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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.15

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                               (EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

          This employment agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of January 31,
2000 (the "Effective Date"), is between Analytical Surveys, Inc., a Colorado
corporation whose principal executive offices are located in Indianapolis,
Indiana ("Employer"), and David O. Hicks ("Officer").

                                    RECITALS

          A.   Employer wishes to retain the services of Officer, and Employer
and Officer wish to formalize the terms and conditions of their agreements and
understandings.

          B.   Officer's employment by Employer, the mutual covenants stated in
this Agreement, and other valuable consideration, the receipt of which are
acknowledged by Officer, are sufficient consideration for this Agreement.

          C.   This Agreement supersedes and replaces any prior employment
agreements entered into by and between Employer and Officer.

                                    AGREEMENT

          The parties agree as follows:

          1.   Employment. As of the Effective Date, Employer hires and employs
Officer as Chief Operating Officer of Employer, and Officer accepts such
employment.

          2.   Term of Employment. The Initial Term of this Agreement will
commence on the Effective Date, will continue for two years (the "Initial
Term"), and will automatically renew for consecutive two-year terms (with each
such two-year term, including the Initial Term, being referred to as a "Term"),
unless sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

          3.   Actions of Employer. All actions by and decisions of Employer
contemplated in this Agreement will be made by Employer's Chief Executive
Officer (or, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of
Directors of Employer).

          4.   Duties of Officer. Officer's principal duties on behalf of
Employer as of the Effective Date are as the Chief Operating Officer of
Employer. In accepting employment by Employer, Officer will undertake and assume
the responsibility of performing for and on behalf of Employer whatever duties
are necessary and required in such position. Officer will devote substantially
Officer's full time and energies and best effort to the performance of such
duties, to the exclusion of all other business activities that conflict in any
material way with Officer's duties under this Agreement (and Officer will be
permitted to participate in civic and charitable activities so long as such
activities do not materially interfere with Officer's duties under this
Agreement).

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          5.   Location of Employment. It is expected that Officer will perform
the above duties at Employer's principal executive offices, currently in
Indianapolis, Indiana. If the location of Employer's principal executive offices
changes subsequent to the Effective Date, Officer agrees to continue to perform
the duties prescribed by this Agreement out of Employer's Indianapolis, Indiana,
office (or if Employer ceases to maintain such office, then out of such other
office space in the Indianapolis area as Employer provides to Officer) if
requested to do so by Employer; Officer agrees to take all reasonable steps to
accommodate Employer's needs for services to be performed at Employer's
principal executive offices, which may include regular travel to such principal
executive offices and other locations of Employer and Employer's customers.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, if the location of Employer's
principal executive offices changes subsequent to the Effective Date, Employer
may require Officer to move to the location of such principal executive offices,
but Officer may terminate employment within 30 days after being notified by
Employer that Officer will be required to move to the location of such principal
executive offices, and such termination of employment will be treated as a
termination by Officer for Good Reason under Section 8(b).

          6.   Compensation.

               (a)  Salary. Employer will pay to Officer $14,666.67 monthly as
salary ("Base Salary"), plus annual increases and bonuses, if any, as approved
by Employer, payable on the payroll dates established by Employer from time to
time. Employer will review Officer's Base Salary on an annual basis, during the
month of November, but Employer is not obligated to increase such Base Salary
after any such review.

               (b)  Stock Options and Bonuses. Officer will be eligible to
participate in Employer's stock option plan and bonus plan or policy for persons
holding similar executive positions with Employer. The number of options granted
to Officer, if any, and the terms of such options are solely within the
discretion of Employer's Board of Directors. The amount of bonus paid, if any,
will be determined annually in accordance with the Company's bonus plan or
policy in effect from time to time.

               (c)  Vacations. Officer will be entitled to vacations of not less
than 4 weeks per year, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by
Employer's regular vacation policies established for senior executives. Officer
acknowledges that the use of vacation time by officer for vacation provides an
important benefit to Employer and agrees to use reasonable efforts to utilize
vacation time for such purpose and to limit to the extent practicable the amount
of accrued but unused vacation time. Nevertheless, Officer may accrue any unused
vacation time from year to year (up to a limit of 8 weeks of unused vacation,
with any unused vacation in excess of 8 weeks to be paid in cash at or promptly
after the end of any calendar year, based on Officer's then current Base Salary
for the year in which such excess vacation accrued), and Employer will
compensate Officer upon termination of employment for any unused vacation time
based on Officer's then current Base Salary. Any specific vacation of more than
4 weeks' duration is subject to the advance approval of Employer.

               (d)  Additional Benefits. Officer will be entitled to benefits
(which may include hospitalization, medical, disability, profit sharing and
retirement plan benefits) in accordance with Employer's policies, as they may be
modified by Employer from time to time,

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for persons holding similar executive positions with Employer, as determined by
Employer in its sole discretion.

               (e)  Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Employer will reimburse
all reasonable expenses incurred by Officer on behalf of Employer in connection
with Officer's performance of duties under this Agreement, subject in each case
to compliance by Officer with any reasonable requirements imposed by Employer
(by written Employer policy or by written notice to Officer) concerning
submission of invoices, prior approval, tax deductibility of expenses, and
similar matters.

               (f)  Disability. "Disability" and "Disabled" are defined as set
forth in the disability insurance policy of Employer or, if no such policy
covers Officer, then "Disability" and "Disabled" are defined as the inability to
perform customary functions for up to 90 days in any 12-month period. If Officer
becomes Disabled, Disability benefits, if any, will be in the amounts provided
for in Employer's Employee Handbook or, if not provided for executive officers
in the Employee Handbook, then as otherwise provided to executive officers, as
such benefits may be modified by Employer from time to time, as determined by
Employer's Board of Directors in its sole discretion.

               (g)  Death. In the case of Officer's death, benefits, if any,
will be limited to the amounts paid to Officer (or Officer's designated
beneficiary) by reason of Employer's group life insurance plan, if any, and any
separate life insurance policy that is assigned to Officer or as to which
Employer grants to Officer the right to designate the beneficiary.

7.   Legal Expenses.

               Officer may seek advice, at no cost to Officer, directly from
Employer's Company counsel concerning the following, and any matters reasonably
related to the following, for the purpose of assisting Officer and Employer's
other officers and directors:

               (a)  Compliance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933,
including the filing of Form 144, calculation of holding periods and volume
limitations, consequences under Rule 144 of gift transactions and transfers to
family members, and other technical aspects of Rule 144;

               (b)  Compliance with Section 16(a) and 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute (the "Exchange Act"),
relating to reporting of transactions under Form 4 and Form 5 and avoidance of
liability for short-swing profits;

               (c)  Compliance with Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act and insider
trading prohibitions generally;

               (d)  Exercising stock options and resale of securities acquired
under stock options, including advice on mechanical aspects of exercising
options under the plans, general tax advice, and securities law advice;

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               (e)  Non-adversarial aspects of public offerings, including
execution of registration statements, questionnaires, powers of attorney,
underwriting agreements (as selling shareholder), lock-up agreements, and the
like; and

               (f)  Any other matters incidental to Officer's administration of
Employer's operations that would not be reportable as income to Officer on IRS
Form 1099 or as compensation to Officer under Item 402 of Regulation S-K of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act.

8.   Termination, Severance Pay and Restrictions Against Competition.

               (a)  Voluntary Termination by Officer Without Good Reason.

