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Maps.com Goes Live With GlobeXplorer's Interactive Aerial Image Viewer
www.maps.com
Leading Online Map Provider Adds Visual Perspective to Traditional Maps;
Responds to Growing Demand for Satellite & Aerial Images
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 13 - GlobeXplorer, Inc., a
leading technology company that distributes interactive aerial and satellite
photos via the Internet, announced today that Maps.com has chosen GlobeXplorer
to provide interactive aerial images to Maps.com online consumers. Maps.com
users who traditionally use the site to explore geography, get directions, or
plan a trip can now enter a U.S. address and instantly view an interactive
aerial photo provided by GlobeXplorer. The aerial images delivered to the
maps.com web site are part of GlobeXplorer's extensive satellite and aerial
image library, covering all of the US and over 130 major metropolitan areas
worldwide. Maps.com visitors can use the new service to view aerial photos of
famous landmarks, travel destinations, sporting venues or their own property.
"Our customers are always looking for new views of the world and it's
geography," said Chris Baker, President and CEO of Maps.com. "GlobeXplorer
brings a whole new perspective to our users, adding value to the wide range of
mapping products we already provide. We strive to bring our customers the
best products and services and we know our users will enjoy the unique views
provided by GlobeXplorer's targeted collection of aerial and satellite images.
Additionally, interactive aerial imagery supplied by GlobeXplorer provides a
level of stickiness for our banner advertising efforts that we are
particularly interested in."
"Our relationship with Maps.com brings our unique satellite and aerial
imagery technology to a new audience of consumer users who have a distinct
interest in geography and maps," said Paul Smith, COO for GlobeXplorer. "We
have built an outstanding network of leading earth imagery content partners
and are particularly interested in providing this imagery to the group of
educators and students that visit Maps.com. We believe aerial imagery can be
an excellent tool in the classroom and we hope teachers will utilize the
aerial views when they access the educational products on Maps.com."
Maps.com is targeted to Internet consumers looking for driving directions
and access to a wide variety of maps and geographic resources. Additionally,
educators and students use the site to access maps and atlases to teach and
study geography. With GlobeXplorer's imagery, students and teachers can now
zoom-in on historic landmarks, survey mountains and rivers and view the
nation's geography and features.
About Maps.com
Maps.com is a leading mapping solutions company serving business,
education and consumer marketplaces since 1991. The flagship web site
www.Maps.com is a premier map destination site serving travel, recreation and
education consumers. The site is rated one of the fastest growing sites on the
Internet, and ranked in the top 15 of web sites in the travel category,
according to Jupiter/Media Metrix. The company is also a leading supplier of
geographic content to business and education markets. Company products are
used by major Internet sites, schools and colleges, news broadcasters, major
newspapers, directory and educational publishers. Clients include ABC News,
The National Geographic Society, American Automobile Association, McGraw-Hill,
CNN Interactive, The Library of Congress and Verizon.
About GlobeXplorer, Inc.
GlobeXplorer is the leading technology enabler of high-speed access to
interactive aerial photos over the Internet and to wireless devices. Through
the company's products, business professionals from a wide range of industries
can access captivating images from the world's largest database of online
commercial aerial photography.
GlobeXplorer provides a first-to-market business solution that was
previously unavailable. In addition to warehousing the world's largest
commercial database of aerial photos, GlobeXplorer has created a proprietary
technology to dynamically search, retrieve and deliver a requested photo from
its library of millions of images within seconds to end users. In partnership
with Sun Microsystems, Informix and other leading technology companies,
GlobeXplorer has developed a state-of-the-art server and technology foundation
to support its large and growing collection of images. In addition, the
company has developed flexible software tools that allow business customers to
insert a customized image viewer into their own web sites, without the use of
any plug-ins. Aerial photos can be accessed via an ongoing subscription
service available through GlobeXplorer.
The company is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California and its products
are available worldwide. For further information, contact GlobeXplorer at
info@globexplorer.com, or visit www.globexplorer.com on the Internet.
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