Extended Ortho Photo Coverage in AccuMap®
High-resolution Ortho-rectified Photos Enhance E&P Mapping Process for Southern Saskatchewan, Montana and North Dakota
CALGARY (August 1, 2006) – IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), a global provider of integrated oil and gas information, software and consulting services, announced today the availability of Ortho photo imagery in IHS AccuMap® software for Southern Saskatchewan, Montana, and North Dakota. Ortho photos provide detailed aerial images of the earth’s surface for oil and gas professionals. These images are particularly useful for understanding the surface context of exploration plays that affect rig placement, routing options and emergency-response plans.
Provided by Valtus Imagery Services, a division of North West Geomatics Ltd., and an IHS data partner, rectified Ortho photos deliver a true representation of the earth’s surface within three to10 meters. Unlike traditional photographs, which are affected by topography and the aircraft and camera lens factors, Ortho photos undergo a rectification process that takes into account the earth’s curvature, providing accurate, uniform scale, high-resolution images that can be used for mapping purposes.
“The degree of detail in Ortho photos is so precise that subscribers can see pipeline rights-of-way, roads, lakes and streams directly from the desktop,” said Christine Bovaird, product manager for AccuMap. “This precision helps customers in effective operation planning,” she said, “and AccuMap customers subscribing to different data layers such as wells, pipelines, and seismic can overlay these datasets on the photo, resulting in a thorough map of the area of interest. AccuMap customers now have seamless data access to detailed Ortho photos for Northern U.S. — in addition to the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin — which makes AccuMap a unique tool for assessing oil and gas information across the border.”
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