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Oslo, 15 decembrie 2008
Stock Exchange Notification
BLOM AWARDED CONTRACTS IN ITALY WORTH NOK 50 MILLION
Italian Ministry of Environment has awarded a new contract of NOK 72 million to a joint venture in which Blom`s Italian subsidiary, CGR, has a leading role. Blom`s share of the contract is NOK 37 million. The contract will be started first quarter 2009 and completed within end of second quarter 2010.



The new project includes covering of 30.000 square kilometers with LiDAR technology to establish a terrain and surface model, and implementation of a data management system. The terrain model will be used to estimate and predict hydro-geologic risk (e.g. risk of flooding). The pan-Italian database will be utilized by Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Defense and several local governments. In February 2008 Blom was awarded a similar contract from the Italian Ministery of Environment, and in August 2008 Blom was also awarded a similar contract from the Andalucian Water Agency in Spain.



The new project, as the previous one, is consistent with the standards of the EU directive INSPIRE (INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe), whose aim is to stimulate the availability of environmental information in Europe.





Blom’s Italian subsidiary has further been awarded a contract by Vodafone for NOK 13 million to be completed within second quarter 2009. The contract includes modeling of the whole Italian territory for planning of base stations for mobile communication. Blom believes the mapping and modeling solution will enable Vodafone to improve the positioning of its base stations and thereby improve the efficiency and lower the cost of its mobile net.


Oslo, 30 iulie 2008
Stock Exchange Notification
BLOM SIGNS THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT IN US
Blom has signed a three-year framework agreement
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for US
coastal mapping activities.

Blom partners with 3001 for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) three-year framework agreement
for bathymetric and topographic LiDAR for U.S.
coastal mapping activities. Blom estimates that the
framework agreement will be worth over USD 6
million in total for Blom. This is the largest
contract ever awarded to Blom within the new
business line of bathymetric and topographic LiDAR.

Blom Aerofilms, Blom`s subsidiary in UK, will work
in conjunction with prime contractor 3001 and other
team members to support the USACE Mobile District
for this U.S.-wide program. The framework agreement
begins October 2008 and runs for 3 years.

The program requires the capture and processing of
bathymetric and topographic LiDAR data along the
U.S. coastline (including the Great Lakes) and its
territories. The extent of coverage will be 1 km
offshore of the coastline for bathymetric data and
500 m onshore of the coastline for topographic
data. Additionally, higher resolution data capture
and processing at federal project sites, such as
breakwaters and harbours will be required. The
processed data will be used to provide a seamless
digital terrain model (DTM) from onshore and
offshore data.

`The Blom-3001 partnership continues to gain
momentum. We are excited about this next step for
our two companies,` said Jay Arnold, Vice President
of Business Development for 3001.

The results of last year`s successful trial in
Florida for the USACE were presented at the 9th
Annual Coastal Mapping and Charting Technical
Workshop in San Francisco in 2008. This confirms
the acceptance of the Hawkeye II technology by one
of the world`s leading customers of bathymetric
LiDAR and reinforces Blom`s investment in Hawkeye
II.

`We feel very privileged to be awarded this
framework` said David Critchley, Managing Director
at Blom Aerofilms. `This is a major step for the
bathymetric LiDAR team who have worked very hard in
making this a successful service within Blom.`

The coastal mapping program is supported by the
Joint Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry Technical Center of
Expertise (JALBTCX) which is formed by a number of
U.S. agencies including the USACE Mobile District.
JALBTCX coordinates the data capture and processing
of LiDAR data for the USACE National Coastal
Mapping Program.

The new bathymetric LiDAR capability of Blom
provides a unique selling point for the group. The
technology allows the seamless mapping of the sea
bed and the coastline by simultaneously capturing
bathymetric and topographic LiDAR. In addition,
digital imagery is also simultaneously captured
providing 20 cm pixel ortho-rectified mosaics. The
Hawkeye II system also boasts the ability to
capture 4 times more data than other bathymetric
LiDAR systems, thus providing higher sounding
density and reduced post spacing distance.


For further information please contact the CFO Jan
Erik Braathen on tel. +47 22 13 19 24.



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