     (i)       Officer agrees to give Employer at least 30 days' notice prior to
     any voluntary termination of employment by Officer without Good Reason (as
     defined below).

     (ii)      If Officer terminates employment voluntarily without Good Reason,

                    (A)  Officer will receive all earned Base Salary under
                         Section 6(a) and benefits under Section 6(c) and (d)
                         only through the last day of Officer's employment with
                         Employer (as well as reimbursement of expenses incurred
                         through the last day of Officer's employment);

                    (B)  For each of the 12 successive months immediately
                         following Officer's last day of employment with
                         Employer, Employer will pay to Officer, as severance
                         pay, an amount equal to 75% of Officer's Base Salary
                         then in effect, payable bi-monthly, beginning on the
                         first day of the month immediately following Officer's
                         last day of employment with Employer; and

                    (C)  the Noncompetition Period under Section 10 will end on
                         the first anniversary of the last day of Officer's
                         employment with Employer.

     (iii)     Officer and Employer acknowledge that Officer's knowledge of the
     particular projects of Employer will be difficult to replace and that the
     giving of 30 days' notice by Officer is necessary to enable Employer to
     obtain transition assistance on such projects.

               (b)  Termination by Officer for Good Reason

     (i)       Officer may terminate employment with Employer at any time for
     Good Reason, upon 30 days' notice to Employer. "Good Reason" means the
     occurrence of any of the following:

                         (A) The material breach of this Agreement by Employer,
               which breach remains uncured for 45 days after Officer gives
               Employer notice of such breach (describing the breach in
               reasonable detail);

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                         (B) The assignment to Officer on a regular basis of any
               duties materially inconsistent with Officer's status or position
               with Employer or any material alteration in the nature or status
               of Officer's responsibilities from those in effect under this
               Agreement;

                         (C) A reduction by Employer in Officer's Base Salary
               then in effect, other than a reduction (i) that is effected in
               the context of the occurrence of material adverse conditions
               affecting the Employer, where Employer has requested or imposed
               reductions in salary affecting all executive officers, and (ii)
               as to which Officer has consented (and Officer agrees in such
               circumstances not to unreasonably withhold, condition, or delay
               such consent);

                         (D) The failure by Employer to continue to provide
               Officer with benefits available as provided for in Employer's
               Employee Handbook or, if not provided for executive officers in
               the Employee Handbook, then as otherwise provided to executive
               officers, at a level which is substantially as favorable as those
               enjoyed by other persons holding similar executive positions with
               Employer, other than a reduction (i) that is effected in the
               context of the occurrence of material adverse conditions
               affecting the Employer, where Employer has requested or imposed
               reductions in benefits affecting all executive officers, and (ii)
               as to which Officer has consented (and Officer agrees in such
               circumstances not to unreasonably withhold, condition, or delay
               such consent);

                         (E) The occurrence of a Change in Control, as defined
               below, and the expiration of one year; or

                         (F) Employer requires Officer to move Officer's
               principal residence outside of the Indianapolis, Indiana, area.

     (ii)      If Officer terminates employment for Good Reason:

                         (A) Officer will receive all earned Base Salary under
               Section 6(a) and benefits under Section 6(c) and (d) only through
               the last day of Officer's employment with Employer (as well as
               reimbursement of expenses incurred through the last day of
               Officer's employment);

                         (B) For each of the 18 successive months immediately
               following Officer's last day of employment with Employer
               ("Section 8(b) Severance Period"), Employer will pay to Officer,
               as part of Officer's severance pay, Officer's Base Salary then in
               effect. In addition, Employer will pay to Officer, as part of
               Officer's severance pay, a bonus equal to an additional 3 months
               of Officer's Base Salary then in effect, such bonus to be pro
               rated and paid over the Section 8(b) Severance Period. The
               aggregate amounts of severance pay will be paid bi-monthly,
               beginning on the first day of the month immediately following
               Officer's last day of employment with Employer.

                         (C) Employer will treat Officer as an employee of
               Employer during the Section 8(b) Severance Period for purposes of
               providing benefits to

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               Officer under Employer's group health insurance plan (including
               vision and dental insurance if it is provided by Employer under
               its group health insurance plan), disability insurance plan, and
               group life insurance plan, to the extent Employer is permitted to
               do so under its contractual arrangements with the insurers under
               such fringe benefits plans and under applicable law. If Employer
               is not able provide Officer with the same coverage under
               Employer's group health insurance plan as applied immediately
               prior to Officer's termination of employment, then Employer will
               pay for the cost of obtaining health insurance coverage under the
               Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act ("COBRA") during
               the Section 8(b) Severance Period. If Employer is not able to
               provide Officer with the same disability insurance coverage
               during the Section 8(b) Severance Period as applied immediately
               prior to Officer's termination of employment, Employer will make
               cash payments to Officer in an amount equal to the cost to
               Employer of providing the disability insurance benefits to
               Officer, were Officer still eligible under the disability
               insurance plan.

                         (D) The Noncompetition Period under Section 10 will end
               on the first anniversary of the last day of Officer's employment
               with Employer.

     (iii)     Officer and Employer acknowledge that Officer's knowledge of the
particular projects of Employer will be difficult to replace and that the giving
of 30 days' notice by Officer is necessary to enable Employer to obtain
transition assistance on such projects.

               (c)  Termination by Employer Without Cause.

     (i)       Employer may terminate Officer's employment at any time, without
     Cause (as defined below), upon notice to Officer.

     (ii)      If Employer terminates Officer's employment without Cause:

                         (A) Officer will receive all earned Base Salary under
Section 6(a) and benefits under Section 6(c) and (d) only through the last day
of Officer's employment with Employer (as well as reimbursement of expenses
incurred through the last day of Officer's employment);

                         (B) For each of the 18 successive months immediately
following Officer's last day of employment with Employer (the "Section 8(c)
Severance Period"), Employer will pay to Officer, as part of Officer's severance
pay, Officer's Base Salary then in effect. In addition, Employer will pay to
Officer, as part of Officer's severance pay, a bonus equal to an additional 3
months of Officer's Base Salary then in effect, such bonus to be pro rated and
paid over the Section 8(c) Severance Period. The aggregate amounts of severance
pay will be paid bi-monthly, beginning on the first day of the month immediately
following Officer's last day of employment with Employer;

                         (C) Employer will treat Officer as an employee of
Employer during the Section 8(c) Severance Period for purposes of providing
benefits to Officer under Employer's group health insurance plan (including
vision and dental insurance if it is provided by Employer under its group health
insurance plan), disability insurance plan, and group life

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insurance plan, to the extent Employer is permitted to do so under its
contractual arrangements with the insurers under such fringe benefits plans and
under applicable law. If Employer is not able provide Officer with the same
coverage under Employer's group health insurance plan as applied immediately
prior to Officer's termination of employment, then Employer will pay for the
cost of obtaining health insurance coverage under COBRA during the Section 8(c)
Severance Period. If Employer is not able to provide Officer with the same
disability insurance coverage during the Section 8(c) Severance Period as
applied immediately prior to Officer's termination of employment, Employer will
make cash payments to Officer in an amount equal to the cost to Employer of
providing the disability insurance benefits to Officer, were Officer still
eligible under the disability insurance plan.

                         (D) The Noncompetition Period under Section 10 will end
on the first anniversary of the last day of Officer's employment with Employer.

               (d)  Termination by Employer for Cause.

