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Aerials Express Expands US-Mexico Border Region Imagery Program

11/7/2009 12:02:00 AM

Extended Imagery Coverage Underscores Growing Interest for Current Geospatial Information of United States – Mexico Border Region

Tempe, Ariz., November 3, 2009 – Aerials Express, a leading international provider of high-resolution digital imagery, announced their continuing investment in current aerial imagery along the United States and Mexico border. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Tijuana, Baja were recently flown in 2009 as pilot projects under the new borderlands program.

“We intend to collect aerial imagery wherever there is a need for current geospatial intelligence” offered Luke Pritchard, General Manager, Aerials Express. "Making current imagery available for the border region is relevant to a wide variety of consumers as well as to existing clients who are stakeholders in the area.”

Products released in 2009 include 1-foot and 6-inch resolution orthophotographic mosaics. Additional datasets available include Color-Infrared (CIR) and stereo pair datasets for custom analysis. Aerials Express uses precision digital camera platforms with the highest levels of accuracy and content control.

The United States-Mexico borderland program reinforces Aerials Express as a strategic supplier of off-the-shelf imagery. The product is made available to a broad-range of consumers including civil agencies, NAFTA affiliates, environmental, infrastructure, and resource development service firms.

This program builds on the Aerial Express commitment to providing current aerial and satellite imagery to an increasing number of North American and international markets. Plans are in place to continue expanding service beyond the United States – Mexico border region further into Mexican and Central American markets for 2010.

About Aerials Express:
Aerials Express is a global leader of current high-resolution digital aerial and satellite imagery. Our commitment to current off-the-shelf imagery means an accessible and effective source of high resolution geospatial information for commercial, real estate, engineering, energy, navigation and government sectors. Aerials Express recognizes the importance of accurate, up-to-date information, and our business is built on the idea that current imagery is the cornerstone of accurate geographic decision-making and representation. For more information, please visit www.aerials-express.com.

Aggressive Washington State Coverage Reflects Growing Market Demand

5/11/2009 12:02:00 AM

Expanded Aerial Coverage of Seattle-Puget Sound and Spokane Regions Reflect Market Growth for Aerials Express

Tempe, Ariz., May 06, 2009 – Aerials Express, a leading international provider of high-resolution digital imagery, reaffirmed its growing market share in the State of Washington with extended coverage areas for both the Seattle-Puget Sound and Spokane-Coeur D’Alene regions. Several thousand miles of additional imagery was added to the 2009 update of the regional products.

“Consumers of aerial imagery simply are not willing to wait for up to a year for their imagery to become available, that’s why we are so successful in the State of Washington,” explained John Nagy, Sales Director at the Aerials Express Seattle office, “We maintain an aggressive and efficient process for collecting and delivering imagery in a timely manner. As a result, our coverage area has extended in response to an expanding customer base.”

Aerials Express has provided off-the-shelf aerial imagery available for the past ten years for metropolitan areas across the Northwestern United States. The 2009 product includes updates to the Puget Sound-Seattle area consisting of over 8,000 square miles of coverage at a one-foot resolution and also the Spokane-Coeur D’Alene region with nearly 4,000 square miles covered also at a one-foot resolution. Both projects were collected with the UltraCamX digital camera. In addition to the seamless mosaic natural color imagery, Color-Infrared (CIR) and stereo pair datasets are also available for each market.

Aerials Express makes its off-the-shelf imagery products available to a broad-range of consumers including civil agencies, real estate, environmental, infrastructure, and resource development service firms. Viewing and mapping software is also provided along with the imagery enabling customers of all skill levels to smoothly incorporate the imagery products into their business process.

The coverage expansion in the State of Washington represents a long-term commitment by Aerials Express to provide current aerial and satellite imagery to an increasing number of North American and international markets. Aerials Express also recently collected over 3,000 square miles of the Boise, Idaho area at a 1-foot resolution which will be released this month.

About Aerials Express:
Aerials Express is a global leader in current high-resolution digital aerial and satellite imagery. Our commitment to current off-the-shelf imagery means an accessible and effective source of high resolution geospatial information for commercial, real estate, engineering, energy, navigation and government sectors. Aerials Express recognizes the importance of accurate, up-to-date information, and our business is built on the idea that current imagery is the cornerstone of accurate geographic decision-making and representation. For more information, please visit www.aerials-express.com.

Aerials Express Repackages ECEY View Mapping Software as DataDoors Desktop

3/16/2009 12:03:00 AM

Aerials Express Builds on Strength of Relationship with I-cubed In Renaming Its Exclusive Mapping Software

Tempe, Ariz., March 15, 2009 – Aerials Express, a leading international provider of high-resolution digital imagery, announced that ECEY View Mapping Software was renamed DataDoors Desktop; strengthening the association between Aerials Express and I-cubed solutions. The move places the exclusive mapping software within an expanding DataDoors suite of geospatial delivery and hosting options for geospatial consumers.

“DataDoors is already powerful resource in the geospatial industry, but introducing DataDoors Desktop brings a new field of custom mapping resources to the table,” stated Luke Pritchard, General Manger, Aerials Express.

DataDoors Desktop maintains its position as a consumer friendly means of integrating aerial imagery into the business process. Aerials Express delivers the mapping software with its high-resolution imagery products allowing clients to get the most from their purchases. Clients are able to run a wide-range of tools from geographic analysis to creating full resolution prints. DataDoors desktop is designed so that a full range of skill levels can take advantage of it as a mapping tool, making it one of the most user-friendly solutions in the industry.

