DigitalGlobe Secures 12-Month Contract With National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for Crisis Event Service
June 01 2010 - 8:00AM
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DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global content provider of
high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today announced an
agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
for use of DigitalGlobe's Crisis Event Service (CES) for a 12-month
term. CES was launched by DigitalGlobe in July of last year to
provide timely and accurate pre- and post-event satellite imagery
to aid in emergency planning, response and recovery.
"DigitalGlobe's industry-leading collection capacity has changed
what can be done with geospatial imagery," said David Robinson,
DigitalGlobe's senior director of U.S. National Security Programs.
"Recent events have demonstrated the potentially life-saving
benefits of rapidly available, pre- and post-event satellite
imagery, and we are excited to continue to support the NGA by
offering timely access to critical insight and information that
aids in planning and relief efforts."
Satellite imagery has proven to be a useful decision-support
tool when on-ground accessibility is difficult or dangerous.
Providing fast, web-based access to pre-and post-event imagery,
DigitalGlobe's CES supports emergency preparedness risk and
planning analysis as well as damage assessment and recovery efforts
for local, civil and federal governments, defense and homeland
security, insurance and reinsurance agencies, and multinational and
humanitarian agencies.
CES has proven to be a critical tool for organizations and
agencies looking to better understand the extent of damage
following a disaster and inform decisions for relief efforts. CES
was used extensively in the aftermath of January's devastating
earthquake in Haiti to assess damage and identify areas of need.
The service has also been in effect during the Gulf of Mexico oil
spill crisis, providing before and after imagery that offers
insight into the impact of the spill.
About DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com) is a leading global
provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and
services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite constellation,
our imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses within defense
and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and analysis,
environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure
management, internet portals and navigation technology. With our
collection sources and comprehensive ImageLibrary (containing more
than one billion square kilometers of earth imagery and imagery
products) we offer a range of on- and off-line products and
services designed to enable customers to easily access and
integrate our imagery into their business operations and
applications. For more information, please visit
www.digitalglobe.com. DigitalGlobe is a registered trademark of
DigitalGlobe.
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