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Yotta DCL Contract Win
Yotta DCL Contract Win.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n OMG PLC\n10 December 2007\n\n\n\n10 December 2007\n\n\n\n OMG plc\n\n\n Yotta DCL contract with Highways Agency\n\n\nOMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group (LSE: OMG), ('OMG' or 'the Group') the technology\ngroup providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence,\nlife science and engineering industries, is pleased to announce the signing of\nits first contract within the Yotta DCL division for a full network survey.\n\n\nThe integrated highway services company A-one+ has awarded a contract to Yotta\nDCL for a 2,600km survey of the Highways Agency Area 10. The survey will use\nYotta DCL's groundbreaking Nano technology with high-resolution 360-degree\nphotography for precision mapping of the highway inventory in the North West of\nEngland to include signs, road markings, lamp posts and safety barriers.\n\n\nYotta DCL will give A-one+ a pixel-by-pixel accurate picture of existing\ninventory to compare with data held on the Highways Agency's computer system.\nThe additional benefits for A-one+ of Yotta DCL's unique digital asset\ncollection survey are speed, safety, lack of disruption to road users and lower\ncosts.\n\n\nNick Bolton, Chief Executive Officer of OMG plc, commented,\n\n\n'We are delighted with this strategically important contract, the first with a\nhighway services agency as well as the first for a full network survey. This is\nan excellent endorsement of the combined Yotta DCL technology.'\n\n\n -ends-\n\nContacts\n\n\nOMG plc 01865 261800\nNick Bolton, Chief Executive\nPeter Wharton, Finance Director\n \nFinancial Dynamics 020 7831 3113\nJuliet Clarke / Hannah Sloane\n\nEvolution Securities 020 7071 4300\nJeremy Ellis\n\n\n\n\nNotes to Editors\n\n\nAbout A-one+\n\nA-one+ is a fully integrated highway services joint venture company which\ncombines the expertise of three leading performers in the market; Halcrow Group\nLtd, Colas Ltd. and Costain Group Plc. Building on the outstanding success of\nthe A-one joint venture company working in Area 14 and enhanced by the expertise\nof Costain, A-one+ has been successfully appointed as the new managing agent\ncontractor (MAC) for the Highways Agency Area 10. Located in the North West of\nEngland it comprises some 500km of motorway and trunk road carriageway and over\n2500 structures, throughout Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside and the\nsouthern parts...