About Aerials Express:
Aerials Express is a global leader of current high-resolution digital aerial and satellite imagery. Our commitment to current off-the-shelf imagery means an accessible and effective source of high resolution geospatial information for commercial, real estate, engineering, energy, navigation and government sectors. Aerials Express recognizes the importance of accurate, up-to-date information, and our business is built on the idea that current imagery is the cornerstone of accurate geographic decision-making and representation. For more information, please visit www.aerials-express.com.

About I-cubed:
I-cubed is a geoprocessing service organization that offers complete business solutions based on information and geodata derived from air photos, satellite imagery and other sources of geographic information. Its client base includes many of the world's largest wireless telecommunications companies, and industry leaders in environmental engineering, land and natural resource management, agriculture, and visual simulation applications as well as several progressive government agencies. www.i3.com.

Aerials Express Launches New Online Wall Art Mural Service

12/23/2008 10:29:00 PM

Tempe, AZ, Dec 5th, 2008 -- Aerials Express announced the launch of its online wall mural website, making available its high-grade imagery collection as quality wall art for online purchase. Typically reserved for mapping and GIS professionals, this high-grade imagery is now available for home and office as unique art pieces. The new mural collection focuses on metropolitan areas, as well as special areas of interest including university campuses, stadiums, race tracks, and golf courses across North America. In partnership with Mighty Imaging, leader in large format printing, these high-resolution images are produced on true photographic paper enhancing clarity and visual impression.

"It's a unique service" said Skyla Peterson, VP of National Sales for Aerials Express, "because it merges our high resolution imagery into an accessible and effective work of art, allowing the public to enjoy our aerial imagery firsthand".

The wall mural service offers an affordable ‘off-the-shelf’ option for clients. Visitors to the Aerials Express website can scan through over 150 murals and prints available for purchase. Prints range in scale from 48x60’ to 16x20’. These finished products provide a simple and cost-effective option for transforming lobbies, conference rooms, board rooms, call centers or even home offices into a unique and vibrant artscapes.

“We really took special care to get the most out of the aerial imagery” offered Peter Fradin of Mighty Imaging. “Using state-of-the-art technology, Mighty Imaging prints at more than 4,000 dpi and with an accuracy of 1 millimeter for every 8 feet of paper.” The process takes full advantage of the colors found in the aerial landscapes, drawing out their depth and complexity.

“People have a personal association with aerial photography. These murals are excellent conversation pieces and encourage visual exploration,” explained Petersen.

Please visit Aerials Express Prints & Mural Site .

About Aerials Express:
Based in Tempe, Arizona, Aerials Express is a recognized provider of affordable ‘off-the-shelf’ imagery. We believe that current imagery is the cornerstone of accurate geographic decision-making and representation. Using the latest in geospatial collection and processing technologies while offering clients innovative solutions has made Aerials Express the North American leader in current aerial imagery. Our collection of nationwide and international imagery represents an accessible and low-cost source of high resolution geospatial information for commercial, real estate, engineering, navigation and government sectors. For more information, please visit aerials-express.com.

About Mighty Imaging:

Mighty Imaging is a professional large format service provider based in Phoenix, Arizona producing graphics for professionals and corporate accounts worldwide. Our focus is dedicated to the art of large format digital output. Utilizing the latest technology in digital printing, Mighty Imaging offers a variety of output options.

Aerials Express Profiled in East Valley Tribune Article

9/25/2008 7:38:39 PM
Tempe Firm Does High-Resolution Work
East Valley Tribune September 21, 2008

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/126344

Aerials Express Captures Over 10,000 Square Miles of Austin Region

9/17/2008 8:42:27 PM
Tempe, AZ, Sept 17th, 2008 - Nationwide aerial imagery provider Aerials Express (AEX) has completed an extensive aerial collection project for the Capital Area Planning Council of Governments (CAPCOG). The end product includes approximately 10,480 square miles of high-resolution aerial photography covering the counties of Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson composing the council. The 2008 imagery will be utilized for utility planning, emergency services, transportation, environmental monitoring, and hydrological development.

Known as a prominent growth area in the United States, the Austin metropolitan area is collected by Aerials Express on an annual basis to maintain accurate imagery of its changing landscape. However, to meet the goals of the CAPCOG project, AEX had to expand its standard coverage area by nearly 7,000 square miles. This collect along with the contiguous San Antonio metropolitan area created one of the largest single collects ever accomplished from AEX at nearly 14,000 square miles of coverage area.

Regardless of the massive nature of the project Sean Moran, Regional Planning Director was impressed by the prompt release schedule. “Our members really appreciated the quality and timeliness of the product” stated Moran. CAPCOG is accustomed to waiting nearly a year for similar projects. In contrast Aerials Express delivered this project in a few months. “Our extensive experience and investment in the latest processing technologies have allowed us to maintain this sort of aggressive release schedule” explained AEX Production Director, Bradley Mattison.

Aerials Express is known for flying North American metropolitan areas on a spec basis allowing customers to purchase aerial imagery as an off-the-shelf product instead of through a customized RFP. CAPCOG was surprised to find that Aerials Express also offered this arrangement for public domain applications through government agencies. This cost-effective model was a “critical variable in going with Aerials Express” offered Moran.

