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Keyhole Unleashes “Keyhole LT” – The Digital Earth for Consumers

New consumer version offers compatibility with a broad range of graphics cards at a reduced price point to bring Keyhole’s spellbinding 3D graphics experience to virtually all PC owners

Mountain View, CA November 17, 2003–Internet 3D earth visualization pioneer, Keyhole, Inc., today announced the release of Keyhole LT, a new consumer version of the Keyhole client software that is compatible with a broad range of graphics cards at a breakthrough new price point. Keyhole LT allows virtually any PC owner to enjoy the thrill of zooming from space to street level anywhere on earth. Compatible with all major graphics cards, Keyhole LT runs on the vast majority of PC’s sold in the last three years. The new price point of $69.95 per annual subscription is more than one-third lower than the original price of $109. Free trials of Keyhole LT are immediately available online at http://www.keyhole.com.

“A new universe of consumers now has access to the Keyhole experience,” said John Hanke, CEO of Keyhole. “Virtually anyone with a recent PC can now grab, spin, and fly through the Keyhole digital earth database on their own desktop. Combined with a new price point of $69.95, this product vaults Keyhole into the mass market. We look forward to rapidly adding to the over 10,000 paying consumer users of Keyhole.”

With Keyhole LT, consumers have access to a vast store of earth information, conveniently hosted on the Internet and streamed to the Keyhole client software. In addition to satellite and aerial views of the earth, Keyhole LT users have access to over 40 layers of additional data including schools, parks, retail stores, restaurants, crime statistics, and many more. Keyhole LT is the best way to shop for a home, find a mountain bike trail, or plan a golf game. Common uses of Keyhole LT include:

• Finding a new home—Take a virtual tour of the neighborhood, see the locations of schools, shopping and transportation, identify the tax district, and get crime statistics. With Keyhole LT’s powerful 3D visualization capability, you can even evaluate the view!
• Outdoor activities—Choose the best mountain bike trail, find the perfect camping location, or pick a hiking destination. Keyhole LT even lets you view terrain of your campsite in 3D!
• Sporting and recreation—Identify fishing spots, map out a hunting expedition, or pick a golf course. Thanks to the Keyhole LT overlay function, you can even consider the weather forecast in your decision!
• Travel—Plan your itinerary and find the perfect place to stay. See if that beachfront condo is truly on the beach!

New features in Keyhole LT V1.7.2 include:
• Compatibility with all major graphics processors including nVIDIA, ATI, and Intel.
• Enhanced overlay capabilities with JPG file format support.
• Point of interest data from the Keyhole Community featuring over 2,000 user-posted locations with embedded links to online discussions.
• Suggested retail price of $69.95 per annual subscription, formerly $109.

Keyhole NV, the exclusive version of the Keyhole consumer client for nVIDIA graphics processors will continue to be available at http://www.keyhole.com for a suggested retail price of $59.95 per annual subscription.


The Keyhole LT end-user license agreement allows for personal use of the product for non-commercial purposes. Business customers are able to use Keyhole PRO, the full-featured client application with all the capabilities of Keyhole LT plus robust measurement, printing, collaboration, movie making, and others.