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Property Portfolio Research, Inc.
Acquires BSI's TOTAL NPDP

Press Release
June 27, 2006
Chris Harlow
Phone: 205-982-9203
Email: charlow@boundarysolutions.com
Boundary Solutions, Inc.

Mill Valley, CA: Boundary Solutions, Inc. completed delivery of its TOTAL NPDP to Property & Portfolio Research, Inc. (PPR), an independent real estate research and portfolio strategy firm. TOTAL NPDP includes the National ParcelMap Data Portal's entire May 2006 inventory consisting of 35 million parcels from 280 jurisdictions. Each countywide dataset is normalized to the same data structure, projection, naming, annotation, metadata and archrival protocols to expedite application development.

The digital parcel layer is being incorporated into PPR's operations to improve accuracy and dependability of their real estate research services. PPR's specialty is improving their clients' strategic thinking to stay ahead of market trends and maximize risk adjusted returns. Research services include real estate cycles and their implications for investment decisions. More important than improving spatial accuracy, PPR will be leveraging the parcel boundary's singular ability to communicate the extents, not just the location, of a property.

This major fulfillment includes extensive collaboration between BSI and PPR to expedite TOTAL NPDP's integration into their enterprise IT operations. Since most of the counties are in high economic activity areas, the TOTAL NPDP coverage addresses over 55% of the nation's economic activity. By Q3, TOTAL NPDP is scheduled to grow to 45 million parcels in 350 jurisdictions, coverage for up to 65% of the action.

To learn more about Boundary Solutions Inc. and our Naptional ParcelMap Data Portal, visit us at www.boundarysolutions.com, call us at 415-381-1750.

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Boundary Solutions Inc. assembled the most extensive database of parcel map data available from jurisdictions throughout the United States. A total of 38 million parcels are ready for download, of which 26 million are being loaded onto the NPDP GeoServer for address-specific online parcel map deployment. Terms and conditions for its acquisition, use and updates are in place for 90% of the nation's major metros; 80 million parcels. All content is normalized, regardless of source format, to a single national spatial configuration so that an application that works in Seattle also works in St. Pete. In September 2003, the US Patent Office published BSI's U.S. Patent Application #20030140064 for a National Online ParcelMap Data Portal (NPDP). This patent application, with allowed claims, includes specifications for an online national parcel map data server and API that enables users to operate parcel GIS data model including rapid development of mission specific applications. Boundary Solutions, BSI, Boundary Solutions logo, National ParcelMap Data Portal, NPDP, and Rooftop Accuracy are trademarks of BSI. All other trademarks and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.