New software features include direct LIDAR point cloud processing, complex 3-D building rooftop modeling, 3-D airport features, power line and road extraction as well as integrated workflows with Feature Analyst software.

“Customers want easy-to-use tools for creating 3-D terrain and feature databases from airborne LIDAR and imagery” explained Kevin Opitz, VP of Sales and Marketing at VLS.  “LIDAR Analyst 4.1 will provide an expanded array of 3-D automated feature extraction capabilities to meet the needs of the GIS and simulation communities.”  LIDAR Analyst 4.1 will extend both ArcGIS 9.1 and ERDAS IMAGINE 9.0 and is slated for commercial release in July 2006.

VLS will be providing software demos of both LIDAR Analyst and Feature Analyst in Booth #123 at the 2006 ASPRS Conference.  For additional information on LIDAR Analyst, Feature Analyst, or the VLS User Conference, visit www.vls-inc.com.

About VLS
Visual Learning Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in automated mapping and image intelligence solutions.  Feature Analyst and LIDAR Analyst, the VLS flagship software products, are used worldwide for GIS database management and mapping applications supporting defense, Homeland Security, education, environmental projects and more.  Feature Analyst exists as extensions to ERDAS IMAGINE®, SOCET SET®, the ArcGIS® suite, and GeoMedia®, and is used in every U.S. state, in over 50 countries and 100 universities. LIDAR Analyst is the innovative new VLS product that automates 3-D capture of buildings, trees, and bare earth terrain from LIDAR data.  More information can be found at www.vls-inc.com.

Feature Analyst and LIDAR Analyst are registered trademarks or trademarks of Visual Learning Systems, Inc. in the USA and/or other countries.  All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.