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BOEING AUTOMETRIC PASSES CRITICAL DESIGN PHASE ON SHUTTLE
RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION (SRTM) PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION PROCESSING
DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT
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Springfield, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2001 - Boeing Autometric announces they
have successfully passed the critical design phase of the Shuttle Radar
Topography Mission (SRTM) contract for prototype production processing
development from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). Boeing
Autometric, the prime, is contributing to the SRTM data finishing system
by bringing their data production software tools and their extensive
knowledge of elevation data to the effort. As a subcontractor, Intermap
Technologies, Inc. is providing expertise in radar data systems and
automated tool development for water body identification and processing.
"We are pleased that NIMA has shown confidence in our work and in our
technical direction. We will continue to provide the materials and
services needed to ensure on-time delivery of an efficient and effective
system," said Todd Noble, SRTM project manager for Boeing Autometric.
The SRTM mission flew on NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavor in February
2000. The data collected from this mission are the most detailed and
accurate height measurements ever gathered for this large an area. The
goal of the SRTM prototype production system is to produce digital
topographic data for 80% of the Earth's land surface. Automation of
most tasks will reduce editing time and minimize production costs.
Boeing Autometric is responsible for the overall project management and
client coordination, as well as developing the interactive editing
system interface and DEM (Digital Elevation Model) editing tools.
Boeing Autometric's own SoftPlotter ®, which creates and processes
terrain data derived from aerial and satellite imagery, will be the
production foundation for SRTM. The DEM Tool module will be customized
for visualization and editing of the SRTM data. The DEM Tool utilizes
a gridded elevation data structure and is commonly used with government
and commercial data.
Boeing Autometric, a business unit of The Boeing Company's Integrated
Defense System Division, has over 40 years of leadership in geospatial
information technology and solutions. Autometric combines experience in
softcopy photogrammetry, geographic information systems, image data
management, and feature data extraction to provide map production
software and systems solutions to commercial mapping, remote sensing,
military, and defense mapping industries.
The Boeing Company is the largest aerospace company in the world and the
United States' leading exporter. It is NASA's largest contractor and the
largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. The
company's capabilities in aerospace also include rotorcraft, electronic
and defense systems, missiles, rocket engines, launch vehicles,
satellites, and advanced information and communication systems. The
company has an extensive global reach with customers in 145 countries.
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