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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99




                                February 2, 2001

                Analytical Surveys, Inc.       Pfeiffer Public Relations, Inc.
                Michael Renninger                                   Geoff High
                Chief Financial Officer                           303/393-7044
                mrenninger@anlt.com                       geoff@pfeifferpr.com

                 ANALYTICAL SURVEYS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL
                             COLORADO SPRINGS OFFICE

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Analytical Surveys, Inc., (ASI) (Nasdaq National
Market-ANLT), a provider of customized data conversion and digital mapping
services for the geographic information systems ("GIS") market, today announced
it has signed a letter of intent to sell substantially all of the assets of its
Colorado Springs, Colorado-based land mapping office. The Sanborn Map Company,
Inc., a subsidiary of DMG Information, Inc. ("DMGI") which itself is part of the
Daily Mail & General Trust plc, an international media group, will acquire the
office for approximately $9.0 million in cash and the assumption of certain
liabilities. The business will operate as a division of The Sanborn Map Company,
Inc., based in Pelham, New York.

ASI management said the sale will allow the Company to reduce corporate debt and
will enable management to concentrate on operations associated with ASI's other
offices, which focus primarily on data management services for the utility and
telecommunications industries and certain land-mapping services, such as
cadastral mapping.

"This transaction represents an important step in our efforts to strengthen our
financial position and focus our operational plans," said Norm Rokosh, ASI's
president and CEO. "We continue the process of building on our current business
opportunities in the data management services industry."

Rokosh added, "We believe this transaction will benefit all parties involved.
Sanborn and DMGI have a superb reputation and we are confident that this sale
will benefit both the employees and customers of the Colorado Springs office.
ASI and Sanborn will work closely with customers to ensure a seamless transition
of all current contracts."

Pankaj Desai, president of The Sanborn Map Company, said, "The business will
continue to operate out of Colorado Springs. This acquisition fits into our
strategy of creating regional hubs for mapping services. We have successfully
integrated a number of acquisitions in the last several years and believe the
Colorado Springs operation will bring substantial strength to Sanborn."




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Completion of the transaction, which is contingent on customary approvals, is
anticipated before May 2001.

DMG Information is an information publisher with activities in the education and
business-to-business markets. Its business-to-business division activities are
predominantly in the U.S.A. and comprise companies active in the real estate,
insurance and related financial services, and health and safety markets in
addition to the provision of mapping and geographic information by The Sanborn
Map Company. DMGI has operations in the U.K., U.S.A., Australia and Asia, and is
headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Its parent, the Daily Mail & General
Trust plc, had revenues of approximately $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2000 and is
listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Founded in 1866, The Sanborn Map Company is the oldest mapping company in the
United States. Based in Pelham, New York, Sanborn offers photogrammetric
mapping, data conversion, and comprehensive GIS services to engineering
companies, government entities, utilities and the telecommunications industry.

Analytical Surveys provides customized data conversion, digital mapping and
consulting services for the spatial data markets. Geospatial data is used for a
variety of applications, including the creation of GIS. A GIS is a
high-resolution, large-scale, richly detailed "intelligent map" that allows
users to input, update, query, analyze and display detailed information about a
geographic area. Geographic information systems are widely used by utilities,
state and local governments, federal agencies and commercial businesses to
manage massive infrastructures effectively, to improve operating efficiencies
and to analyze future demand for facilities. The Company's traditional markets
have been utilities and state and local governments.

Certain statements made in this news release are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Results may
differ materially from the Company's expectations. A number of uncertainties and
other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the possibility that
the Company will not be awarded contracts in the numbers, for the amounts, or at
the time that the Company currently expects, and therefore, that overall
contract volume does not increase. The forward-looking statements are also based
on assumptions related to the growth of the Company's consulting services, as to
which there can be no assurance. A more detailed description of factors that
could affect the Company's financial results are included in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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