VARGIS Begins Second Phase of Acquisition
for New York’s Statewide Mapping Project

HERNDON, VA, May 1, 2001— VARGIS, LLC of Herndon, VA has flown 19 counties in western New York for the second phase of a two-year contract with the New York State Executive Department of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination Center (CSCIC). The initial 2-year contract was awarded to VARGIS in May, 2001, with options for three additional years.

VARGIS is leading a multi-participant team to create digital orthoimagery in multiple resolutions from 6" to 2’ for the State. Collection is being done in a variety of film types including Pan, CIR and Natural Color. The VARGIS team for the second phase of the project for New York State includes MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates; and North West Group, Alberta, Canada.

Greg Tilley, President of VARGIS, explains that orthoimages are digital aerial image maps that have been ortho-rectified to remove photographic distortion introduced by sensor distortion and ground relief. CSCIC is requiring that the products meet the strict reporting requirements of the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA). The orthoimages are being used by many federal, state, local and private organizations to improve the effectiveness of resource and land management operations.

VARGIS is an industry leader in managing the acquisition, quality assurance and delivery of digital orthophotography to government and commercial clients. In seven years of operation, VARGIS has contracted for the acquisition of digital orthoimages covering more than 500,000 square miles nationwide. VARGIS is currently the prime contractor on statewide orthoimagery projects in Virginia and Michigan.

For further information on the NY project, contact VARGIS at 703-834-0225, or at varinfo@vargis.com. VARGIS is headquartered at 100 Carpenter Drive, Suite 200, Sterling, VA 20164.