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Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology Paul Kaminski and representatives from Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) and Intermap Technologies Inc. will sign an innovative agreement designed to save the

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology Paul Kaminski and representatives from Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) and Intermap Technologies Inc. will sign an innovative agreement designed to save the government moneyparticipate in a signing ceremony and news briefing, Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. (EST) in the Pentagon, room 2E781. Following the ceremony, Dr. Kaminski and the industry officials will answer questions from the news media.

The agreement allows Intermap to commercialize a government- funded, advanced radar system. The commercialization will maintain and improve an important military mapping capability, and the agreement guarantees the Department of Defense continued preferred access. The system was originally developed and demonstrated by ERIM in a 1992-1996 effort jointly funded by DoD and ERIM.