About Aerials Express:

Using the latest geospatial collection and processing technologies while offering our clients innovative solutions for getting the most from their imagery has made Aerials Express the North American leader in current aerial imagery. Our commitment to current off-the-shelf imagery means an accessible and affordable source of high resolution geospatial information for commercial, real estate, engineering, navigation and government sectors. Aerials Express recognizes the importance of accurate, up-to-date information, and our business is built on the idea that current imagery is the cornerstone of accurate geographic decision-making and representation. For more information, please visit www.aerials-express.com.

About CAPCOG:

The Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG), formerly known as the Capital Area Planning Council (CAPCO), was organized in 1970 to serve local governments in its ten-county region, known as State Planning Region 12. The primary focus of CAPCOG is to serve as advocate, planner and coordinator of initiatives that, when undertaken on a regional basis, can be more effective and efficient. These include emergency services, elderly assistance, law enforcement training, criminal justice planning, solid waste reduction, infrastructure development, and housing and economic development. For more information, please visit www.capcog.org .

ECEY View™ is Less Expensive and Easier to Use than Popular Mapping Software

9/27/2007 7:00:00 AM
TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2007-- Aerials Express, the leading provider of annually updated aerial imagery of US metropolitan areas, announced today the release of ECEY View™ Aerial Mapping Software http://www.eceyview.com. ECEY View™ was designed with the look and feel of familiar office software, making it easier to use than other GIS applications. ECEY View™ encourages a more fluid role for aerial imagery within the workplace. Any level of employee within an organization can share results with clients and co-workers via email, prints, flyers, posters, and software presentations.

"We are very excited about our new aerial mapping software, ECEY View™," stated Aerials Express president, Bill Landis. "We have created a software program that combines ease of use with the functionality of other GIS software programs. ECEY View™, in addition to the vast amount of imagery we have in our collection, sets us apart as a true industry leader."

"We accomplished our goal of designing ECEY View™ with the user in mind," explained Luke Pritchard, information technology director. "We wanted the user to be able to spend less time learning the application, and more time mapping."

ECEY View™, which gets its name from the acronym of the company mission ‘Every City, Every Year™’ is free with the purchase of any Aerials Express imagery package. Learn more about ECEY View™, or download a free copy by visiting http://www.eceyview.com. ECEY View™ includes the latest street, landmark, parcel, flood, and topographic data, making it a cost effective solution for government, real estate, engineering, and business professionals.

About Aerials Express
Aerials Express, founded in 1999, produces stock digital vertical aerial imagery of North American metropolitan areas and distributes geographic data. Aerials Express’ primary markets include commercial real estate brokers, developers, engineering firms, governmental organizations, home builders, and national retail chains. Aerials Express maintains the most aggressive acquisition schedule within the industry, flying a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle equipped with a Leica® ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor. For more information visit: www.aerials-express.com.

Release of ECEY View™ Highlighted in Professional Survey Magazine

9/11/2007 7:00:00 AM
ECEY View™: Setting Aerial Imagery Loose in the Workplace
Professional Surveyor Magazine August 2007,
Release of ECEY View™ Highlighted in Professional Survey Magazine

http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=1922

Aerials Express Joins Forces with i-cubed

6/18/2007 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, AZ and Fort Collins, CO - June 18, 2007 - Aerials Express, the rapidly growing provider of nationwide aerial imagery has joined forces with i-cubed, a leading value-added imagery aggregation and managed dissemination technology company.

“i-cubed has expanded our reach into a variety of new markets,” commented Bill Landis, President of Aerials Express. “Our imagery is being used by an ever increasing community of commercial, consumer and governmental clients, strengthening our ability to photograph Every City, Every Year™. i-cubed’s investment in Aerials Express will allow both companies to better meet their client’s growing demand for current aerial imagery.“

The new alliance makes Aerials Express’ imagery available through a wider range of internet, network and desktop solutions. Engineering and GIS professionals using ESRI’s ArcGIS Online™ service can now access Aerials Express imagery directly.

“The combination of our powerful data on demand solution, DataDoors™, and the current imagery of Aerials Express will allow users to easily and affordably integrate imagery into their core business processes” said Russ Cowart, CEO of i-cubed. “Over the years, the Aerials Express father and son team of Jerry and Bill Landis have earned a reputation as a reliable provider of current, nationwide aerial imagery. i-cubed is excited to join with Aerials Express to provide a solution like no other in the industry.”

About Aerials Express – www.aerials-express.com
Aerials Express provides annually updated aerial imagery, geographic data and mapping solutions giving real estate, engineering, retail, utility and governmental organizations a competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment.

For additional information:
Product Inquiries: info@aerials-express.com or 888-482-2336
Media Inquiries: Merle Miller, mmiller@aerials-express.com

About i-cubed – www.i3.com
i-cubed provides a full spectrum of enterprise geodata, hosted content management services and software frameworks to many of the world’s most sophisticated commercial companies, internet portals and government agencies.

Aerials Express Announces New Beta Mapping Software, ECEY View™

5/23/2007 7:00:00 AM
Las Vegas, Nevada – May 20, 2007 - Aerials Express announced today at the International Convention of Shopping Centers that it is releasing a public beta version of its new mapping software, ECEY View (ê’sy vyõõ) short for Every City, Every Year™. The new mapping tool was designed from the ground up to be intuitive and easy to use. ECEY View™ includes powerful functionality designed for experts and novices alike.

