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HitachiSoft is featuring Aichi Expo maps on its corporate Website, containing satellite images of the entire Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan site. The satellite images can be viewed and downloaded from the link below.

http://hitachisoft.jp/expo2005-map/index_e.html

HitachiSoft operates an online satellite image provision service using images taken by the US firm DigitalGlobe's high performance observation satellite, QuickBird, which boasts the world's highest satellite image resolution of 61 cm*. The recently unveiled satellite image maps cover the Nagakute and Seto Areas and the Corporate Pavilions, and also contain information such as building names and entrance gates for the various parts of the Expo 2005 site. These handy maps can be printed for personal use when visiting the Expo site.

For your downloading convenience, the images are available in two versions, with and without the location names.

Expo 2005 Nagakute Area
Expo 2005 Seto Area
Expo 2005 Corporate Pavilions

Although the link above may be included on your own Web page, please refrain from posting the images themselves.

For inquiries about this news release, contact HitachiSoft as shown below.

Mr. Toru Takehashi or Ms. Takano, Corporate Communications, Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tel: 03-5780-6450, Fax: 03-5780-6455, e-mail: press@hitachisoft.jp

HitachiSoft's formal name is Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. The company is led by President and CEO Takeo Ogawa and headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.

* A resolution of 61 cm is the world's highest satellite image resolution for commercial purposes. This means that one pixel equals 61 cm on the ground, allowing for buildings, houses, and vehicles to be recognized.
* Other company names and product names described herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.