Thursday, June 16th, 2011
I am pleased to announce that EyeFind, a new tool that allows you to browse our entire archive, is now online. EyeFind provides you online viewing access to the complete RapidEye Archive of imagery collected since the start of RapidEye’s commercial operations in February 2009.
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
RapidEye, a leader in wide-area repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that it has filed for insolvency under German insolvency laws, the equivalent of Chapter 11 protection. Wolfgang Biedermann, the CEO of RapidEye commented that this move was necessitated by recent actions of the financing banks. The intention of the banking consortium is to allow the
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that a partnership agreement has been signed between RapidEye and the ImageSat International. The agreement allows ImageSat to use RapidEye imagery to colorize their panchromatic 0.7 meter resolution imagery to produce a colorized product.
Monday, May 16th, 2011
RapidEye, a leader in wide area, repetitive coverage of Earth through its constellation of satellites announced today that it has chosen a fresh new look for the company. The branding initiative involves a new visual identity across all communications including relevant changes in all marketing and support materials including a new website. Featuring a more
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
RapidEye announced today that it is working in cooperation with SST Software to integrate its precision farming maps into SST’s information management products and services. RapidEye’s five satellites open new avenues in precision agriculture. Frequent revisit capacity, five meter pixel size, and five spectral bands allow for timely in-season monitoring of crop growth and optimal fertilizer management.
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
RapidEye announced today that Geoconsult International will be one of its distributors in Africa. The agreement between RapidEye and Lebanon-based Geoconsult allows the distribution of RapidEye products throughout the entire continent of Africa except Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara. Learn More
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
RapidEye announced today it has added Hatfield Consultants of Vancouver, Canada to its growing list of resellers. The recently signed contract between the two companies allows the Hatfield group to market and sell RapidEye products in Canada and the United States. “This cooperation will help us to further strengthen our key position in the geo-environmental
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
RapidEye announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Ramani Geosystems located in Kenya. The contract allows Ramani to distribute RapidEye products throughout the entire continent of Africa except Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara. Learn More
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
RapidEye announced today that it has recently completed an extensive imagery campaign over Africa. The campaign, which ran for 25 weeks from September of 2010 until March 1, 2011, produced over 107 Million km² of the continent of Africa which is now available for purchase from the RapidEye Library. h
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
RapidEye has acquired two scenes over the West Coast of Honshu Island on Marth 12th. The satellites are already tasked again to image on Sunday, March 13th. The Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information (ZKI) which is part of the German Aerospace Agency (DLR) contacted RapidEye shortly following the breaking news of the earthquake and resulting
