02-03-05

CHK AMERICA RECEIVES DESIGN PROJECT FROM VOTRAN

SANTA BARBARA, CA (2 March 2005)

Santa Barbara-based CHK America, specialists in the visual communication of transportation data, have been selected via a competitive bidding process by Volusia County Florida to design route maps, schedules and system maps for Volusia County Transit (VOTRAN). That announcement was made today by Frederick A. Wood, President and CEO, CHK America.

CHK America’s in-house design, production and editorial experts will design the new system map ands schedules for VOTRAN, presenting their extensive service capabilities to the area's very popular beach, commercial and residential areas. Situated on the east coast of Central Florida, the 47 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches are a world class playground, with beachfront cities including Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach.

“Our expertise in the transportation industry lies in our ability to convey complicated transportation information in an easy to understand manner,” explains Wood. “We're very pleased to have the opportunity to work with a transit agency that services one of the most popular and beautiful tourist destinations in the country.”

CHK America has also recently been awarded Passenger Information Solution projects for Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Chicago Regional Transit Authority, Nashville MTA, Santa Barbara MTD and several others.

Established in September 1999, CHK America provides passenger information solutions to the public transportation industry, in addition to delivering cartographic products and services across other business sectors. CHK America, a division of United Kingdom based Cook, Hammond and Kell, was established to expand the reach of its parent company’s products across the US. CHK’s products and services have been distributed extensively across Europe for over 140 years. Other companies in the group include Cook, Hammond and Kell, FWT Studios, Oxford Cartographers, National Map Center London, National Map Center Dublin.

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