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]].