September 19, 2012 -- Valtus Imagery Services, a division of North West Geomatics Ltd. and AltaLIS Ltd. announced today that they have entered into a partnership whereby AltaLIS Ltd. has become an authorized reseller of the full line of Valtus product and service offerings.

"In looking at engaging new partners, based on their long time experience and expertise within the realm of supplying authoritative geospatial datasets, AltaLIS is a natural fit for a strategic and synergistic partnership." says Tammy Peterson, director of partner strategy and support at Valtus. "We are looking forward to working closely with them and to becoming an integral part of their customers' complete data solution."

"We have always thought of digital imagery as being the perfect complement to our suite of base mapping products" says Jim Chorel, General Manager of AltaLIS. "Through this agreement, AltaLIS has the opportunity to provide a more comprehensive solution to customer data needs in all industry sectors. We are excited to be partnering with Valtus to expand our product offerings."

About Valtus Imagery Services

Valtus Imagery Services specializes in delivering geospatial data from our large online library and managing and integrating our customers' existing imagery and elevation data holdings. Valtus' technology utilizes open GIS protocols to allow high-resolution ortho-imagery and elevation data to be stored, managed and viewed instantly through a wide range of industry standard web-mapping products and desktop applications.

The company serves a broad base of markets including land management, surveying, oil and gas, agriculture, forestry, environmental management, real-estate, emergency response and all levels of government. In addition, Valtus holds the largest private data base of LiDAR data in western Canada. Valtus provides significant and extensive imagery content and capability to our customers through our partnerships with leading ortho-imagery and elevation data firms. For more information, visit www.valtus.com.

About AltaLIS Ltd.

As the agent for Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd. (SDW), AltaLIS has the responsibility of making Alberta's base mapping infrastructure more available, accessible, accurate and affordable. Since April 1998 the AltaLIS team has been performing the continued updating, re-engineering, storage, distribution and general management of the primary provincial base mapping data sets: Cadastral, Topographic and Terrain (DEM).

With data distribution as our core business, AltaLIS has earned a strong reputation for customer service and building long term relationships with clients. This, combined with superior data products, has led to AltaLIS being the first stop for those looking for digital mapping data in Alberta. For more information, visit www.altalis.com.