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A new Research and Markets report predicts an increase in adoption of analytics in the satellite-based Earth observation services market in the U.S. The market is expected to grow at a 7.65 percent compound annual rate between 2015 and 2019, Research and Markets said Tuesday. The report also attributes the overall market growth to what […] More
DigitalGlobe has partnered with a scientific consortium on a two-year international project that aims to deliver space-based data for small farm operators to monitor and predict crop yields. The company said Tuesday it uses satellite imagery to help smallholders generate output projections, as well as to offer evidence-based strategies to the agricultural sector in developing […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has unveiled a geospatial application developed by DigitalGlobe to help the public store and process raster data. The MapReduce Geo toolkit is designed for users to search, download, preprocess and format data for analysis using a cloud-based architecture, DigitalGlobe said Tuesday. “The project demonstrates how public-private partnerships can create innovative solutions,†[…] More
Tony Frazier serves as senior vice president of government solutions at DigitalGlobe, where he oversees the company’s business with the U.S. government and leads product strategy, business development and analytic services delivery functions. He previously led DigitalGlobe’s Insight line of business, which helps organizations apply imagery and other geospatial analysis tools to make decisions. He joined DigitalGlobe as a result of […] More
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has partnered with DigitalGlobe to offer geospatial intelligence and mapping products for government and private organizations that conduct Ebola response operations in West Africa. DigitalGlobe said Wednesday the agency introduced Image City Map GEOINT products that are based on the company’s satellite imagery and human geography data sets and designed to […] More
DigitalGlobe has invested an undisclosed amount of money to increase the useful lives of the company’s two older Earth observation satellites. The goal is to extend the WorldView-1 service life by 2.5 years until the fourth quarter of 2020 and the WorldView-2 lifespan by 2 years through 2022, DigitalGlobe said Thursday. Jeffrey Tarr, DigitalGlobe CEO, […] More
DigitalGlobe and Exelis‘ Visual Information Solutions subsidiary co-hosted a Google Hangout Thursday to discuss the role of remote sensing, satellite imagery and cloud technologies could address environmental issues. DigitalGlobe said Thursday that Kumar Navulur and Bill Baugh from its strategic business development and advanced geospatial products sectors, respectively, discussed how these technologies helped both mitigate and assess the impact of environmental […] More
A.J. Clark, president of Thermopylae Sciences and Technology, has outlined what he sees as benefits of geospatial big data to different commercial markets and the federal government. Clark wrote in a Defense Systems op-ed posted Monday that agencies can use commercial data to monitor trends and patterns instead of through their own sensors. He cited the geospatial imagery DigitalGlobe provides to the National Geospatial-Intelligence […] More
DigitalGlobe has unveiled several images that were captured by the firm’s new WorldView satellite with a 30-centimeter-resolution camera technology. The company released WorldView-3 imagery samples to demonstrate how visual information from the commercial satellite can help urban planners, transportation agencies and insurance companies, DigitalGlobe said Thursday. One satellite photo shows an airport in Madrid and […] More
DigitalGlobe has awarded MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates a contract to develop a ground infrastructure for an international user of DigitalGlobe’s Earth observation satellites. MDA said Tuesday the ground station platform will work to help the customer access data and imagery from the WorldView constellation. The ground station will be using an MDA multi-satellite architecture, according […] More
DigitalGlobe has released a new series images taken by its WorldView-3 satellite with the Exelis‘ shortwave infrared imager, which works to capture images through atmospheric conditions such as smoke. Exelis said Wednesday that the imaging system — which contains the SWIR, a telescope and sensors – captured the image of a forest fire at the Klamath National Forest in California through thick smoke. “SWIR can remove some […] More
DigitalGlobe has reached the initial operational capability status for its WorldView-3 imagery satellite after the company completed the focusing stage of the spacecraft. The company on Tuesday released sample images of several areas in Madrid, Spain to show several usage cases for DigitalGlobe customers. “We are delighted that even in the early stages of calibration and commissioning WorldView-3 is revealing new […] More
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