MELBOURNE, Fla. and
ST. LOUIS, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Highlights:
- Facility provides geospatial data for use by various federal
agencies
- Expansion doubles space available for production tasks
- Harris first opened
St. Louis office in 2009
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications
and information technology company, has unveiled its expanded
St. Louis facility, which supports
programs for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and
other federal agencies in the area. Representatives from the
NGA and Harris today toured the
newly expanded facility and participated in technology
demonstrations.
The office, located in the historic Blanke Building at 1310
Papin Street, now has double the space previously available for
production of high-resolution, imagery-derived geospatial data.
Harris provides imagery processing, feature data extraction,
mapping and charting, and production management for the NGA's
Global Geospatial-Intelligence (GGI) program. These
intelligence products are provided by the NGA to policy makers,
military decision makers and warfighters. The products also
can be tailored to support civilian federal agencies and select
international organizations.
The Harris facility in
St. Louis provides independent
quality assurance services of geospatial data created by
Harris in its Melbourne, Florida production centers.
The expanded space will provide additional capacity for
geospatial production, data maintenance and "product on
demand."
"This expansion will support additional capabilities in
production and quality assurance," said Sheldon Fox, group president, Harris Government
Communications Systems. "The proximity of this office to the
facilities of the NGA and other federal agencies here in
St. Louis facilitates
collaborative relationships with our customers. We greatly
appreciate the support we have received from the local business
community since we first opened the office in 2009."
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international
communications and information technology company serving
government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries.
Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and more than 16,000
employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications® products, systems, and services.
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available
at www.harris.com.
SOURCE Harris Corporation