ECEY View™ gives our clients the ability to create and print professional quality aerial maps. Users will work with current, high resolution aerial imagery on their desktops and customize the imagery using data layers from digital map leader Tele Atlas, FEMA, local municipalities and other sources for marketing, site selection, research, engineering and planning projects.

“We are committed to providing professionals in both the commercial and government sectors with affordable solutions as well as flying Every City Every Year,” states President, Bill Landis. Landis was an integral part of the design team drawing on experience obtained from 30 years in the aerial mapping and GIS fields.

“Tele Atlas is pleased to be an integral part of ECEY View™, combining up-to-date, detailed digital map data with crystal clear imagery that helps companies conduct thorough site evaluations and make the best site selections,” said Tele Atlas Vice President of GIS and Government Markets, John Cassidy.

“I look forward to working closely with our clients,” states Landis, “as they help us build an application that is an integral part of their business.”

About Aerials Express – www.aerials-express.com
The Aerials Express Team provides nation-wide imagery and geographic data giving real estate, engineering, retail, utility and governmental organizations a competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment. Established in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer in the field of aerial photography since 1958, Aerials Express annually produces stock Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of all US Metros. Aerials Express owns and operates an ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor equipped Cessna 421 Golden Eagle allowing the company to maintain the most aggressive imagery acquisition schedule within the industry. Aerials Express’ exclusive inventory covers 76% of all US households as well as enhanced governmental imagery sources covering the entire US. During each of the past 7 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, product library, and set new industry standards for product quality, availability and customer service.

About Tele Atlas -www.teleatlas.com
Founded in 1984, Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic location content that power the world’s most essential geographic solutions. The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems, mobile and Internet map applications that help GPS system users find the people, places, products and services they need, wherever they are. Tele Atlas also works with business partners who deliver critical applications for emergency, business fleet and infrastructure services. The company employs 2,300 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 20 countries around the world and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans and tens of thousands of data sources to regularly update its maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com.

Bill and Jerry Landis Profiled in Professional Surveyor Magazine

3/14/2007 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, Ariz., Jerry and Bill Landis reflect on the development of aerial photography and discuss the implications of an emerging mainstream imagery market in the May issue of Aerial Mapping 2007: Professional Surveyor Magazine. View the article “Half Century of Aerial Mapping Brings a Unique Perspective” through following link:

Click here to view the article in PDF format.

Click here to view the complete issue.

Aerials Express Exceeds 275,000 Sq. Mile Acquisition Goal for 2006

12/4/2006 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, Ariz., November 30, 2006. Aerial imagery and GIS mapping solutions provider Aerials Express, today announced it had surpassed acquisition projections for 2006. “It is not surprising,” offered company CEO, Bill Landis, “the new Leica ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor onboard our Cessna 421 gave us a tremendous advantage this year.” The 276,000 square miles acquired over the last 12 months covers strategic metropolitan areas across the United States. “Though ambitious, our goal of flying “Every City, Every Year” is not far off,” Landis continued. “Our method for gathering aerial imagery on schedule is time-tested, reliable, and responsive to changing weather patterns meaning, we can consistently supply our clients with a trusted and cost-effective source of up-to-date aerial photography.”

Major online mapping providers like Yahoo!( TM) and MapQuest(TM) feature Aerial Express’ exclusive content. “These companies and their clients recognize the value of current aerial imagery and trust us to supply it,” states Landis. “Using two year old imagery simply means you are basing important decisions on dated information. Whether it is locating a home or identifying the site for a new shopping mall, current aerial imagery is critical for making the right decision.”

Aerials Express also continues to expand its industry leadership in imagery distribution, delivering its 2006 imagery collection directly into applications like Google EarthTM with the company’s ViewGL technology (available for download at www.aerial-express.com). “Our commitment does not stop with imagery acquisition,” offered Landis. “We are actively developing innovative delivery services that enable us to better serve our customers.”

About Aerials Express
Established in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer in the field of aerial photography for the real estate industry since 1958, Aerials Express produces stock Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of US Metropolitan Areas. During each of the past 7 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, imagery delivery systems, geospatial imagery processing and customer service.
For more information, visit www.aerials-express.com or contact Merle Miller at 888-482-2336.

USGS Purchases Aerials Express 2006 Hurricane Season Imagery

6/11/2006 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, Arizona - The United States Geological Survey awarded Aerials Express a $1.49 million contract to provide it with stock color digital aerial photography from the company’s 2006 Hurricane Season Imagery collection. The purchase covers the majority of the vulnerable US Gulf Coast and Southeastern Seaboard. All of the imagery was taken in 2006 at a resolution of 1.5 feet per pixel. “I am very proud of our production team and flight crew,” states Aerials Express CEO Bill Landis. “Their hard work and dedication allowed us to photograph all coastal population centers and large extents of our nation’s coastline in time for the 2006 hurricane season.” “Aerials Express is in a unique position to create a current nation-wide resource of aerial imagery,” continues Landis. “With our aircraft and those of our partner companies, we maintain the largest collection of current color aerial imagery of US metros at resolutions commercial satellites are unable to duplicate.” About Aerials Express – www.aerials-express.com The Aerials Express Team provides nation-wide imagery and geographic data giving real estate, engineering, retail, utility and governmental organizations a competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment. Established in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer in the field of aerial photography since 1958, Aerials Express annually produces stock Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of all US Metros. Aerials Express owns and operates an ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor equipped Cessna 421 Golden Eagle allowing the company to maintain the most aggressive imagery acquisition schedule within the industry. Aerials Express’ exclusive inventory covers 76% of all US households as well as enhanced governmental imagery sources covering the entire US. During each of the past 7 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, product library, and set new industry standards for product quality, availability and customer service. For more information: Product Enquiries: sales@aerials-express.com or 888-482-2336 Media Enquiries: Merle Miller, 480-240-3885, mmiller@aerials-express.com

