High-Resolution Oblique Solution Deployed in Public Safety Agencies in Massachusetts
ROCHESTER, NY and TORONTO, ON, CANADA - February 27, 2007 - Pictometry International Corp., the worldwide leader in digital, aerial oblique imagery and measuring software, and Symposium Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of computer aided dispatch, mobile data, alarm monitoring, and GPS-based AVL systems, today announced that the two companies have successfully integrated Pictometry's imaging technology into Symposium's Horizon EME(tm) CAD and in-vehicle EM Mobile(tm) systems. The result is an invaluable tool for both planning and response, providing public safety agencies with better strategic intelligence on how to tackle major incidents, and enabling improved tactical in-the-field decision making by allowing dispatchers and responding personnel to see the lay of the land before they even arrive on scene.
Pictometry's patented aerial imaging technology captures and catalogues image libraries of entire counties and states. The company's easy-to-use software allows users to access up to 20 oblique (3D-like) aerial photos of every square foot in an area, including every building, highway, or other feature. The industry-leading software also enables users to instantly obtain measurements such as distance, height, building facades, and area directly from the Intelligent Images(r) as well as overlay GIS data and create fully textured, Pictometry Real3D(tm) models. Pictometry has gained significant acceptance from its proven results in vital public safety applications that include helping 9-1-1 centers rapidly locate landline and cellular calls for service, rapid response in post disaster imaging, and providing SWAT teams and fire fighters with a touch screen software interface for mobile deployments for en route and on the scene tactical planning. A case study on Pictometry's public safety applications can be found at
The Symposium-Pictometry integration is seamless and transparent, enabling dispatchers using the Horizon EME(tm) CAD and responding personnel utilizing the in-vehicle EM Mobile(tm) mobile data system to switch back and forth between the traditional map view and the Pictometry view by simply clicking one button. Once in Pictometry mode, users can choose what direction they want to view the address from, and what zoom level is appropriate for the detail they want to use. Using this combined solution provides "Visual Interoperability(tm)" where multiple public safety agencies can share vital location information of both mapping and high-resolution aerial photos for a more informed response. Images of the integration can be viewed at
Client response to this new development has been tremendous. Currently, two dispatching centers in Massachusetts are using the integrated Pictometry and Symposium systems, with others scheduled to go online in the near future.
The Peabody Fire Department (MA) was one of the first to go live with the newly combined integration in both the dispatch command center and in the vehicles. According to Peabody firefighter and project coordinator Russ Lewis, the new capability has made a major and immediate difference. "With this new feature, our command and control capabilities are light years ahead. We're able to actually see what we'll be dealing with on an incident level, with instant access to detailed imagery when and where it's needed," said Lewis. "On their own, each system is great, but together the combination of CAD, mobile data, and Pictometry has put us far ahead of the curve in terms of preparation and effectiveness." More in-depth information on the Symposium-Pictometry integration can be found at
Going forward Symposium plans to incorporate even more Pictometry features into its CAD and mobile data, such as the system's unique and powerful measuring capability. This will enable Symposium users to obtain vital measurements from Pictometry images such as distance, height, elevation, and area directly on the oblique imagery, thereby helping them better manage situations beforehand or in progress.
About Symposium
Symposium Technologies develops and deploys the Horizon Event Management Environment - a family of fully customizable, integrated and wireless-enabled command and control systems including dispatching, mobile data, remote monitoring, and more. Combining cutting-edge technology with superb ease of use, the Horizon EME is designed from the ground up for seamless integration with third-party software and hardware. Symposium's Horizon EME is deployed with a wide variety of governmental organizations and private companies throughout North America in areas as diverse as public safety, alarm monitoring, homeland security, critical infrastructure protection, military security, public works, and transit. For more information on Symposium, please visit
Pictometry International is a rapidly growing software company that provides visual information systems. The company's patented imaging process captures georeferenced, high-resolution oblique (at an angle for a 3D-like view) and ortho (straight down) Intelligent Images(r) of counties and states. Combined with the company's interactive software solution, users can see everywhere, measure anything, and plan everything. The company has a growing customer base exceeding 400 counties, the State of Connecticut, the State of Massachusetts, the State of Rhode Island, federal government organizations, as well as private business users. Major metropolitan areas using Pictometry(r) include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Applications include 9-1-1, appraisers, assessors, emergency management agencies, engineering, financial institutions, fire departments, GIS, golf communities, homeland security, insurance, law enforcement, planning officials, real estate, transportation, and utilities. Pictometry is a second order visualization tool that does not produce authoritative or definitive information (surveying) from its digital, aerial images.
The company is hosting its second annual User Conference, Pictometry FutureView 2007, from October 28 - 31, 2007 in Orlando, FL. For more information on Pictometry, visit
FutureView, Intelligent Images, Pictometry, Pictometry Real3D, and Visual Interoperability are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pictometry International Corp.
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Will Smith
Marketing Manager
Pictometry International Corp.
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Jeff Connors
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Symposium Technologies Inc.
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