     (i)       Employer may terminate Officer's employment with Employer at any
     time, for Cause, upon notice to Officer. "Cause" means (A) any fraud, theft
     or intentional misappropriation perpetrated by Officer against Employer;
     (B) conviction of Officer of a felony; (C) a material and willful breach of
     this Agreement by Officer, if Officer does not correct such breach within a
     reasonable period after Employer gives notice to Officer (with such notice
     to specify in reasonable detail the action or inaction that constitutes
     such breach); (D) willful or gross misconduct by Officer in the performance
     of duties under this Agreement; or (E) the chronic, repeated, or persistent
     failure of Officer in any material respect to perform Officer's obligations
     as an executive officer of Employer (other than by reason of a disability
     as determined under common law or any pertinent statutory provision,
     including without limitation the Americans With Disabilities Act), if
     Officer does not correct such failure within a reasonable period after
     Employer gives notice to Officer (with such notice to specify in reasonable
     detail the action or inaction that constitutes such failure). Employer and
     Officer agree that the provisions of (E) are not intended to provide
     grounds for a termination for Cause merely because of a failure on the part
     of Officer to satisfy performance goals set by Employer as long as Officer
     is performing services in a manner reasonably expected of an executive
     officer.

     (ii)      If Officer is terminated for Cause,

                    (A) Officer will receive Base Salary under Section 6(a) and
               benefits under Section 6(c) and (d) only through the last day of
               Officer's employment with Employer (as well as reimbursement of
               expenses incurred through the last day of Officer's employment);

                    (B) For each of the 12 successive months immediately
               following Officer's last day of employment with Employer,
               Employer will pay to Officer, as severance pay, 75% of Officer's
               Base Salary then in effect, payable bi-monthly, beginning on the
               first day of the month immediately following Officer's last day
               of employment with Employer; and

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                    (C) The Noncompetition Period under Section 10 will end on
               the first anniversary of the last day of Officer's employment
               with Employer.

               (e)  Transition Assistance. Employer may require that Officer
provide transition assistance to Employer for a 30-day period beginning on the
date that Officer's employment with Employer terminates (for any reason), or
such other period agreed upon by Officer and Employer, at no additional
compensation, on a part-time basis (with the obligation on the part of Officer
to make himself available to Employer, but not in excess of 15 working days
during such 30-day period).

          9.   Change in Control.

               (a)  For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of
Employer will be deemed to occur if any of the following occur:

          (i)  Any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act), acquires record ownership of, or becomes a "beneficial owner"
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of Employer, representing 30% or more of any class of capital stock
that is empowered to vote with respect to the election of directors of Employer
("Voting Securities"), except that the holding of securities in street name by
any person for the account of another person will not be considered record
ownership for purposes of this subsection, and except that the following will
not constitute a Change in Control pursuant to this subsection:

                    (A) any acquisition of beneficial ownership by Employer or a
               subsidiary of Employer; or

                    (B) any acquisition of beneficial ownership by any employee
               benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by
               Employer or one or more of its subsidiaries.

          (ii) The shareholders of Employer approve a complete liquidation or
          dissolution of Employer (other than in the context of a merger or
          consolidation with a subsidiary of Employer, or the creation of a
          holding company structure where no material change in beneficial
          ownership occurs, or any such transaction where only the state of
          incorporation of Employer changes) or the sale of all or substantially
          all of the assets of Employer, in one or a series of transactions.

          (iii) A change or changes occur(s) in the composition of the Board of
          Directors of Employer during any 30-month period such that either (A)
          the members of the Board of Directors immediately prior to such period
          cease to represent a majority of the members of the Board of Directors
          after such change(s) (and, for purposes of calculating whether the
          "majority of the members" requirement is satisfied, any director who
          dies or voluntarily decides not to stand for re-election as a director
          due to retirement at or after age 65, disability, or similar reasons,
          will not be considered in such calculation as a person who was a
          director either at the beginning of, or at the end of, the 30-month
          period in question), or (B) more than two-thirds of the members of the
          Board of Directors

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          immediately prior to such period cease to be members of the Board of
          Directors during such period, for any reason.

               (b)  A Change in Control will not be deemed to occur with respect
to Officer if (x) the acquisition of beneficial ownership of the 30% or greater
interest referred to in subsection (a)(i) is by Officer or by a group, acting in
concert, that includes Officer or (y) if a majority of the then combined voting
power of the then outstanding Voting Securities (or voting equity interests) of
the surviving corporation or of any corporation (or other entity) acquiring all
or substantially all of the assets of Employer will, immediately after a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or disposition
of assets referred to in subsection (a)(ii) or (iii), be beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by Officer or by a group, acting in concert, that
includes Officer.

          10.  Noncompetition.

               (a)  Covenant not to Compete. During the period that Officer is
employed by Employer and thereafter for the pertinent Noncompetition Period,
Officer (i) will not directly or indirectly own, control, operate, manage,
consult for, own shares in, be employed by, or otherwise participate in any sole
proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or other entity whose primary business
is the Business (as defined below), within the United States and any other
territory in which Employer does business; (ii) will not perform services for
any entity, whether as an officer, director, manager, employee, consultant or
otherwise, and whether or not the entity is primarily engaged in the Business,
if Officer's primary responsibilities are to perform consulting services for
geographic information systems, data conversion for geographic information
systems, or systems integration for geographic information systems; and (iii)
will not solicit any actual or potential customers of Employer, any consultants
to any such actual or potential customers, or any suppliers of Employer with
respect to Officer's plans to take any of the foregoing actions. The "Business"
means any of the following: data conversion for geographic information systems,
performing consulting services for geographic information systems, and
performing systems integration services for geographic information systems.
Notwithstanding the foregoing restriction, Officer may own beneficially, or of
record, less than 2 percent of the outstanding shares or other equity interests
of any entity in the Business whose stock is traded publicly on NASDAQ or
another nationally recognized stock exchange.

               (b)  Nonsolicitation. During the Noncompetition Period, and for a
period of 6 months following the last day of Officer's employment (whichever is
later), Officer will not solicit or attempt to solicit for employment any person
while such person is an employee or officer of Employer or of any subsidiary of
Employer, and Officer will not solicit for employment or employ any such person
within 6 months after such person ceases to be an employee or officer of
Employer.

               (c)  Disparagement. During the Noncompetition Period, and for a
period of 6 months following the last day of Officer's employment (whichever is
later), Officer will not disparage, criticize, or demean Employer, its
reputation, employees, directors, officers, services, manner of conducting
business, customers, or suppliers, or any other aspect of Employer, by any
communication whatsoever. During the Noncompetition Period, and for a period of
6 months following the last day of Officer's employment (whichever is later),
Employer will not disparage,

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criticize, or demean Officer, Officer's reputation, or any other aspect of
Officer, by any communication whatsoever.