ViewGL, Premium Content for Google Earth Introduced at ICSC

5/22/2006 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, Arizona-based aerial imagery and GIS mapping applications provider Aerials Express announces the introduction of ViewGL Beta at the International Council of Shopping Centers convention in Las Vegas, Nevada held May 21 – 24. Aerials Express maintains the industry’s most aggressive flying schedule, photographing every US metropolitan area on an annual basis. Aerials Express is the recognized leader in providing current aerial imagery to real estate, retail, engineering and governmental clientele. ViewGL feeds Aerials Express’ premium aerial content directly into the Google Earth platform giving professionals access to the latest high resolution imagery available. “Google Earth has had a very positive impact on our business,” states Bill Landis, CEO of Aerials Express. “More people than ever before have access to aerial imagery because of Google Earth. Subsequently demand for current imagery has grown dramatically since its release. Initially, this lead us to launch our ‘Every City, Every Year’ campaign, purchasing a Leica ADS40 digital aerial camera and Cessna 421 in order to accelerate our collection schedule to include all US metros annually.” “We see the power of Google Earth being its ability to easily deliver content to the user, and we wanted to develop solutions that empowered our clients that use our imagery. ViewGL does that by feeding our premium content to our users within Google Earth as a layer. While ViewGL works with all versions of Google Earth, we strongly recommend that our users acquire Google Earth Pro in order to take full advantage of our imagery.” ViewGL is currently in beta release with six markets available for review at http://aerials-express.com. About Aerials Express – www.aerials-express.com The Aerials Express Team provides comprehensive nation-wide imagery and geographic data giving real estate, engineering, retail, utility and governmental organizations a legitimate competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment. Established in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer in the field of aerial photography since 1958, Aerials Express produces stock Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of all US Metros. Aerials Express owns and operates an ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor equipped Cessna 421 Golden Eagle allowing the company to maintain the most aggressive imagery acquisition schedule within the industry. Aerials Express’ exclusive inventory covers 76% of all US households as well as enhanced governmental imagery sources covering the entire US. During each of the past 7 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, product library, and revenues while setting new industry standards for product quality, availability and customer service. For more information: Product Enquiries: sales@aerials-express.com or 888-482-2336 Media Enquiries: Bill Landis, 480-777-9909 blandis@aerials-express.com

Aerials Express “Every City Every Year” - Florida 2006

4/6/2006 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, Arizona-based aerial imagery and GIS mapping applications provider Aerials Express announces the availability of over 50,000 square miles of seamless 2006 aerial imagery of all Florida metros and coastline. The new imagery is ortho-rectified and delivered at a resolution of 1.5 feet per pixel.
“We greatly expanded our coverage of Florida in 2006,” states Aerials Express CEO Bill Landis. “Our exclusive imagery spans from Mobile, Alabama to Miami, Jacksonville to Naples. The 2006 Florida imagery is a big addition to our “Every City Every Year” campaign that already includes the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Las Vegas, Norfolk, Richmond, and Washington DC. We will be announcing the availability of 1 foot Southern California and 1.5 foot Northern California photography shortly as well as three other major population centers.”
The 2006 Florida imagery is available to view and download from the Aerials Express web site or can be used with all leading GIS applications. The desktop imagery comes with AEView, Aerials Express’ powerful mapping/GIS software at no charge, along with street data, elevation contours, flood plains and parcel data.

About Aerials Express – www.aerials-express.com
The Aerials Express Team can immediately provide comprehensive nation-wide imagery and geographic data to give real estate, engineering and governmental organizations a legitimate competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment. Established in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer in the field of aerial photography since 1958, Aerials Express produces stock Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of US Metros. Aerials Express owns and operates an ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor equipped Cessna 421 Golden Eagle allowing Aerials Express to maintain the most aggressive imagery acquisition schedule within the industry. Aerials Express’ exclusive inventory covers 76% of all US households as well as enhanced governmental imagery sources covering the entire US. During each of the past 7 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, product library, and revenues while setting new industry standards for product quality, availability and customer service.

For more information:
Product Enquiries: sales@aerials-express.com or 888.482.2336
Media Enquiries: Merle Miller, 480-777-9909, mmiller@aerials-express.com

Aerials Express announces its “Every City, Every Year” Campaign with the First Flight of its New Plane and Digital Camera.

