ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Pictometry International says its visual information systems enable golf courses to access up to 12 different views of every fairway, green, or other feature on a golf course in a 3D-like format.

The software also allows users to create measurements such as distance, height, elevation, and area, directly from the oblique imagery as well as insert GIS and other data. Traditionally used by government agencies, engineers, and architects in a wide range of applications, Pictometry's visual information provides golf course management professionals with an outstanding way to view their courses, overlay irrigation and other systems, plan for events, and more efficiently re-engineer their courses as needed.

Jeff Corcoran, superintendent at Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester N.Y., said, "Having the ability to overlay our irrigation system and underground utilities directly on Pictometry's high-quality aerial photos is a huge improvement over the GPS maps we've used in the past. "

"We are very pleased with the progress that we are making in the golf industry," said Dante Pennacchia, chief marketing officer at Pictometry. "The responses we are getting from professional management at courses of all sizes and venues have been very favorable."

Pictometry's patented imaging process captures georeferenced, high-resolution oblique (at an angle - natural view) and orthogonal (straight down) digital images of counties and states. Combined with the company's interactive software solution, users can see everywhere, measure anything, and plan everything. Contact www.pictometry.com.