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Geospatial Corporation Unveils its Smart Probes™ at Autodesk University
November 28, 2006

(Pittsburgh, PA, November 28, 2006) — Geospatial Corporation unveiled its proprietary Smart Probe™ at the Autodesk University in Las Vegas this week.

Geospatial Corporation provides innovative, proprietary technologies and services that offer technically advanced solutions for managing our world's pipeline infrastructure assets.

Geospatial's Smart Probe™ technologies provide accurate XYZ centerline mapping of pipeline infrastructure and seamlessly integrate this open format data into all three-dimensional GIS or CAD databases.

Autodesk University®, an annual user's conference, is the premier educational and networking conference. The conference features over 250 classes, labs and great networking opportunities with Autodesk representatives and industry experts.

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ symbol "ADSK"), (www.autodesk.com) Fortune 1000 Company is the world's leading 2D and 3D software company with more than 7 million registered users worldwide.

A Geospatial mapping survey measures and maps the pipeline in three dimensions and produces a precise depiction of its plan view and profile. Multiple gyroscopic inertial measurement units (IMUs) within the Smart Probe™ measure 800 angular and linear velocity changes per second in the X, Y and Z axes as the unit moves through the pipeline. Our Smart Probes™ can map most pipelines with a high degree of positional accuracy by establishing reference points with known geographical coordinates and GPS data at the start and end of the run and on very long runs at known intervals between the two.

Geospatial's Smart Probes™ are "un-tethered" which means there is no requirement for a communication cable to be attached to the Smart Probe™, allowing greater flexibility in the utilization of the technology. Since all data is stored within the probes, there are no depth limitations.

Acquired data can be stored on a laptop PC or immediately viewed and evaluated in the field. If required, digital "plan and profile" sectional drawings of the pipeline can be produced, overlaid on the existing plan view of the site and printed immediately in the field. Alternatively, this digital data can be transferred via the Internet to any location in the world to be evaluated by associated decision-makers or stored and entered into the appropriate GIS/CAD database by the program administrator for future reference and use.

Geospatial's Smart Probe™ technologies allow the economical digital mapping of pipelines as small as 2" (5 cm) to as large as 48" (122 cm) in diameter. In addition, our Smart Probes™ are designed in numerous body styles, some of which permit the negotiation of extremely tight (90 degree) bends. Geospatial has developed custom body styles specifically designed for potable water pipelines and others for small fiber optic/telecommunications conduit. Our engineers are available to custom design technical solutions for your specific project if necessary. Geospatial's Smart Probes™ being totally self-contained are capable of operating in any pipeline medium.

With these and other unique features, Geospatial's Smart Probe™ technologies are ideal for the location and digital mapping of water pipelines, gravity sewers, pressure sewers (force mains), telecommunication conduits, oil & gas distribution pipelines, environmental pipelines and most industrial pipelines.

Geospatial is the exclusive licensee of the proprietary Smart Probe™ technologies throughout North America, South America and Australia and is uniquely positioned to emerge as a global leader in the use of technology to gather, manage and evaluate pipeline infrastructure data.

SOURCE:
Geospatial Corporation

CONTACT:
Linda Ward, Executive Vice President, Business Development - Geospatial Corporation

+1 (724) 353-3400 Web site: www.geospatialcorporation.com