          11.   Confidential Information, Trade Secrets and Inventions.

                (a)  Confidential Information. Officer acknowledges that
information, observations, and data obtained by Officer, both prior to the
Effective Date while Officer was employed by Employer (or any predecessor whose
stock or assets have been acquired by Employer, if applicable) and after the
Effective Date, concerning the business or affairs of Employer (or any such
predecessor, as the case may be) constitute confidential information, are trade
secrets, are the property of Employer, and are essential and confidential
components of Employer's business. Officer will not directly or indirectly
disclose to any person or use any of such information, observations or data,
except in the course of Officer's employment with Employer, and except to the
extent that:

          (i)   the information was within the public domain at the time it was
provided to Officer;

          (ii)  the information was published or otherwise became part of the
public domain after it was provided to Officer through no fault of Officer;

          (iii) the information already was in Officer's possession at the time
Employer (or a predecessor) disclosed it to Officer, was not acquired by Officer
directly or indirectly from anyone with a duty of confidentiality to Employer
(or any predecessor), and was not acquired by Officer under circumstances in
which Officer already was an employee of or a consultant to Employer (or any
predecessor), or had a duty of confidentiality to Employer (or any predecessor);

          (iv)  the information after the Effective Date becomes available to
Officer from a source other than Employer (or any predecessor), which source did
not acquire the information directly or indirectly from anyone with a duty of
confidentiality to Employer (or any predecessor); or

          (v)   the information is required to be disclosed (A) by any federal
or state law rule or regulation, (B) by any applicable judgment, order, or
decree of any court, governmental agency or arbitrator having or purporting to
have jurisdiction in the matter, or (C) pursuant to any subpoena or other
discovery request in any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding, but if
Officer proposes to disclose the information in accordance with (A), (B), or
(C), Officer will first give Employer reasonable prior notice of the proposed
disclosure of any such information so as to provide Employer an opportunity to
consult with Officer as to the applicability of such law, rule, or regulation or
to appear before any court, governmental agency, or arbitrator in order to
contest the disclosure, as the case may be, and prior to any such disclosure
will redact such information to the maximum extent permissible.

                (b)  Inventions. For purposes of this Section 11, "Invention"
means any invention, improvement, discovery or idea (whether patentable or not,
and including those which may be subject to copyright protection) generated,
conceived or reduced to practice by Officer alone or in conjunction with others
and which relates to any substantial degree to the business

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conducted by Employer, during or after normal business hours, whether prior to
Effective Date while Officer was an employee of Employer (or any predecessor) or
during the term of this Agreement, and all associated rights to patents,
copyrights and applications for such rights. "Invention" does not mean any
invention, improvement, discovery or idea (whether patentable or not, and
including those which may be subject to copyright protection) generated,
conceived, or reduced to practice by Officer alone or in conjunction with
others, after normal business hours, which would not be used or useful in the
business of Employer. Officer will promptly disclose to Employer in writing all
Inventions. All Inventions are the exclusive property of Employer and are deemed
assigned to Employer. Officer will, at Employer's reasonable expense, provide
Employer with all assistance it requires to protect, perfect and use its rights
to and its interest in Inventions anywhere in the world and to vest in Employer
such rights and interest.

               (c)  Return of Documents, Etc. Immediately upon termination of
Officer's employment with Employer or at any time upon notice to Officer from
Employer, Officer will deliver to Employer all memoranda, notes, plans, records,
reports, and other documents and information provided to Officer by Employer or
created by Officer in connection with Officer's employment, and all copies of
all such documents in any tangible form which Officer may then possess or have
under Officer's control, and will destroy all of such information in intangible
form which is in Officer's possession or under Officer's control.

          12.  Survival of Obligations Upon Officer's Termination. The
obligations of Officer in Section 10 will survive the termination of Officer's
employment with Employer for the periods specified in Sections 8 and 10, and the
obligations of Officer in Section 11 will survive the termination of Officer's
employment with Employer without limitation, in either case whether such
termination is for any reason whatsoever or for no reason, and whether initiated
by Officer or by Employer, and will continue for such periods until Employer
consents in writing to the release of Officer's obligations under this
Agreement.

          13.  Remedy for Breach. Both Officer and Employer expressly
acknowledge that the subject matter of this Agreement is unique, and that any
breach of Officer's obligations under Sections 10 and 11 is likely to result in
irreparable injury to Employer, and the parties therefore expressly agree that
either party will be entitled to obtain specific performance of this Agreement
through injunctive relief and such ancillary remedies of an equitable nature as
a court may deem appropriate. Such equitable relief will be in addition to, and
the availability of such equitable relief will not preclude, any legal remedies
or other remedies which might be available to such party. If Officer breaches
any provisions in Sections 10 or 11 Employer is entitled to apply for equitable
relief in any court of competent jurisdiction prior to initiation of mediation.
Employer's application for temporary injunctive relief will not limit Employer
from pursuing any other available remedies for such breach.

          14.  Severability. Each provision of this Agreement, including
particularly, but not solely, the provisions of Sections 10 and 11, is intended
to be severable, and if any portion of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal,
unenforceable or void for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement will
nonetheless remain in full force and effect. Any portion held to be invalid,
unenforceable, or void will, if possible, be deemed amended or reduced in scope,
but such amendment or reduction in scope will be made only to the minimum extent
required for purposes of maximizing the validity and enforceability of this
Agreement.

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          15.  General Acknowledgments. Officer and Employer expressly agree
that the restrictions on Officer's activities imposed under Section 10 are
reasonable in their temporal and geographic scope and with respect to the nature
of the activities so restricted and that the restrictions on Officer's
activities imposed under Section 11 are reasonable and necessary to protect the
trade secrets of Employer. The parties expressly agree that (i) Officer is
benefited by these restrictions, insofar as other persons in similar managerial
positions with Employer have entered or will enter into similar agreements with
Employer, and (ii) these restrictions are reasonable and necessary to protect
Employer and its subsidiaries from loss of property rights and from competing
efforts. The parties further expressly agree that, if any court of competent
jurisdiction determines that any provision of Section 10 or Section 11 is
unreasonable, the court will not declare the provision invalid, but rather will
reform and modify the provision, and enforce the provision, to the maximum
extent permitted by law. The existence of any claim or cause of action of
Officer against Employer, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise,
will not constitute a defense to the enforcement by Employer of the provisions
of Section 10 or Section 11.

          16.  Non-Waiver. The failure to enforce any right arising under this
Agreement or any similar agreement on one or more occasions will not be deemed
or construed to be a waiver of that right under this Agreement or any other
agreement on any other occasion, or of any other right on that occasion or any
other occasion.

          17.  Officer Warranties. Officer warrants to Employer that, as of the
Effective Date, (a) Officer is not employed and is not a party to another
employment contract, express or implied; (b) Officer has no other obligation,
contractual or otherwise, which would prevent Officer from entering into this
Agreement and from complying with its provisions; (C) Officer does not possess,
and will not utilize during Officer's employment with Employer, any confidential
information obtained by Officer through or in connection with any prior
employment, relating to any prior employer's business, products, services,
techniques, methods, systems, plans, policies, prices, customers, prospective
customers, or employees; and (d) Officer has given Employer timely written
notice of any of Officer's prior employment agreements or patent rights that
might conflict with any interest of Employer and has provided Employer with a
copy of such agreements or patent rights, including any applications for such
rights.

          18.  Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon, and will
inure to the benefit of, Employer and Officer, and their respective heirs,
personal and legal representatives, successors, and assigns and is binding upon
and will inure to the benefit of any person or entity succeeding Employer, by
merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or stock, or otherwise, but the
interests of Officer under this Agreement are not subject to the claims of
Officer's creditors, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily assigned,
alienated or encumbered, except as required by law.

