DigitalGlobe today announced the DigitalGlobe 8-Band Research Challenge, a contest designed to encourage researchers to investigate how 8-band, high-resolution imagery can enhance image analysis and classification research. The 8-band data is unique in the marketplace to DigitalGlobe, as a result of the newest commercial satellite WorldView-2 launched in October of 2009. The call for proposals is open now, and will close on August 31, 2010. All accepted proposals will receive a limited quantity of free 8-band imagery in order to conduct their research and submit a final paper for review. Read More
