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Reliant Energy Awards ASI Data Maintenance Contract

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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - May 29, 2001, Analytical Surveys, Inc. (ASI) (Nasdaq: ANLT) a premier provider of technology-enabled solutions and expert services for geospatial data management, announced today that Houston, TX-based Reliant Energy (NYSE: REI) has contracted with the Company for geospatial data maintenance services. Under this contract, ASI is developing and deploying a customized data maintenance solution for Reliant Energy's geospatial information system.

According to Jim Cox, Reliant Energy's Manager of GIS Data Management, ASI will be updating gas and electrical facilities data. Cox said, "the goal is to provide crucial information support to a broad base of users" including design engineering, planning, dispatch and line location personnel. "As a result of this project," Cox stated, "up-to-date geospatial information will be available on a consistent, company-wide basis." Cox went on to say the project is "a win-win situation. Reliant Energy will benefit from having a rich, robust and corporate-wide information resource and ASI will be able to demonstrate its proven process for data maintenance."

The Reliant Energy contract will be performed under the direction of ASI's Data Solutions organization. In recognizing and anticipating the changing needs of the utility marketplace, ASI's maintenance program is a logical extension and strong complement to the company's data conversion and related services. ASI's Senior Vice President - Data Solutions, Don Fryhover said, "This program protects Reliant Energy's original data investments by adding value to existing data sets." In delivering maintenance services, Fryhover continued, "flexibility is key" and he notes that, "ASI can do the work at the customer's facility or at one of ASI's offices." The value of outsourcing maintenance Fryhover explains, "is eliminating backlog in a short time frame so the most up-to-date data is available, and can be leveraged for better decision making."

Reliant Energy (NYSE: REI) based in Houston, Texas, is an international energy services and energy delivery company with approximately $38 billion in annual revenue and assets totaling more than $30 billion. The company has more than 23,000 megawatts of power generation in operation in the U.S. and is one of only three companies to rank among both the five largest power marketers and the five largest natural gas marketers in the nation. The company also has wholesale trading and marketing operations and more than 3,400 megawatts of power generation in Western Europe. Reliant Energy's retail marketing and distribution operations serve nearly four million electricity and natural gas customers in the U.S., and its Internet infrastructure and communications company serves business customers in Texas.

Analytical Surveys Inc. (ASI) is a premier provider of technology-enabled solutions and expert services for geospatial data management including, data capture and conversion, planning, implementation, distribution strategies and maintenance services. Through its affiliates, ASI has played a leading roll in the geospatial industry, for more than 40 years. The Company is dedicated to providing utilities and government with responsive, proactive solutions that maximize the value of the information and technology asset. In addition to corporate offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, ASI maintains several facilities across the United States and is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol "ANLT". For more information, visit www.anlt.com.

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