          19.  Dispute Resolution. Subject to the availability to Employer of
equitable relief under Section 13, Employer and Officer agree to attempt to
mediate any and all claims, disputes, or controversies between Officer and
Employer, any business affiliated with Employer, or any of their respective
directors, officers, managers, employees or agents, including but not limited to
those arising out of or related to this Agreement, prior to the commencement of
legal proceedings. The foregoing duty mediation will obligate both parties to
appoint a mediator and

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to attempt to mediate the dispute in good faith for a period of 30 days
following the date that either party gives notice to the other that it wishes to
mediate a claim, dispute or controversy that has arisen between the parties. The
parties will attempt to agree on the appointment of the mediator. If they are
unable to agree on the appointment of the mediator within 15 days following the
date that either party gives notice to the other that it wishes to mediate a
claim, dispute or controversy that has arisen between the parties, then a
mediator will be appointed by the American Arbitration Association. Each party
will bear its or his own costs of mediating the dispute, and the cost of the
American Arbitration Association and any mediator will be borne equally by the
parties. Any mediation commenced under this Agreement will be held in Marion
County, Indiana.

          20.  Integration Clause and Modification. This Agreement is the
complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties and
supersedes all proposals, prior agreements, and all other communications between
the parties, oral or in writing, relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or superseded only by an agreement in
writing, signed by Officer and an executive officer of Employer.

          21.  Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications under this Agreement must be in writing. Any notice, request,
demand, claim, or other communication under this Agreement will be deemed duly
given only if it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or by courier, or by telecopy or facsimile, and must
be addressed to the intended recipient as follows:

          If to Employer, to:

          Analytical Surveys, Inc.
          941 North Meridian Street
          Indianapolis, Indiana  46204-1061
                    Attention: Chief Executive Officer

          with a copy to:

               Chair of Compensation Committee of Board of Directors
               At the address of such person to which the Company normally
               sends communications relating to the Board of Directors

          and with a copy to:

          James F. Wood
          Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
          633 17th Street, Suite 3000
          Denver, CO  80202

          If to Officer: to Officer's residence, as shown on Employer's records.

Notices will be deemed given and received three days after mailing if sent by
certified mail, when delivered if sent by courier, and one business day after
receipt of confirmation by person or machine if sent by telecopy or facsimile
transmission. Either party may change the address to

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which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications under this
Agreement are to be delivered by giving the other party notice in the manner set
forth above.

          22.  Governing Law and Forum. Employer and Officer acknowledge and
agree that the State of Indiana has a substantial connection with this
Agreement. This Agreement will therefore be governed by and construed according
to the internal laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to conflict of law
principles. The parties further agree that any disputes arising under this
Agreement and any action brought to enforce this Agreement must be brought
exclusively in a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in
Marion County, Indiana, and the parties consent to personal jurisdiction of such
courts and waive any defense of forum non-conveniens.

          23.  Acknowledgment by Officer. Officer has been afforded the
opportunity to read, reflect upon and consider the terms of this Agreement, has
been afforded the opportunity to discuss this Agreement with Officer's attorney
or other advisor or counselor, has read this entire Agreement, fully understands
its terms, has voluntarily executed this Agreement, and has retained one
executed copy of this Agreement for Officer's records.

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:                         ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

ANALYTICAL SURVEYS, INC.

By:                                          By:
   --------------------------------             --------------------------------
Name:                                        Name:
Title: Chief Executive Officer                    -------------------

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.16

                            ANALYTICAL SURVEYS, INC.
              OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

                                    SECTION I
                                  INTRODUCTION

         1.1 Establishment. Analytical Surveys, Inc. hereby establishes the
Analytical Surveys, Inc. Officer Recruitment Stock Incentive Plan.

         1.2 Purposes. The Plan is provided in order to assist the Company in
recruiting new officers and employees by providing them an inducement to acquire
a proprietary interest in the Company, to gain an added incentive to advance the
interests of the Company, and to remain affiliated with the Company.

                                    SECTION 2
                                   DEFINITIONS

         2.1 Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:

             (a) "Approved Transaction" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2.

             (b) "Award" means an award of Options granted under the Plan.

             (c) "Award Agreement" means the written document, in such form as
is determined by the Committee from time to time, which reflects the terms and
conditions of an Award to an Eligible Employee.

             (d) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

             (e) "Cause" means, unless otherwise defined in the Award Agreement
or in any employment agreement between the Company and the Eligible Employee:

                  (i) an Eligible Employee's willful or gross misconduct, or
willful or gross negligence, in the performance of his or her duties for the
Employer, after prior written notice of such misconduct or negligence and the
continuance thereof for a period of 30 days after receipt by such Eligible
Employee of such notice;

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                  (ii) an Eligible Employee's intentional or habitual neglect of
his or her duties for the Employer after prior written notice of such neglect
and the continuance thereof for a period of 30 days after receipt by such
Eligible Employee of such notice; or

                  (iii) an Eligible Employee's theft or misappropriation of
funds or property of the Employer, or the commission of a felony.

             (f) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be
amended from time to time.

             (g) "Committee" means the committee established under Section 3.1.

             (h) "Company" means Analytical Surveys, Inc., or any successor
thereto.

             (i) "Effective Date" means the effective date of the Plan, which
will be September 8, 2000.

             (j) "Eligible Employees" means any individual not previously
employed by Employer or any Subsidiary to whom Options may be granted as an
inducement essential to the individual's entering into an employment contract
with Employer, as contemplated by Section 4310(c)(25)(G)(i)(a) of the
Marketplace Rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

             (k) "Employer" means the Company, any Parent, and any Subsidiary.

             (l) "Exercise Price" means that price at which an Option may be
exercised.

             (m) "Fair Market Value" means the officially quoted closing price
of the Stock in the over-the counter market, as reported by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System ("NASDAQ")
for the date in question, or such other system then in use. If there are no
Stock transactions on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of
the immediately preceding date on which there were Stock transactions. If no
such prices are reported on NASDAQ, then Fair Market Value shall mean the
average of the high and low sale prices for the Stock (or if no sales prices are
reported, the average of the high and low bid prices) as reported on the
principal regional stock exchange, or if not so reported, as reported by NASDAQ
or a quotation system of general circulation to brokers and dealers. In the
event the Stock is not traded in the over-the-counter market, the Fair Market
Value of the Stock on any date shall be determined in good faith by the
Committee after such consultation with outside legal, accounting and other
experts as the Committee may deem advisable.

             (n) "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option designated
as such and granted in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 422.

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             (o) "Non-Statutory Option" or "NSO" means any Option other than an
Incentive Stock Option.

             (p) "Option" means a right to purchase Stock at a stated price (the
Exercise Price) for a specified period of time. As used in this Plan, the term
"Option" will refer both to any Non-Statutory Option and any Incentive Stock
Option.

             (q) "Option Period" means that period during which a vested Option
may be exercised.

             (r) "Parent" means any company during any period in which it is a
parent corporation, as defined in Code Section 424(e), with respect to the
Company.

             (s) "Plan" means this Analytical Surveys, Inc. Year 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

             (t) "Share" or "Shares" means a share or shares of Stock.

             (u) "Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

             (v) "Subsidiary" means any company during any period in which it is
a subsidiary corporation, as defined in Code Section 424(f), with respect to the
Company.

         2.2 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context,
the masculine gender also shall include the feminine gender, and the definition
of any term herein in the singular also shall include the plural.

                                    SECTION 3
                               PLAN ADMINISTRATION

         3.1 Committee. The authority to control and manage the operation and
administration of the Plan will be vested in the "Committee" described in this
Section 3.1. The Committee will be appointed by the Board and generally will
consist of one or more members of the Board, or such persons as may be appointed
from time to time by the Board. If a Committee does not exist, or for any other
reason determined by the Board, the Board may take any action under the Plan
that otherwise would be the responsibility of the Committee.