3/6/2006 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, Arizona-based aerial imagery provider Aerials Express celebrated the first image acquisition from their new Leica ADS40 Digital Airborne Sensor equipped Cessna 421 on Friday, January 27, 2006. The new digital aerial camera and plane brings with it a significant increase to the company’s image collection capabilities. Aerials Express Founder and President, Jerry Landis explains the importance of the company’s new acquisition. “As with most databases, aerial imagery diminishes in value with age. Rapidly changing geography due to population growth, land development and even natural disasters make aerial images of most urban areas obsolete within 12 months. We built our business on providing our clients with regularly updated high quality imagery. Purchasing the new plane and camera allows us to set a new standard for regular flights over U.S. metros.” Centrally located in Nashville, Tennessee, the Cessna 421 is within 4 hours of every US city east of Denver. The 421 is equipped with extended range tanks giving the crew the flexibility to confirm clear air conditions over an area of interest in the morning and be collecting imagery by the time the sun reaches the optimum elevation a few hours later. “We are committed to investing in innovative technology to meet our client’s needs,” states CEO Bill Landis. “Unlike a film camera, the ADS40 scans the ground below creating a single image file that covers an area 3 miles wide and 70 miles long. The ADS40 was a natural choice for us with its wide range of capabilities.” The ADS40 collects true color and infrared imagery along with digital elevation data in a single pass. Aerials Express will collect imagery for its national library at 1.5 foot to 6 inch resolutions with the new platform. Designed to capture data directly to digital format, the new aircraft and camera are expected to more than double the number of square miles photographed by the company during a single year while significantly enhancing the final product’s spatial accuracy and resolution. Additionally, the company will continue to maintain its film processing capabilities to maximize the amount of imagery it collects each year. “The majority of what we collect will come from our 421,” states Landis. “However, supplementing our plane’s collection with traditional photographic methods will increase the amount of imagery we can supply to our national clients and achieving our goal of flying “Every City, Every Year’.” About Aerials Express – www.aerials-express.com The Aerials Express Team can immediately provide comprehensive nation-wide imagery and geographic data to give real estate, engineering and governmental organizations a legitimate competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment. Established in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer in the field of aerial photography for the real estate industry since 1958, Aerials Express produces stock Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of US Metros. Aerials Express maintains the most aggressive imagery acquisition schedule within the industry flying 250,000 square miles annually. Aerials Express’ exclusive inventory covers 76% of all US households as well as enhanced governmental imagery sources covering the entire US. During each of the past 7 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, product library, and revenues while setting new industry standards for product quality, availability and customer service. For more information: Product Enquiries: sales@aerials-express.com or 888.482.2336 Media Enquiries: Merle Miller, 480-777-9909, mmiller@aerials-express.com

Aerials Express Announces Launch of New Website Development Solution

8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM
Aerials Express announces launch of a new website development solution for their Nationwide Digital Aerial Photography.

August 23, 2005, Tempe, Arizona - Aerials Express, a Nationwide Digital Aerial Photography company, today announced that it deployed their newly designed website content, for their digital aerial photography products.

The user friendly and time saving features of the new site make it an ideal solution for Commercial Real Estate Brokers, Land Developers, Engineers, Home Builders and Government users of aerial imagery. Aerials-Express.com features online aerial photography subscriptions, NAViews, for residential real estate agents, desktop based imagery solutions with powerful mapping tools. The new Aerials-Express.com web presence creates a more user friendly method to quickly download and obtain online aerial photography.

"The design, development and recent deployment of our website has been an exciting challenge", said Bill Landis, the company’s COO. Landis also indicated that the Company was now in the early planning stages of Phase 2 of its Web Plan which would provide important personalization features.

About Aerials Express

The Aerials Express Team can immediately provide comprehensive US photography, extensive nation-wide imagery and an enhanced retail data library to give real estate, engineering and governmental organizations a significant and legitimate competitive advantage in the rapidly developing mapping environment. Aerials Express, LLC was founded in 1999 by Jerry Landis, a recognized industry expert and pioneer in the field of aerial photography for the real estate industry since 1958. The Company produces Digital Vertical Aerial Imagery of US Metros. Aerials Express’ stock inventory includes 300,000 square miles that covers 75% of all US households as well as enhanced governmental imagery sources covering the entire US.

Aerials Express primary markets include commercial real estate brokers, developers, engineering firms, home builders and national retail chains. During each of the past 6 years, Aerials Express has expanded its market presence, product library, and revenues while setting new industry standards for product quality, availability and customer service. Aerials Express custom produces all of its high resolution aerial imagery. Aerials Express maintains the most aggressive imagery acquisition schedule within the industry flying 200,000 square miles annually.

FIRM AWARDED MULTIPLE MARKET AERIAL PHOTO CONTRACT BY USGS

11/15/2004 7:00:00 AM
TEMPE, Arizona – Aerials Express LLC, a national aerial photography firm, was awarded a contract to provide the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with digital imagery of key metropolitan areas.

Aerials Express, a leader in the production of digital ortho imagery and GIS mapping software, will provide the USGS with 2-foot, true color aerial photography. The imagery will be used and distributed by the USGS to local and federal governmental agencies for use in Homeland Security, first responder and GIS mapping applications.

“Aerials Express has been a great partner to work with,” states Mark Naftzger, Cartographer for the USGS. “They understand the urgency and importance of our mission to provide mapping resources for our nation’s security.”

Aerials Express imagery was used by the USGS in support of the recent Southern California wildfires. “Our National Map wildfire website received 17.2 million hits between October 26th and November 3rd,” states Naftzger.

