Calgary, Alberta, Canada January 19, 2004 - Calgary-based North West Geomatics Ltd. announced today that it has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Pixxures Canada, Inc., a leading online provider of aerial and satellite imagery for Alberta and the continental US. Pixxures Canada Inc. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pixxures, Inc. of Arvada, Colorado.

"The acquisition is an essential part in the growth and direction of North West", says Fred Welter, President of North West. "Pixxures Canada has been the primary distributor of our proprietary TERRATM orthophoto and LIDAR data over the past several years and this acquisition will allow our combined expertise to better serve and expand our customer base in western Canada".

Under terms of the acquisition, both North West and Pixxures, Inc. will equally retain the Internet technologies developed by Pixxures Canada and focus on businesses in their respective geographic regions.

"Pixxures Canada's web technology will continue to form the core of Pixxures' Internet strategy" says Chuck Killpack, CEO of Pixxures, Inc. "We plan to focus our efforts on our domestic market and continue to provide online imagery services to our growing commercial and government customer base."

About North West Geomatics
North West Geomatics is one of the leading aerial data acquisition firms in North America and operates four aircraft from its Calgary head office location. It was the first North American firm to acquire the new Leica ADS40 aerial digital camera to augment its suite of Leica RC-30 film cameras. Additionally, North West utilizes the Leica ALS40 LiDAR system for its digital terrain modeling requirements. Through an aggressive acquisition campaign, it now owns the largest private database of rectified orthophoto and LiDAR data in western Canada.

About Pixxures, Inc.
Pixxures, Inc. is the world's largest provider of digital mapping products, services and online delivery solutions. The company continues to pioneer the use of new technologies to speed the creation and delivery of imagery and mapping products for business decision support. The company serves a broad base of markets including telecommunications, oil and gas, real estate and governments.