         3.2 Power and Authority of Committee. The Committee's administration of
the Plan will be subject to the following:

             (a) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have
the authority and discretion to select from among the Eligible Employees those
persons who will receive Awards, to determine the time or times of receipt, to
determine the types of Awards and the

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number of shares covered by the Awards, to establish the terms, conditions,
performance criteria, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, to
accelerate vesting of Awards, to waive compliance (either generally or in any
one or more particular instances) by an Eligible Employee with the requirements
of any rule or regulation with respect to an Award, subject to the Plan
provisions or other applicable requirements; and (subject to the restrictions
imposed by Section 8.2) to cancel or suspend Awards.

             (b) To the extent that the Committee determines that the
restrictions imposed by the Plan preclude the achievement of the material
purposes of the Awards in jurisdictions outside the United States, the Committee
will have the authority and discretion to modify those restrictions as the
Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable
requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of the United States.

             (c) The Committee will have the authority and discretion to
interpret the Plan, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of any Award
Agreement made pursuant to the Plan, to decide all questions and settle all
controversies and disputes which may arise in connection with the Plan, and to
make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.

             (d) Any interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and any
decision made by it under the Plan will be final and binding on all persons.

             (e) In controlling and managing the operation and administration of
the Plan, the Committee will take action in a manner that conforms to the
articles and by-laws of the Company, and applicable state corporate law.

         3.3 Delegation by Committee. Except to the extent prohibited by
applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange, the Committee may
allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or
more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and
powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or
delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time.

         3.4 Indemnification. In addition to any other rights of
indemnification, the Company shall provide indemnification, either directly or
indirectly through insurance policies or otherwise, for directors, Committee
members, employees and former employees against liabilities and expenses they
incur with respect to this Plan in connection with holding such positions, in
each case to the fullest extent permitted by law. Whenever such a person seeks
indemnification by the Company against any liability or expenses incurred in any
threatened, pending or completed proceeding in which such person is a party
because he or she holds or has held any such position, the Company shall proceed
diligently and in good faith to make a determination whether indemnification is
permissible in the circumstances. If indemnification is determined to be
permissible, the Company shall indemnify such persons to the fullest extent
permissible, provided that any indemnification for expenses shall be limited to
the amount found

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to be reasonable by an evaluation conducted in a manner permitted by applicable
law, and this authorization shall include reimbursement for reasonable expenses
incurred in advance of final disposition of the proceeding. This Section shall
not be interpreted to limit in any manner any indemnification the Company may be
required to pay pursuant to applicable statutes, any court order, or any
contract, resolution or other commitment which is legally valid.

                                    SECTION 4
                            STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         4.1 Number of Shares. 500,000 Shares are authorized for issuance under
the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. Shares which may be
issued upon the grant or exercise of Awards shall be applied to reduce the
maximum number of Shares remaining available under the Plan. At all times during
the term of the Plan and while any Awards are outstanding, the Company shall
retain as authorized and unissued stock at least the number of Shares from time
to time required under the provisions of the Plan, or otherwise assure itself of
its ability to perform its obligations hereunder. The number of Shares of Stock
that may be issued under Options intended to be treated as ISOs shall not exceed
the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, as set forth
above.

         4.2 Unused and Forfeited Stock. Any Shares that are subject to an Award
under this Plan which are not used because the terms and conditions of the Award
are not met, including any Shares that are subject to an Award which expires or
is terminated or canceled for any reason, and any Shares retained by the Company
to satisfy applicable withholding obligations automatically shall become
available for use under the Plan.

         4.3 Tender of Shares of Stock Upon Exercise of Option. If the Exercise
Price of any Option is satisfied by tendering Shares of Stock to the Company,
only that number of Shares issued net of the Shares tendered shall be considered
issued and delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares
available for issuance under Section 4.1.

                                    SECTION 5
                   CAPITAL CHANGES AND CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

         5.1 Adjustments for Stock Split, Stock Dividend, Etc.

             (a) If the Company shall at any time increase or decrease the
number of its outstanding Shares of Stock, or change in any way the rights and
privileges of such Shares by means of the payment of a stock dividend or any
other distribution upon such Shares payable in Stock, or through a stock split,
subdivision, consolidation, combination, reclassification or recapitalization
involving the Stock, then in relation to the Stock that is affected by one or
more of the above events, the numbers, rights and privileges of the following
shall be increased,

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decreased or changed in like manner as if such Shares had been issued and
outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable at the time of such occurrence:

                  (i) the shares of Stock as to which Awards may be granted
under the Plan; and

                  (ii) the Shares of Stock then included in each outstanding
Award granted hereunder.

         (b) If any adjustment or substitution provided for in this Section 5.1
shall result in the creation of a fractional share under any Award, the fraction
shall be disregarded, and the Company shall have no obligation to make any cash
or other payment with respect to such fractional share.

         (c) Adjustments under this Section 5.1 shall be made by the Committee,
whose determinations with regard thereto shall be final and binding upon all
parties.

         5.2 Approved Transaction. An "Approved Transaction" will be deemed to
occur if any of the following events occurs:

             (a) Any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the 1934 Act) (i) acquires or becomes a "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 50% or more of any class of capital stock
that is empowered to vote with respect to the election of a majority of the
directors of the Company ("Voting Securities"), or (ii) acquires or becomes the
beneficial owner of securities of the Company that are currently entitled to
convert into Voting Securities, if the holders upon such conversion would hold
or be the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the outstanding Voting Securities,
or (iii) through the ownership of securities of the Company or by any agreement,
voting trust, proxy, or the like (other than a proxy granted as part of a
solicitation of proxies by management in the context of an annual or special
meeting of stockholders), otherwise has the power to elect a majority of the
directors of the Company.

             (b) A reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company or a
statutory exchange of outstanding Voting Securities of the Company, if (i)
approval of the stockholders of the Company is required for such transaction,
and (ii) the holders of the Company's Voting Securities immediately prior to the
transaction receive in the transaction, in their capacities as holders of such
Voting Securities, less than 50% of the outstanding Voting Securities of the
reorganized, merged or consolidated entity, after giving effect to the
transaction.

             (c) A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or the
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in one or a
series of transactions), or the sale of either of the two lines of business of
the Company that have generated the largest amount of gross revenues during the
two fiscal years immediately preceding the date of the transaction, in

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any such case whether or not approval of the stockholders of the Company is
required for such a transaction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute an Approved
Transaction pursuant to this Section:

                  (A) any acquisition of beneficial ownership by the Company or
a Subsidiary of the Company; or

                  (B) any acquisition of beneficial ownership by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or one or
more of its Subsidiaries.

An Approved Transaction also will not be deemed to occur if (x) the acquisition
of beneficial ownership of the 50% or greater interest referred to in paragraph
(a) is by any Option Holder or by a group, acting in concert, that includes any
Option Holder; (y) a majority of the then combined voting power of the then
outstanding Voting Securities (or voting equity interests) of the surviving
corporation or of any corporation (or other entity) acquiring all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, immediately after a
reorganization, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or disposition
of assets referred to in paragraph (b) or (c), will be beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by any Option Holder or by a group, acting in concert,
that includes any Option Holder; or (z) the transaction is a merger or
consolidation with a subsidiary of the Company, or the creation of a holding
company structure where no material change in beneficial ownership occurs, or a
transaction where only the state of incorporation of the Company changes. Any
determination whether an Approved Transaction has occurred will be made by the
Committee in its sole discretion.

