Yotta DCL Contract Win
OMG PLC
10 December 2007
10 December 2007
OMG plc
Yotta DCL contract with Highways Agency
OMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group (LSE: OMG), ('OMG' or 'the Group') the technology
group providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence,
life science and engineering industries, is pleased to announce the signing of
its first contract within the Yotta DCL division for a full network survey.
The integrated highway services company A-one+ has awarded a contract to Yotta
DCL for a 2,600km survey of the Highways Agency Area 10. The survey will use
Yotta DCL's groundbreaking Nano technology with high-resolution 360-degree
photography for precision mapping of the highway inventory in the North West of
England to include signs, road markings, lamp posts and safety barriers.
Yotta DCL will give A-one+ a pixel-by-pixel accurate picture of existing
inventory to compare with data held on the Highways Agency's computer system.
The additional benefits for A-one+ of Yotta DCL's unique digital asset
collection survey are speed, safety, lack of disruption to road users and lower
costs.
Nick Bolton, Chief Executive Officer of OMG plc, commented,
'We are delighted with this strategically important contract, the first with a
highway services agency as well as the first for a full network survey. This is
an excellent endorsement of the combined Yotta DCL technology.'
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Contacts
OMG plc 01865 261800
Nick Bolton, Chief Executive
Peter Wharton, Finance Director
Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113
Juliet Clarke / Hannah Sloane
Evolution Securities 020 7071 4300
Jeremy Ellis
Notes to Editors
About A-one+
A-one+ is a fully integrated highway services joint venture company which
combines the expertise of three leading performers in the market; Halcrow Group
Ltd, Colas Ltd. and Costain Group Plc. Building on the outstanding success of
the A-one joint venture company working in Area 14 and enhanced by the expertise
of Costain, A-one+ has been successfully appointed as the new managing agent
contractor (MAC) for the Highways Agency Area 10. Located in the North West of
England it comprises some 500km of motorway and trunk road carriageway and over
2500 structures, throughout Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and the
southern parts of Lancashire. As Managing Agent Contractor for Area 10, A-one+
is responsible for the day to day operational management and maintenance of the
motorway and trunk road network.
About OMG
OMG plc (Oxford Metrics Group. LSE: OMG) is a group of technology companies
producing image understanding products and services for the entertainment,
defence, life science and engineering industries. Be it for capturing the
movements of actors (for the movie industry), sportsmen (for video games or
improving team performance), children with Cerebral Palsy, rehab patients and
animals (for medical, life science and research industries) or virtual reality
displays (for engineering and development), the Group has the world leading
market position and a strong international reputation for precision instruments.
Founded in 1984, the Group's headquarters are in Oxford, UK, and it has offices
in California and Colorado, USA. It has customers in over 50 countries and is a
quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.
The Group trades through three operating subsidiaries - Vicon, the world's
biggest motion capture and movement analysis company, 2d3, a manufacturer of
specialised image understanding software for entertainment and defence
applications and Yotta, our 3D mapping business, which collects and analyses
highway data and street level imaging and which, following the acquisition of
DCL in July 2007, offers the most accurate and complete highway survey
available.
Oxford Metrics' global clients in science, medicine, sport, engineering, gaming,
film, broadcast and 3D mapping include major hospitals and research facilities
such as Guy's Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Loughborough University,
engineering industry leaders including Ford Motor Company, BMW, Airbus and
Toyota, and in the entertainment sector, Sony, Industrial Light and Magic, The
Moving Picture Company (MPC), Sega, Nintendo, UbiSoft, EA, Square Enix and in 3D
mapping and highway surveys: Mouchel Parkman, Atkins, and Oxfordshire, Cumbria,
Derbyshire and Pembrokeshire County Councils as well as many others.
For more information about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omg3d.com,
www.vicon.com, www.2d3.com or www.yotta.tv
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