Airbus Defence and Space has launched “Stack Insightâ€, a uniquely accurate satellite-based change detection and volume calculation service. This service is specifically developed for mining and civil engineering applications. Stack Insight eliminates much of the...
Airbus Completes First GRACE-FO Satellite for NASA/JPL
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has finished construction of the first of the two GRACE-FO (GRACE = Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, FO = Follow-On) satellites in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The satellite will now be...
Airbus Defence and Space Selects Google Cloud Platform as Preferred Partner
Airbus Defence and Space has launched One Atlas, a new basemap streaming service delivering access to its satellite imagery over the world, fully refreshed within a 12-month period. It is powered by Google Cloud Platform. This service is a major leap forward for...
WorldDEM Now Available Worldwide. First Truly Global Elevation Dataset Completed
Airbus Defence and Space announced that customers can now be served with WorldDEM data for any point on Earth. WorldDEM is a disruptive Digital Elevation Model (DEM), whose accuracy and quality surpass that of any global satellite-based elevation model available...
One Atlas “ Airbus Defence and Space Launches the World's Freshest Satellite Image Library
Airbus Defence and Space has launched One Atlas, a new satellite image basemap, which covers the earth landmasses with professional grade imagery. Available online 24/7 and refreshed within a 12-month period, One Atlas provides customers with easy access to cost...
Airbus Defence and Space Invests in Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery from 2020 Onwards
As announced at World Satellite Business Week by Nicolas Chamussy, Head of the Business Line Space Systems within Airbus Defence and Space and confirmed by Bernhard Brenner, Head of Intelligence Business Cluster at Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Defence and Space...
Airbus Defence and Space's PerúSAT-1 Satellite Ready for Take-Off
The PerúSAT-1 satellite, designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company and world leader in the export of Earth observation satellites, for the Peruvian Space Agency (CONIDA), is ready for launch from the European spaceport...
Airbus Defence and Space presents its Mobile General Ground Station at the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit
During the 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit, Airbus Defence and Space has showcased its newly developed Mobile General Ground Station (MGGS) to heads of state and senior NATO and national officials. MGGS is part of the NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) System, which...
Fires in Fort Mc Murray, Canada, Seen by Pléiades and SPOT 7 Satellites
Pléiades and SPOT 7 satellites, operated by Airbus Defence and Space, have captured images of the devastating fires around Fort Mac Murray city in Alberta, Canada, covering more than 1,600 km² and which led to the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents. You can...
Ready to Build the Biomass Forest Mission
ESA and Airbus Defence and Space UK signed a €229 million contract on 29 April to build the next Earth Explorer: the Biomass satellite, due to begin its mission in 2021. The satellite will provide global maps of how much carbon is stored in the world’s forests and...