         5.3 Accelerated Vesting Upon Approved Transaction. In the event of any
Approved Transaction, notwithstanding any contrary vesting schedule in any Award
Agreement or in the Plan, each outstanding Option held by an Eligible Employee
who is an employee of an Employer shall become 100% vested in full in respect of
the aggregate number of Shares covered thereby on the date of the Approved
Transaction.

         5.4 Accelerated Vesting Upon Reduction in Force. In the event of a
reduction in force initiated by any Employer, including a reduction in force
implemented as a result of an Approved Transaction, notwithstanding any contrary
vesting schedule in any Award Agreement or in the Plan, each outstanding Option
held by an Eligible Employee who is an employee of an Employer and whose
employment is terminated in the reduction in force (excluding terminations for
Cause) shall become 100% vested in full in respect of the aggregate number of
Shares covered thereby on the date of such termination. The Committee will
determine in its sole discretion whether any Eligible Employee's employment is
terminated in a reduction in force under this Section.

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                                    SECTION 6
                                     OPTIONS

         6.1 Grant of Options.

             (f) Grant of Options. An Eligible Employee may be granted one or
more Options. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall designate whether an
Option is to be considered an ISO or an NSO. The Committee may grant both an ISO
and an NSO to the same Eligible Employee at the same time or at different times.
ISOs and NSOs, whether granted at the same or different times, shall be deemed
to have been awarded in separate grants and shall be clearly identified, and in
no event shall the exercise of one Option affect the right to exercise any other
Option or affect the number of Shares for which any other Option may be
exercised.

         6.2 Participation. ISOs shall not be granted to any person who is not a
common-law employee of an Employer. Eligible Employees who have been granted
Options may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options.

         6.3 Award Agreements. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be
evidenced by a written Award Agreement which shall be entered into by the
Company and the Eligible Employee to whom the Option is granted, and which shall
contain such terms and conditions as the Committee may consider appropriate in
each case. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Plan
and any such agreement entered into hereunder, the provisions of the Plan shall
govern.

             (a) Number of Shares. Each Award Agreement shall state that it
covers a specified number of Shares, as determined by the Committee.

             (b) Limit on ISOs Granted: Notwithstanding any other provision of
the Plan, for any Eligible Employee, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the
Shares with respect to which an ISO first is exercisable in any calendar year,
under this Plan or any other plan, shall not exceed $100,000. For this purpose,
the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the
Option is granted.

             (c) Exercise Price. The Exercise Price for any Option shall be
determined by the Committee and shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.

                  (i) In no event shall the Exercise Price for each Share
covered by an ISO be less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date
the ISO is granted.

                  (ii) The Exercise Price for each Share covered by an ISO
granted to an Eligible Employee who then owns stock possessing more than 10% of
the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary must be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock
on the date the Option is granted.

                  (iii) The Exercise Price for an NSO may be any price,
including a price less than Fair Market Value, in the sole discretion of the
Committee, but in no event shall the Exercise Price be less than 85% of Fair
Market Value of the Stock.

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             (d) Option Period and Vesting of Options. Each Award Agreement
shall state the Option Period and any vesting requirements applicable to the
Option.

                  (i) The Option Period must expire, in all cases, not more than
ten years from the date an Award is granted; provided, however, that the Option
Period of an ISO granted to an Eligible Employee who then owns stock possessing
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company must expire not more than five years from the date such ISO is granted.

                  (ii) Each Award Agreement also shall state the periods of
time, if any, as determined by the Committee, when incremental portions of each
Option shall vest.

             (e) Termination of Employment or Other Service, Death, Disability,
Etc. Except as otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, each Option shall be
subject to the following requirements with respect to the exercise of the Option
upon termination of the employment or other service, or the death or disability
of the Eligible Employee:

                  (i) Termination for Cause. If the employment or other service
of the Eligible Employee is terminated within the Option Period for Cause, as
determined by the Company, the Option (whether or not vested) thereafter shall
be canceled and void for all purposes.

                  (ii) Death. If the Eligible Employee dies during the Option
Period while still employed or while still providing services to the Employer
(or within the three-month period described in (iv) below), the Option may be
exercised by those entitled to do so under the Eligible Employee's will or by
the laws of descent and distribution within twelve (12) months after the
Eligible Employee's death (provided that such exercise must occur within the
Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the Option may be
exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on
or before the date of the Eligible Employee's death.

                  (iii) Disability. If the Eligible Employee becomes disabled
(within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)) during the Option Period while still
employed or while still providing services to the Employer (or within the
three-month period described in (iv) below), the Option may be exercised within
twelve (12) months after the Eligible Employee's termination of employment or
termination of service due to such disability (provided that such exercise must
occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter. In any such case, the
Option may be exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become
exercisable on or before the date of the Eligible Employee's disability.

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                  (iv) Other Terminations. If the employment of, or services
provided by, the Eligible Employee with the Employer is terminated within the
Option Period for any reason other than Cause, disability, or the Eligible
Employee's death, the Option may be exercised by the Eligible Employee within
six (6) months after the date of such termination (provided that such exercise
must occur within the Option Period), but not thereafter; provided, however,
that in the case of an ISO, the ISO must be exercised within three (3) months
after the date of such termination. In any such case, the Option may be
exercised only as to the Shares as to which the Option had become exercisable on
or before the date of termination of employment or termination of services.

             (f) Exercise, Payments, Etc.

                  (i) Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, an
Option shall be exercised by delivery to the Corporate Secretary of the Company
of written notice specifying the particular Option (or portion thereof) which is
being exercised, the number of Shares with respect to which such Option is
exercised and including payment of the Exercise Price. Such notice shall be in a
form satisfactory to the Committee. The exercise of the Option shall be deemed
effective upon receipt of such notice by the Corporate Secretary and payment to
the Company of the Exercise Price.

                  (ii) The purchase of such Stock shall take place at the
principal offices of the Company upon delivery of such notice, at which time the
purchase price of the Stock shall be paid in full by any of the methods or any
combination of the methods set forth in (iii) below. A properly executed
certificate or certificates representing the Stock shall be issued by the
Company and delivered to the Eligible Employee.

                  (iii) The Exercise Price shall be paid by any of the following
methods or any combination of the following methods:

                           (A) in cash;

                           (B) by cashier's check payable to the order of the
Company;

                           (C) if approved by the Committee, by delivery to the
Company of certificates representing the number of Shares then owned by the
Eligible Employee, the Fair Market Value of which equals the purchase price of
the Stock purchased pursuant to the Option, properly endorsed for transfer to
the Company; provided however, that Shares used for this purpose must have been
held by the Eligible Employee for such minimum period of time as may be
established from time to time by the Committee. The Fair Market Value of any
Shares delivered in payment of the purchase price upon exercise of the Option
shall be the Fair Market Value as of the exercise date and the exercise date
shall be the day of the delivery of the certificates for the Stock used as
payment of the Exercise Price.

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             (g) Date of Grant. An Option shall be considered as having been
granted on the date specified in the grant resolution of the Committee.

             (h) Bonuses. The Committee, in conjunction with any NSO granted
under this Plan, may grant a cash bonus to any Eligible Employee to pay in whole
or in part for any portion of the exercise price or any tax liability incurred
by the exercise of an Options. The amount of any bonus and the time of payment
shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee and may be included
in any Award Agreement in conjunction with which a bonus is to be granted.