The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information and enhances and protects our security and quality of life.

Aerials Express LLC was founded in Tempe, Arizona by Jerry Landis, a pioneer of aerial photography for 45 years. Aerials Express provides true color, high resolution, and seamless, digital ortho-rectified aerial photography to private companies, local and federal government organizations nationwide. For further information, contact Aerials Express at info@AerialsExpress.com or for downloadable imagery visit www.AerialsExpress.com.

AERIALS EXPRESS TO UNVAIL “MASCOT” AT ICSC CONVENTION

6/21/2004 7:00:00 AM
Aerials Express, a national aerial photography firm, will unveil its mascot at this year’s International Council of Shopping Centers Spring (ICSC) Convention in Las Vegas. A 2004 Lincoln Navigator adorned with aerial photography, will be used to acquaint ICSC attendees with its new product, Mobile Aerial Solutions™ (MAS).

Mobile Aerial Solutions™ allows real estate professionals to bring an advanced aerial-based mapping system on site tours with their clients. Mobile Aerial Solutions ties the US Military’s Global Positioning System (GPS), to Aerials Express’ high resolution color aerial photography through a simple interface customized for mobility.

“It’s like having a spy satellite follow you as you’re driving a market,” according to Aerials Express founder and CEO, Jerry Landis. “Vehicle navigation systems are becoming more common place, but basic line maps give very little information other than your location. The addition of aerial photography let’s you see everything from tree lined streets, to the size of parking lots, to the proximity of residential neighborhoods, a key aspect to retail site location strategy.”

ICSC attendants will have the opportunity to test the new mobile, aerial-based mapping system first hand. The Aerials Express Navigator, equipped with two built-in high-definition video monitors and laptop computer will be available for test drives, outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center May 23rd through the 25th. “We went a little overboard on the vehicle,” says Landis. “But we wanted to dazzle our clients.”

Aerials Express, LLC was founded in Tempe, Arizona by Jerry Landis, a pioneer of aerial photography since 1958. Aerials Express provides true color, high-resolution, seamless, digital, ortho-rectified, aerial photography to private companies, local and federal government organizations nationwide. For further information visit our website:
www.Aerials-Express.com

Tempe firm uses GPS to give businesses a real vision of real estate.

5/25/2004 7:00:00 AM
Retailers and Realtors can watch the scenery go by both inside and outside their cars as they scope out sites for new supermarkets or shopping malls.

The advantage in this, said Aerials Express chief operating officer Bill Landis, is that a client can see whether the surrounding neighborhoods are full of homes or cotton fields — or just how close the competition is to the proposed site.

"In retail, location is everything," he said. "That’s why brokers fly clients around in helicopters to see an area." With Mobile Aerial Solutions, the Tempe-based company’s new product, clients can see as much or more from ground level.

Landis and his father, Jerry, who founded his first aerial photography company, Landiscor, in 1958, have teamed up to merge aerial photography with global positioning system technology to provide a car-based electronic mapping system with real scenery. GPS is a satellite-based method of tracking a moving object. With Mobile Aerial Solutions, as you drive through town and zoom in, the images are so detailed you can see speed bumps in the road before you drive over them. Zoom out and see the scenery for a couple of blocks in any direction, or check out a radius of a mile or two — the potential draw for a supermarket, for example. Or see a site’s perspective within an entire metropolitan area.

While GPS can track a motorist’s trip on a traditional map, a retailer such as Safeway or Bashas’ might like to be sure a route is filled with homes and not alfalfa fields.

When mall builder Westcor tries to sell department stores on a potential location, showing a five-mile radius packed with tens of thousands of homes could be a huge plus.

Here’s how the system works: Clients contract for GPS — the feature is standard in many luxury vehicles. Aerial Express provides a DVD full of hundreds of detailed photos of an area, plus overl ays including such things as roads, parcel boundaries and the names of anchor tenants in shopping centers, and the software to — figuratively — slip the maps under the GPS tracking grid. Periodically, the company rephotographs a metropolitan area — Bill Landis said it takes about 800 to cover Los Angeles, for example. For an area that changes as rapidly as the Valley, new photos are taken about every year, he said.

A staff of about 30 keeps the overlay information current for about 111 metropolitan areas around the country, Jerry Landis said.

Fifteen years ago, when he sold Landiscor, it took about twice the number of employees to make individual maps for about six metro areas, he said. "Now about 95 percent of what we sell is electronic, only about 5 percent paper."

Some government agencies have systems similar to Mobile Aerial Solutions, he said. Many of them use Aerials Express photographs as the basis of their system. But Aerials Express is the only private U.S. company that has designed such a service for commercial customers, he said.

He said the most likely clients are those who already pay $5,000 to $6,000 for Aerials Express maps. To tie the maps into a company car’s GPS will cost a client about $1,000, he said. The product is so new that Aerials Express hasn’t decided yet how to price it for new customers, he said.

He estimates he could sell the system to about 1 million commercial users, including retailers, developers, engineers and utility companies. He even sees a market among fire or police departments that don’t have as sophisticated a system.

Aerials Express Exceeds 100 MSAs Shot in the Last 18 Months

5/1/2004 7:00:00 AM
Tempe, AZ USA – Aerials Express LLC, the leader in the production and distribution of seamless digital aerial imagery products and solutions, has surpassed its goal of photographing 100 Market Statistical Areas (MSA’s) in an 18 month period. Between January 2003 and May 2004, Aerials Express has photographed 111 MSAs that include 4,209 Incorporated Places / Census Designated Places (CDP’s).

