Thursday, August 17th, 2017
WESTMINSTER, Colo. – DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced that it signed a Direct Access Program (DAP) contract with the Australian Department of Defence. This multi-year agreement will allow the Australian government to access DigitalGlobe’s industry-leading commercial satellite imaging constellation to support defense
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
MINNEAPOLIS – May 22, 2017 – East View Geospatial is teaming with Planet and the World Bank to identify unplanned urbanization in specific developing areas using satellite imagery. Starting in mid-2017, East View Geospatial will begin calculating and detecting change to the Floor Space Index (FSI) for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with data provided by
Monday, April 17th, 2017
US: DigitalGlobe has entered into a commercial reseller agreement with Hitachi for the distribution of the former’s satellite imagery products and services in Japan, a news agency reported on Monday. Hitachi will serve as exclusive reseller and Japan Space Imaging will be its exclusive subreseller in efforts to provide the Japanese market, including government customers, with
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
PALO ALTO, CA – Orbital Insight, a geospatial big data company, today announced its $15 million Series B round led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from CME Ventures, and existing investors Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, and Bloomberg Beta. Together with an investment and development agreement from In-Q-Tel (IQT), this investment adds $20 million
Monday, May 9th, 2016
GREENBELT, MD, May 9, 2016 – Orbit Logic announced today that their SpyMeSatGov iPhone app is now available on the Geoint App Store (https://apps.nga.mil) for any U.S. government or authorized user. SpyMeSatGov provides real-time imaging satellite awareness and on-demand access to EnhancedView commercial satellite imagery archives. The mobile app includes the ability to browse and
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
To provide a graphical representation of cultural crimes committed by Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist organizations in the Middle East and North African region, the Antiquities Coalition partnered with Hexagon to create the Culture Under Threat Map. The interactive map program base includes current high-resolution satellite imagery maps and displays the destruction of
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
MCLEAN, Va. — Vricon has announced it has selected Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI) for an exclusive reselling agreement. JSI is appointed as Vricon’s distributor in Japan and an exclusive partner for the Japanese defense and intelligence segment. Vricon provides The Globe in 3D – the most accurate geospatial terrain data of Earth in 3D. The
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Qatar Armed Forces will receive and process satellite data through a multi-mission Direct Receiving Station. This ground infrastructure will be specifically equipped with all necessary tools to support military operations, crisis monitoring or environment studies Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract to provide Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) with a multi-mission Direct Receiving
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, is delivering crowdsourced damage assessments derived from satellite imagery to the government of Fiji in response to the devastating cyclone that struck the island nation on Feb. 20. Beyond imagery alone, DigitalGlobe is committed to helping
Monday, January 25th, 2016
European Space Imaging (EUSI) released a new case study outlining the success of using satellite imagery to help protect UNESCO World Heritage sites this week. Working together with experts at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) they explain what high-quality satellite data reveals about the situation on the ground at
