Calgary, Alberta  April 18, 2010  - Valtus Imagery Services, a division of North West Geomatics Ltd.announced today that they have begun offering access and visibility to LiDAR data as streaming hillshades through WMS delivery.

 Through their Views: Spatial Data Access Subscription, customers will now have the option and ability to view LiDAR data as full feature or bare earth hillshades in all WMS enabled applications.  This will provide customers with the ability to directly combine LiDAR hillshade data with vector data sets directly in the WMS-compatible application.

 "We're pleased to be offering another enhancement of our products that will assist our customers in their efforts to derive the maximum value from the data they use" says Tammy Peterson, business manager.  "The use of WMS with LiDAR hillshade data provides access to extremely valuable information in a very simple and user friendly format.  Having the ability to directly ingest LiDAR information into their everyday applications will greatly enhance its usability for the average customer and our goal is to continue to evolve and offer new datasets, that will ultimately enhance our customers' ability to make better, more informed business decisions."

 The Valtus Imagery Services online database currently holds over 9 million square kilometers of high resolution imagery across Canada and the United States.  All Valtus Data is available through both Views: Spatial Data Access Subscription and the Spatial Data Store. The Views service provides instant, secure access to an extensive library of imagery that can be seamlessly integrated into mapping applications and geographic information systems. The Spatial Data Store is a convenient online solution for users who require immediate access to downloadable, geospatial data. Valtus also stores, manages and seamlessly integrates customer owned data with our public database through Vault: Spatial Data Hosting Service.

 For further product or coverage information, please visit the Valtus website at www.valtus.com

   About Valtus
Valtus Imagery Services specializes in deliverying geospatial data from our large online library as well as managing and integrating our customers' existing imagery and LiDAR data holdings.  Valtus' technology utilizes open GIS protocols to allow high-resolution ortho imagery and LiDAR data to be stored, managed and viewed instantly through a wide range of industry standard web-mapping products and desktopapplications.

The company serves a broad base of markets including land management, surveying, oil and gas, agriculture, forestry, environmental management, real-estate, emergency response and all levels of government. In addition, Valtus holds the largest private data base of LiDAR data in western Canada. Valtus provides significant and extensive imagery content and capability to our customers through partnerships with leading satellite imagery and aerial photography firms.