Another Deal for Pictometry

Pictometry International of Henrietta may rapidly be turning into the area's most interesting company. The company has pioneered a system for capturing aerial images at an angle and analyzing them with software. And now, the technology is spreading worldwide. Pictometry's partner in Europe, Blom ASA, has signed a deal with Great Britain's national mapping agency, known as Ordnance Survey. The agency has a rich history with origins back to conflicts in the late 1700s.

The image to the right is of the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, England, taken using Pictometry technology. The Dome straddles the international time line and will probably be a prime venue in the 2012 Olympics. The Pictometry image is provided courtesy of Simmons Aerofilms, a Blom subsidiary.