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Spatial Data Inc. and SoftPOWER Inc. have teamed with U.S. Telemetry to market and sell location-based street lighting solutions

www.ustelemetry.com

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IRVING, TX. Feb. 27, 2002 – Spatial Data Inc. and SoftPOWER Inc., today announced that they have teamed with U.S. Telemetry to market and sell location-based street lighting solutions to utility companies in the United States.

“We look forward to a mutually beneficial long-term relationship,” said Richard A. Peters, President and CEO of Spatial Data. “Our Street Light Management SystemÔ (SLMS) will continue to be truly state-of-the-art with the addition of this interface to U.S. Telemetry’s leading edge technology”. Bret Smith, President and CEO of SoftPOWER further adds, "With U.S. Telemetry's remote sensing technology, SLMS v4.0(tm) enables our clients to deliver the highest possible quality of street lighting to their customers while demonstrating a significant cost reduction in operational expense."

SLMS v4.0 is a fully integrated information management program for street lighting that merges all lighting management operational functions with GIS, and enables dramatic cost savings through predictive maintenance, streamlined operations and energy conservation. Written in Java, SLMS v4.0Ô employs an Oracle 9i database engine and is fully integratable to most CIS, WMS and 311 apps.

Ray Spratlin, Senior Vice President of USTC, states, “The combination of the SLMS 4.0 database and USTC's telemetry technology creates a near perfect information picture for street and area lighting management. This is truly a case where two technologies complement each other to the advantage of the customer."

About Spatial Data, Inc.

Spatial Data is a leading provider of spatial data and mapping solutions, specializing in the custom development of Web-based, interactive decision support applications that use GIS as the principal interface. These applications allow businesses and governments to perform location-based analysis on data ranging from customer locations to utility distribution planning and operations. Spatial Data's expertise empowers it to provide seamless integration of GIS data into existing enterprise-wide systems, including CIS, WMS and 311 programs. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, you can find Spatial Data on the web at www.spatial-data.com.

About SoftPOWER, Inc.

SoftPOWER is a software Value Added Reseller (VAR) and developer specializing in utility-specific applications using spatial databasing. SoftPOWER rounds out a complete solution for street lighting system management for clients including data compilation, geocoding, onsite location addressing and physical assessment. SoftPOWER's offices are located in Mandeville, Louisiana and its website is at http://slms.softpwr.com/.

About U.S. Telemetry Corporation

U.S. Telemetry Corporation (USTC) is a pioneer in the emerging field of telemetry-commerce, or "T-Commerce.” USTC owns the technologies by which both stationary objects (such as meters, gauges, switches, and alarms) and mobile objects (such as cars, trucks, and packages) are given the ability to transmit data remotely. USTC’s system offers customers unprecedented access to remote facilities and stand alone devices. Visit USTC on the web at www.ustelemetry.com.

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