Harris Corporation Providing Live High Definition and 3-D Virtual Views of Inaugural Parade Route and Downtown D.C. Beginning Noon Friday

Harris Corporation Providing Live High Definition and 3-D Virtual Views of Inaugural Parade Route and Downtown D.C. Beginning Noon Friday

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Technology from Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, will provide Internet and television viewers worldwide with live high definition (HD) views of the Presidential Inaugural Parade route and 3-D virtual views of downtown Washington, D.C. beginning at noon tomorrow. The technology is being provided by Harris in response to the unprecedented public and media interest in the event.

HD Broadcast and Internet Feed

Harris digital broadcast technology will provide a live rooftop camera feed from one of the best vantage points for the parade route in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. Beginning tomorrow and throughout the parade, the video feed will be made available to broadcasters by the National Press Club and showcased on the Harris website (www.harris.com) for the general public to view. Archive video of the parade will be available on the Harris and National Press Club websites (www.press.org) until January 30.

The live HD camera is stationed on the roof of the JW Marriott Hotel at 14th Street, NW in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. The rooftop location offers a clear view down Pennsylvania Avenue and is about one block from the White House.

Harris, a National Press Club technology partner, is providing the high-definition robotic camera, transmission server, as well as technical assistance for the video feed. Harris has been a broadcast technology pioneer and led the development, and helped to set the standards, for digital and HD television and radio. The National Press Club Broadcast Operations Center is providing technical services and the broadcast feed.

3-D Virtual Model of Downtown Washington D.C.

Harris 3-D visualization technology also will provide broadcast and Internet viewers with a unique 3-D view of the parade route and the downtown Washington D.C. area. The 3-D model movie depicts the city's major monuments and government buildings with an accurate, photo-realistic 3-D visualization technology that is part of the Harris RealSite(R) product family. The 3-D model movie is available to the public for viewing at the National Press Club and Harris websites.

3-D urban models are built from ground, aerial and satellite imagery using technology developed for government customers and are geospatially accurate to within meters. Harris has developed nearly 500 global 3-D models during the past five years as a prime contractor for the U.S. government. Applications range from operations management and navigation safety to security planning, threat detection, disaster response and environmental planning.

The National Press Club

The National Press Club was founded in 1908 and is the World's Leading Professional Organization for Journalists. From its Broadcast Operations Center on the 4th Floor of the National Press Building, the Club is connected to broadcasters worldwide via full-time fiber feeds and satellite communications.

Harris Corporation

Harris Corporation is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of $5.4 billion and 16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(R) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

* Broadcasters interested in receiving the live video feed of the Inaugural Parade Route should contact Tiina Kreek at 202-662-7500 or boc@press.org.

Source: Harris Corporation

CONTACT: Marc Raimondi, Harris Corporation - Washington, DC,
+1-202-729-3732, marc.raimondi@harris.com, or Jim Burke, Harris Corporation,
+1-321-727-9131, jim.burke@harris.com

Web Site: http://www.harris.com/

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