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Facet Technology Announces the Creation of a Massive Georeferenced Image Library of U.S. Roads and Arteries

The library contains over a half of petabyte of images covering over 200,000 Km of Roads

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, August 17, 2004 — Facet Technology Corporation, a computer software and
services company, announced today the launch of a massive digital video image library containing
georeferenced imagery of roadways and arteries throughout the United States. By the end of September
2004, the library will house images covering over 200,000 Kilometers of roads and surrounding areas.
This information represents half a petabyte of digital images of all roads from two thirds of the counties in
New Hampshire and all roads from one third of the counties and parishes in Illinois and Louisiana. Other
states that Facet has gathered data on in 2004 are Arkansas, Missouri, Maine and Indiana. Facet will
continue to add to this library through 2006, tripling its size and the amount of roads covered.

Facet is making these digital images and associated GPS data available for use by county, state and
federal organizations as well as utilities and other corporations in need of georeferenced roadway
imagery. States and counties are using the georeferenced imagery in centerline mapping projects and
asset inventory projects that support GASB 34 initiatives. They are also using the data with emergency
911 systems and in support of emergency transportation and evacuation planning and assessment
programs. Jay Arnold, Senior Director of Business Development for 3001, Inc. said that, “This is a great
resource for my clients in rural parishes throughout Louisiana. They can now get access to GPS data and imagery that
they would not normally be able to afford.” Arnold went on to say that, “This data is also of interest to
people I work with in the department of Homeland Security and their support of local security activities.”

The digital images for the library are gathered using Facet Mobile360® mapping vans, which are
equipped with either four or seven high-resolution digital cameras, GPS and inertial navigation hardware
and computers. A four-camera vehicle captures information simultaneously with all four cameras
providing a front driver’s view, right and left views and a backwards-facing view. Vans equipped with
seven cameras are used in more urban settings and provide enhanced visual information relating to the
roads and surrounding areas. “This georeferenced imagery represents a historical record, a ‘snap-shot’
in time of the counties and parishes that Facet is surveying. It is a visual record of what the United States
looks like in the early 21st century,” noted Facet’s president, Jamie Retterath.

About Facet Technology Corporation

Facet Technology Corporation is a Minnesota based software and services company that is utilizing
computer vision technology to serve customers in the transportation, mapping and food processing
industries. In the transportation market, Facet is a leader in deliverying technology solutions for the
efficient gathering and use of roadway information for infrastructure management. The company's
approach to the general-purpose identification and inspection markets has resulted in the creation of
numerous patents that leverage the company's years of experience in engineering, computer science,
color imaging and object identification fields. Visit www.facet-tech.com to explore the company’s full
range of products, services and capabilities. Send inquiries to .