Feature Analyst Grant Program from Visual Learning Systems (Missoula) for Higher Education

MISSOULA, Montana – Visual Learning Systems (VLS) is pleased to announce the
Feature Analyst Grant Program for Higher Education.

Feature Analyst is the
revolutionary new software designed to easily convert imagery into maps.

The Feature Analyst Grant Program represents a potential $10 million (U.S.)
software-donation by VLS to support basic and applied research in extracting
useful information from earth imagery. VLS will provide a site-wide license
of Feature Analyst for ArcGIS and/or ERDAS IMAGINEâ to institutes that
qualify and are accepted into the grant program.

A point-of-contact at each
successful university will receive training, and VLS has conveniently set
two training sessions at San Diego State University, one on July 7th and one
on July 11th, book-ending the ESRI User Conference in San Diego.

“The response to the Grant Program has been strong,” states VLS Grant
Coordinator David Parfit. “Feature Analyst lends itself exceptionally well
to many GIS and image processing research opportunities.

VLS is pleased to
be able to remove the cost barrier to institutes of higher education, and in
turn, is excited to work with these colleges and universities on research
pertaining to feature extraction, and Feature Analyst.”

About Visual Learning Systems

Visual Learning Systems, Inc. (VLS) provides software and solutions for the
Defense and Intelligence, Homeland Security, Environmental, Educational, and
Local Government GIS markets.

Feature Analyst 3.2 for ArcGIS, ArcView and
ERDAS IMAGINEâ includes advanced feature extraction and image classification
techniques developed by VLS through research with NASA and the U.S.
Department of Defense. Organizations such as the U.S. Department of Defense
and the U.S. Forest Service recently conducted analyses of using Feature
Analyst in operations. These studies, additional information and an
evaluation copy of Feature Analyst can be found at http://www.featureanalyst.com

About the Grant Program for Higher Education

Grants are made to qualified colleges, universities, and technical
institutions (as determined by VLS’s sole discretion). VLS estimates each
grant to have an approximate commercial software value of $500,000. VLS
will donate to successful grantees the following to support research and
education:

* A site-wide license (up to 50 licenses each) of Feature Analyst
Professional for ArcGIS and/or ERDAS IMAGINEâ good thru July 1, 2005.

* E-mail, fax, and telephone technical support from VLS thru July 1, 2005.

* Software updates thru July 1, 2005.

To apply, fill out an on-line application form at
http://www.featureanalyst.com/Grant.html

ERDAS IMAGINE is a registered trademark of Leica Geosystems GIS & Mapping,
LLC.

Feature Analyst is a registered trademark of Visual Learning Systems, INC.
All rights reserved.