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DigitalGlobe, NGA Renew EnhancedView Imagery Service Agreement; Jeffrey Tarr Comments

DigitalGlobe has secured a one-year contract renewal from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to continue to provide U.S. government agencies on-demand access to the company’s satellite imagery through the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery program. The company delivers imagery at multiple classification levels via a web browser or a mobile device to warfighters, the intelligence community and other government entities under the EnhancedView […] More

by Scott Nicholas September 22, 2016, 8:23 am
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Lockheed Develops Disaster Response Portal Based on DigitalGlobe Satellite Imagery

Volunteers from Lockheed Martin's space systems business have developed an online portal that works to provide post-disaster information from the ground with the use of DigitalGlobe satellite imagery, Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. Greg Avery writes that the HelpNowMap.com website is currently in beta version and uses open source software code. The service works with various computers and mobile […] More

by Jay Clemens May 5, 2016, 7:20 am
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DigitalGlobe Gets Int'l Defense Agency Letter of Intent for WorldView-4 Access; Jeffrey Tarr Comments

DigitalGlobe has entered into a tentative agreement to provide an unidentified international defense and intelligence agency with direct access to a commercial Earth observation satellite with the receipt of a letter of intent. The company said Wednesday the agreement will cover access to high-resolution Earth imagery from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-4 satellite for a period of three […] More

by Jane Edwards April 28, 2016, 7:31 am
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Reuters: DigitalGlobe, Saudi Organizations Launch Small Satellite JV

DigitalGlobe and two organizations in Saudi Arabia have formed a joint venture to build small satellites intended to regularly capture images of different areas around the world, Reuters reported Sunday. DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr said the company would integrate its satellites, ground infrastructure and processing technology into the project in order to facilitate the accuracy of collected […] More

by Jay Clemens February 22, 2016, 8:36 am
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Jeffrey Tarr: DigitalGlobe Continues Work on Satellite Imaging Amid Growing Market

DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr told potential investors at a recent event that the company continues to eye a competitive edge in the growing satellite imaging market, SpaceNews reported Thursday. Peter de Selding writes that Tarr highlighted the demand for high-resolution imagery and geolocation capability as well as DigitalGlobe’s potential partnership with other imaging providers. Tarr also […] More

by Anna Forrester May 27, 2015, 5:26 am
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Jeffrey Tarr: DigitalGlobe to Help UN Utilize Satellite Imagery, Geospatial Analytics

DigitalGlobe has partnered with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in utilizing earth observation technologies in support of U.N. social, economic and scientific development programs for developing countries. The memorandum of understanding covers the development of a web-based platform to enable access to catalogs of satellite images and data and analytical services, DigitalGlobe said Thursday. “The […] More

by Anna Forrester February 26, 2015, 11:59 am
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Jeffrey Tarr: DigitalGlobe Invests in WorldView Satellite Life Extension

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

by Mary-Louise Hoffman December 19, 2014, 7:18 am
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Jeffrey Tarr: DigitalGlobe Satellite Launched to Collect High-Res Earth Imagery

A DigitalGlobe commercial Earth-observing satellite was sent into space Wednesday aboard an Atlas V rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. WorldView-3 is built to capture images at a multispectral resolution of 0.31 meters and has multiple shortwave infrared bands that will work to spot objects in the presence of fog, smoke, dust and […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 14, 2014, 8:09 am
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Jeffrey Tarr: DigitalGlobe Sets 30-Centimeter Satellite Launch Date to 2016

DigitalGlobe has renamed its GeoEye-2 satellite to “WorldView-4,” a 30-centimeter satellite the company plans to launch into space in mid-2016. Jeffrey Tarr, president and CEO of DigitalGlobe, said Thursday the company set that launch date for WorldView-4 following the Commerce Department's approval for the sale of imagery with up to 25 centimeters in resolution. DigitalGlobe intends for the new […] More

by Jay Clemens August 1, 2014, 12:53 pm
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Roxanne Decyk Joins DigitalGlobe Board of Directors; Jeffrey Tarr Comments

Roxanne Decyk, member of Alliant Techsystems' board of directors, has joined the DigitalGlobe board. Decyk currently serves as board member of offshore driller ENSCO PLC and oil and gas management services provider Petrofac Ltd, DigitalGlobe said Tuesday. “Roxanne’s deep experience in corporate strategy, human resources, government relations, and the oil and gas sector on a global […] More

by Neel Mehta July 1, 2014, 12:00 am
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Penny Pritzker, DigitalGlobe Discuss Aerospace Workforce Strength; Robert Strain Comments

DigitalGlobe and Ball Aerospace executives have discussed with Commerce Department Secretary Penny Pritzker the issues of an aerospace workforce and commercial satellite imagery regulations during a roundtable in Denver, Colorado. DigitalGlobe CEO Jeffrey Tarr and Ball Aerospace CEO Robert Strain also updated Sec. Pritzker on how the WorldView-3 satellite could work to meet various demands, […] More

by Neel Mehta June 26, 2014, 12:00 am
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DigitalGlobe Eyes Geospatial Data Market; Jeffrey Tarr Comments

DigitalGlobe is planning to enter the estimated $40 billion geospatial big data market in an effort to expand its business, the Denver Post reported Thursday. Kristen Leigh Painter writes DigitalGlobe executives told investors Wednesday at a Denver conference that the company plans to grow beyond being a satellite imagery provider. “Geospatial big data is at […] More

by Jay Clemens November 25, 2013, 8:50 am

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