FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 23, 2005
Eos Systems Celebrates Milestone
Company and PhotoModeler application turn 15 today
Vancouver, BC - August 23, 2005 - Eos Systems, maker of the award-winning
PhotoModeler software, today announced the 15th anniversary of the company and
its signature product.
Eos Systems, Inc, was founded on August 23, 1990 with the intention of bringing
the technology of photogrammetry (measurement from photographs) to a wide audience.
Previously, the science was used primarily for working with aerial imagery.
Founder and CEO Alan Walford applied the techniques in a computer tool that
could model objects from ordinary snapshots at ground level. Today, the
Windows-based PhotoModeler version 5.2 has been broadly adopted around the
world by both individual users and globally recognized corporations.
"When I founded Eos Systems in 1990 photogrammetry was virtually unknown
outside specialists in the aerial mapping area. Using images to do any sort
of measurement or modeling of non-terrain features was unheard of outside of
academia," said Walford from the company's headquarters in Vancouver, British
Columbia. "Photogrammetry was a complex technology, but we saw potential for
very wide use."
The historic evolution of the PhotoModeler application coincided with the
spread of three-dimensional CAD systems through the offices of designers and
engineers. The capability of modeling all dimensions of real-world objects from
photos, then incorporating the 3D models into other applications, has proved
indispensable for scientific and industrial endeavors -- by such clients as NASA,
Boeing, GE Research, and DuPont -- and also versatile enough to be applied in
creative works, such as Sony Imageworks' film-quality animation. The
user-friendly software has won an enthusiastic audience of individual users
in a diverse range of disciplines: architects, engineers, scientists,
archaeologists, surveyors, and police detectives.
As for the secret of Eos Systems' success, Walford attributes the company's
commitment to the constant improvement of the product and to listening to its
customers. "Ongoing development is one of our daily core activities," said
Walford. "Our focus has been on providing a technical product to both
technical and non-technical audiences with excellent support."
One of the first PhotoModeler users, Steve Fenton, now CEO of Kineticorp,
Inc. in Denver, Colorado, has used the software to reconstruct thousands of
automobile accidents over the last ten years, most notably in Princess
Diana's fatal crash in Paris in 1997. Fenton recalled the beginning of a
very long relationship with the firm: "When I first called Alan, I said I
like your product, but it'd be nice if it can do a, b, and c? Later, he
called, saying, we just updated it. And lo and behold, he made it do
exactly what I wanted, and more. Their improvement of PhotoModeler
matched step-by-step with my needs."
About Eos Systems
Eos Systems Inc is the developer of the award-winning PhotoModeler software
and is the leader in versatile close-range photogrammetry solutions. PhotoModeler
provides an easy and affordable solution for measurement or reverse engineering of
objects into 3D CAD through the use of photographs. The software is used by thousands
of companies specializing in crime and accident reconstruction, archeology,
architecture, engineering, surveying, film and video animation, among others.
Eos Systems is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
For more information about Eos Systems, we encourage you to visit
http://www.photomodeler.com.
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© 2005 Eos Systems, Inc. ("Eos Systems"). All rights reserved. Eos Systems,
PhotoModeler and Eos Systems' logo are trademarks and PhotoModeler is a
registered trademark of Eos Systems in the United States. All other
trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
Eos Systems Press Contact
Brett Duesing
Strategic Reach
303-487-7406
brett@strategicreachpr.com
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