ImageCat forms REDARS(tm) Group Joint Venture with SSEC
Long Beach, CA - April, 2007. ImageCat has entered into a Joint Venture agreement with Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants (SSEC) to collaborate in future activities related to the dissemination, maintenance, support, application, and further development of the REDRAS(tm) software. The Joint Venture is named "REDARS(tm) Group".
REDARS(tm) is a software package that estimates earthquake damage to highway-roadway systems nationwide, and the effects of this damage on system-wide travel times and traffic flows. Transportation and planning agencies use REDARS(tm) as a pre-event planning tool to assess relative benefits of alternative risk-mitigation strategies in reducing economic and accessibility losses from earthquake-induced traffic congestion. REDARS(tm) is also used as a post-event emergency-response tool in real time, to assess alternative detour routes and traffic management strategies and to prioritize repair and reconstruction.
Ronald. T. Eguchi of ImageCat and Stuart D. Werner of Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants are jointly responsible for all Joint Venture contractual and financial obligations and decisions. Mr. Werner will serve as the Technical Director for the Joint Venture.
For more information, contact:
Ronald T. Eguchi at 562-628-1675 or
Stuart D. Werner at 510-531-7489
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About ImageCat, Inc.
ImageCat, Inc. is a Long Beach, Calif.-based risk management innovation company, whose mission is to support the global risk and disaster management needs of today, using the technologies of tomorrow. The company is highly regarded for its cutting-edge research, with the remote sensing division focusing on designing tools that better quantify the built environment, together with the risks and impacts associated with terrorist attacks, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and other disasters. More information can be found at www.imagecatinc.com.
About Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants
Seismic Systems & Engineering Consultants is an Oakland, Calif.-based company that focuses on development and implementation of innovative engineering and risk-reduction solutions for transportation lifeline systems and structures subjected to natural hazards (i.e., earthquakes, flooding, extreme winds, and landslides) and to man-made hazards. The company has 13 years of project consulting and research experience in developing such solutions for major highway systems, seaports, airports, and urban mass transit systems. More information can be obtained by contacting Stuart D. Werner, president, at sdwerner@ix.netcom.com.