company is remapping entire countries and building national databases, called NEXTMap consisting of [[elevation]] data, or digital [[topography]] maps, that include 3D geometric images. Intermap employs more than 850 people worldwide, with additional offices in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia.

==History==

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Intermap was formed on [[January 31]], [[1996]], and commenced active business operations on [[September 1]], [[1996]]. On [[November 11]], [[1996]], the company acquired all of the assets comprising the image mapping services division of Intera Information Technologies Corporation (IITC). Many of the senior members of Intermap’s original management team were employees of IITC. Intermap originally focused on providing 3D [[digital elevation map]]s for customers under specific contract arrangements. Typically, these projects specified areas to be mapped and were generally procured by governmental mapping and/or [[Defense (military)|defense agencies]].

==IFSAR Products==

Intermap collects elevation data aerially, using aircraft equipped with [[Interferometric synthetic aperture radar]] (IFSAR) technology. Intermap’s IFSAR [[digital elevation model]] (DEM) and image products include:

* Digital surface models (DSMs). A topographic model of the earth’sEarth’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 is has been corrected to remove geometric distortions, accentuating topographic features far more than is possible with aerial photography.

* Color orthorectified radar images (CORIs), created by fusing the ORI with multi-spectral imagery. The result is color-balanced to further accentuate topographic features by creating a seamless and natural-color image.

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.] Airphoto USA{{Webarchive|url=https://web. October 29, 2003archive.<org/web/20060627094436/ref> (due for completion in 2009), countries in Western Europe<ref>[http://www.geoconnexionairphotousa.com/geo_online_articleAboutus/IntermapPressRelease/033010/airphoto_intermap.html |date=2006-Technologies06-completes-NEXTMAP-Europe/23427 Intermap}} TechnologiesAirphoto Completes NEXTMap Europe] GeoConnexion InternationalUSA. JulyOctober 2529, 20082003.</ref> (completed in JulyJune 20082010), 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]].

===AccuTerra===

In 2008 Intermap launched AccuTerra GPS Maps which combines Intermap's NextMap data with Intermap's detailed recreation based data to creat highly accurate maps to be used on outdoor/recreation GPS devices. Currently Intermap has contracts to provide their high-resolution maps and data to the [[Magellan Navigation]], Bushnell, [[Lowrance Electronics]], and Pronounced GPS product lines, as well as the Apple [[iPhone]]. The AccuTerra iPhone App won "Best iPhone OS 3.0 Beta App" at Apple's Design Awards 2009. The Apple Design Awards recognize technical excellence and outstanding achievement in iPhone OS and Mac OS X development.

==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>[httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCnY2l7Lh-E Microsoft and Intermap Team Up.] Web Pro News (posted June 2007).</ref> most recently 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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* [http://www.intermap.com Company home page]

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