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Maps.com Goes Live With GlobeXplorer's Interactive Aerial Image Viewer

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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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