"Many of our clients are in the real estate industry," states Bill Landis, Chief Operating Officer for Aerials Express. "Real estate professionals assume high quality color imagery from their aerial vendors, but they demand that aerials be current. If their building is not on the photo, they won’t use it. Our strategy from the beginning has been to maintain the most aggressive flying schedule in the industry."

All of the imagery is high-resolution color photography that has been ortho-rectified to make it geographically accurate. The imagery may be used with any advanced desktop mapping software or with AEView 4, free desktop mapping software provided by Aerials Express. AEView4 enables the user to perform many of the most common GIS functions including search by address or intersection and adding custom decoration including text, point symbols, lines and polygons. AEView also includes street centerline, landmark files, elevation contours and FEMA flood plain data, complementing the underlying photography.

Market Statistical Areas (MSA’s) - The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines MSAs according to published standards that are applied to Census Bureau data. The general concept of a MSA is that of a core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core.

Incorporated Places - Entities incorporated under the laws of each State. In Michigan, places are treated as parts of townships.

Census Designated Places (CDP's) - These entities are designed to recognize significant population concentrations that are not located in incorporated places, but have characteristics similar to such places, including community identity, high population density, and commercial development

About Aerials Express Aerials Express LLC was founded in Tempe, Arizona by Jerry Landis, a pioneer of aerial photography since 1958. Aerials Express’ mission is to maintain the most up-to-date portfolio of imagery of the top 150 US metropolitan areas. Aerials Express provides true color, high resolution, seamless, digital ortho-rectified aerial photography to private companies, local and federal government organizations nationwide for use in real estate, navigation, engineering, planning, homeland security, first responder and mapping applications.

Landis Joins Landis at Aerials Express

3/31/2004 7:00:00 AM
The father and son aerial photography team of Jerry and Bill Landis are united again after nearly a decade of pursuing separate interests.

Tempe, AZ March 31, 2004 – Bill Landis has assumed the roll of Chief Operating Officer of Aerials Express, the Tempe based national aerial photography firm started by his father Jerry Landis. Bill made the move from CB Richard Ellis, a leading global commercial real estate firm where he spearheaded the company’s cartographic efforts as the Director of Mapping Services.

The junior Landis now 39, spent the last six years building the CB Richard Ellis Mapping Center from the ground up. Landis’ philosophy at the real estate giant was that centralizing mapping resources for the company’s 3,000 brokers would provide higher quality services, simplify management and be more cost effective than placing local cartographers in the company’s 130 US locations. “The Mapping Center is a unique facility in commercial real estate,” states Landis. “CB Richard Ellis’ culture of innovation and encouragement of entrepreneurial ideas provided fertile ground to create a premier real estate mapping facility.” The resulting increases in efficiency allowed the Mapping Center to develop new tools for the company’s staff. One example of the CB Richard Ellis’ industry leading advancements under Landis’ leadership is FastMap. FastMap developed by the CBRE cartographic team is a basic online map builder that allows any CB Richard Ellis employee to create presentation quality maps and aerials in just a few minutes with practically no training. Aerials Express’ imagery was an important component to the application’s success according to Landis. Producing 4,000 maps per month, FastMap revolutionized the way CB Richard Ellis markets properties to its clients and gains listings from sellers.

Jerry Landis, founder of Aerials Express and aerial photography pioneer since 1958, saw the acquisition of his son’s services as, “a way to bring the technology, data, and information aerial photography provides to the forefront of other industries.” He added, “I’ve watched aerial photography revolutionize the commercial real estate industry over my entire career here in Phoenix. CB Richard Ellis was the first to take full advantage of my latest medium.” By medium he is referring to a nationwide, digital, ortho-rectified image library, bundled with street, parcel and point of interest data for over 85 major U.S. cities, acquired and re-shot between late 1999 and today by Aerials Express. “We’ve had our eye on Bill for a long time, though I suspect he had his eye on us some too. He’s really a guru when it comes to mapping and GIS [Geographic Information Systems]. The fact he was willing to leave a very successful career with CB Richard Ellis speaks volumes about what we do.”

“Leaving CB Richard Ellis was a difficult decision, however I am very pleased to join Aerials Express,” continues Bill Landis. “Aerials Express is really the only place to go if you want current, inexpensive vertical aerial imagery. Commercial brokers were really the first bunch that figured out how to use the perspective provided by aerial photography to drive their sales and marketing efforts. I look forward to bringing that experience to other industries. I foresee a day when people at the consumer level will use aerial photography with their portable devices as a way to see over the horizon. My mission is to be sure that they get the message as the technology advances.”

About Aerials Express Aerials Express LLC was founded in 1998 by Jerry Landis, a pioneer of aerial photography for 46 years. The Tempe, Arizona based Aerials Express provides true color, high resolution, seamless, digital ortho-rectified aerial photography to private companies, local and federal government organizations nationwide. Aerials Express maintains the most current stock of aerial imagery for over 85 metropolitan areas, releasing three to four new markets every month. For further information, contact Aerials Express at info@Aerials-Express.com or for downloadable imagery visit www.Aerials-Express.com.