Portland, ME – August 18, 2006 – Intelligent Spatial Technologies Presents “Region-Based Pedestrian Navigation: Route Instructions Based on Topological Stages of Closeness”.

Markus Wuersch, Chief Technology Officer for Intelligent Spatial Technologies (iST), developers of the iPointer® pointing based search platform, will present at GI-Science 2006 in Muenster, Germany this September 20th through 23rd.  GI-Science is an international conference focusing on emerging topics and basic research findings across all sectors of geographic information science. Mr. Wuersch will present Region-Based Pedestrian Navigation: Route Instructions Based on Topological Stages of Closeness, a paper co-authored with David Caduff of University of Zurich in Switzerland. Mr. Wuersch’s presentation is scheduled for Saturday, September 23 as part of the “Wayfinding and Navigation” track.

About GIScience 2006:

GIScience 2006 will be the follow-up meeting to the highly successful GIScience 2000, 2002, and 2004 conferences with over 300 researchers attending each time. GIScience 2006 will bring together scientists from academia, industry, and government to analyze progress and to explore new research directions. More information about the conference is available at www.giscience.org.

About the iPointer®:

The iPointer® is a mobile search and content delivery platform that enhances the interactive nature by which mobile users discover and learn about their surroundings. With the iPointer running on a cell phone with Location-based Services (LBS) capability, users can simply point at a building, landmark, or other Point of Interest and receive on-demand information such as photographs, promotions and audio descriptions.

About iST:

Intelligent Spatial Technologies, Inc. (iST) develops location-based services and technologies that transform the way people interact with the world around them. iST’s iPointer® platform uses patent-pending geospatial search technology to allow mobile users to simply ‘point & click’ to receive information about selected buildings, landmarks, and points of interest. Portland, Maine-based iST was founded in 2003 and is privately held. For more information, call (207) 618-1931 or visit www.i-spatialtech.com.