         6.4 Stockholder Privileges. Prior to the exercise of the Option and the
transfer of Shares to the Eligible Employee, an Eligible Employee shall have no
rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares subject to any Option granted
to such person under this Plan, and until the Eligible Employee becomes the
holder of record of such Stock, no adjustments shall be made for dividends or
other distributions or other rights as to which there is a record date preceding
the date such Eligible Employee becomes the holder of record of such Stock,
except as provided in Section 5.1.

         6.5 Settlement of Award. Shares of Stock delivered pursuant to the
exercise of an Option will be subject to such conditions, restrictions and
contingencies as the Committee may establish in the applicable Award Agreement.
The Committee, in its discretion, may impose such conditions, restrictions and
contingencies with respect to shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise
of an Option as the Committee determines to be desirable.

                                    SECTION 7
                          OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION

         7.1 Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any Award shall
confer upon any Eligible Employee any right with respect to the continuation of
his or her employment by, or other services with, the Employer, or interfere in
any way with the right of the Employer, subject to the terms of any separate
employment agreement to the contrary, at any time to terminate such employment
or service, or to increase or decrease the compensation of such Employee from
the rate in existence at the time of the grant of an Award.

         7.2 Leaves of Absence. Whether an authorized leave of absence, or
absence in military or government service, shall constitute a termination of
employment or service shall be determined by the Committee at the time.

         7.3 Transfers of Awards. Except as otherwise provided in the Award
Agreement, or as the Committee shall determine from time to time, no right or
interest of any Eligible Employee in an Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall
be assignable or transferable during the lifetime of the Eligible Employee,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, or be subjected to any lien, directly or
indirectly, by operation of law, or otherwise, including execution, levy,
garnishment,

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attachment, pledge or bankruptcy. In the event of an Eligible Employee's death,
an Eligible Employee's rights and interests in Awards shall, to the extent
provided in this Plan, be transferable by testamentary will or the laws of
decent and distribution. In the opinion of the Committee, if an Eligible
Employee is disabled from caring for his or her affairs because of mental
condition, physical condition or age, such Eligible Employee's Awards shall be
exercised by such person's guardian, conservator or other legal personal
representative upon furnishing the Committee with evidence satisfactory to the
Committee of such status.

         7.4 Withholding Requirements.

             (a) Generally. The Company's obligations to deliver Shares upon the
exercise of an Option shall be subject to the Eligible Employee's satisfaction
of all applicable federal, state and local income and other tax withholding
requirements.

             (b) Withholding With Stock. At the time an Option is exercised by
the Eligible Employee, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit the
Eligible Employee to pay all such amounts of tax withholding, or any part
thereof, by transferring to the Company, or directing the Company to withhold
from Shares otherwise issuable to such Eligible Employee, Shares having a value
equal to the amount required to be withheld or such lesser amount as may be
determined by the Committee at such time. The value of Shares to be withheld
shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date that the amount
of tax to be withheld is to be determined.

         7.5 Investment Representations. The Company may require any person to
whom an Award is granted, as a condition of exercising such Award, to give
written assurances, in the substance and form satisfactory to the Company and
its counsel, to the effect that such person is acquiring the Stock subject to
the Award for his own account for investment and not with any present intention
of selling or otherwise distributing the same, and to such other effects as the
Company deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with federal and
applicable state securities laws. Legends evidencing such restrictions may be
placed on the certificates evidencing the Stock.

         7.6 Compliance with Securities Laws. Each Award shall be subject to the
requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the
listing, registration or qualification of the Shares subject to such Award upon
any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of,
or in connection with, the issuance or purchase of Shares thereunder, such Award
may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration,
qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on
conditions acceptable to the Committee. Nothing herein shall be deemed to
require the Company to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration or
qualification.

         7.7 Stock Restriction Agreement. The Committee may provide that shares
of Stock issuable upon the exercise or grant of an Award shall, under certain
conditions, be subject to

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restrictions whereby the Company has a right of first refusal with respect to
such shares or a right or obligation to repurchase all or a portion of such
shares, which restrictions may survive an Eligible Employee's term of employment
or service with the Company.

         7.8 Other Employee Benefits. The amount of any compensation deemed to
be received by an Eligible Employee as a result of the exercise or grant of an
Award shall not constitute "earnings" with respect to which any other employee
benefits of such Eligible Employee are determined, including without limitation
benefits under any pension, profit sharing, life insurance or salary
continuation plan.

                                    SECTION 8
                  PLAN AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

         8.1 Termination and Amendment of Plan. The Board may at any time
terminate, and from time-to-time may amend or modify, the Plan; provided,
however, that no amendment or modification may become effective without approval
of the amendment or modification by the stockholders if stockholder approval is
required to enable the Plan to satisfy any applicable statutory or regulatory
requirements, or if the Company, on the advice of counsel, determines that
stockholder approval otherwise is necessary or desirable.

         8.2 No Effect on Outstanding Awards. No termination, amendment, or
modification shall adversely affect the rights and obligations with respect to
Awards outstanding under the Plan, without the consent of the Eligible Employee
holding such Award.

         8.3 Duration of Plan. If not sooner terminated under Section 8.1, the
Plan shall fully cease and expire at midnight on the date that is ten years from
the Effective Date of the Plan. Options outstanding at the time of the Plan
termination may continue to be exercised in accordance with their terms.

                                    SECTION 9
                               REQUIREMENTS OF LAW

         9.1 Federal Securities Law Requirements. With respect to persons
subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act, transactions under this Plan are intended
to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under
the 1934 Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee
fails to so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by
law and deemed advisable by the Committee.

         9.2 Governing Law. The Plan and all Award Agreements hereunder shall be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

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ANALYTICAL SURVEYS, INC.                      NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTIONS
                                                           AND AWARD AGREEMENT
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Effective on the Grant Date, you (the Participant) have been granted a
Nonstatutory Stock Option, as described below, under the Analytical Surveys,
Inc. Officer and Employee Recruitment Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) to buy
shares (the Option Shares) of common stock of Analytical Surveys, Inc. (the
Company) at the exercise price and subject to the vesting provisions set forth
below:

                  Participant Name:
                                            ---------------------------
                  Grant Date:
                                            ---------------------------
                  Option Shares:
                                            ---------------------------
                  Exercise Price:
                                            ---------------------------
                  Option Expiration Date:
                                            ---------------------------
                  Vesting Provisions:       Option  Shares  will become  vested
                                            on the Vesting Dates only if you
                                            are employed on the Vesting Date.

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    OPTION SHARES VESTED                          VESTING DATE
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25% of Original Option Shares             Six months from the Grant Date
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50% of Original Option Shares             12 months from the Grant Date
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75% of Original Option Shares             24 months from the Grant Date
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100% of Original Option Shares            36 months from the Grant Date
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OPTIONAL PROVISIONS - Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting provisions, the
Option will be subject to the following provisions:

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Option Shares will become
100% vested and exercisable upon a termination of Participant's employment
without "Cause," or any termination by the Participant for "Good Reason," as
both such terms are defined in any employment agreement then in effect between
the Participant and the Company, and the Participant will have six (6) months
after any such termination within which to exercise such Options.

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By your signature and the Company's signature below, you and the Company agree
that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of
the Analytical Surveys, Inc. Officer and Employee Recruitment Stock Incentive
Plan, which is incorporated as part of this Award Agreement, and which is
attached hereto.

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Analytical Surveys, Inc.

By:                                           Date:
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                                              Date:
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