Qatar Armed Forces will receive and process satellite data through a multi-mission Direct Receiving Station. This ground infrastructure will be specifically equipped with all necessary tools to support military operations, crisis monitoring or environment studies...

New Technique Tracks ‘Heartbeat’ of Hundreds of Wetlands
For two University of Washington researchers, the real test came as they walked across a barren-looking field. They were on the Columbia Plateau with two state wetland ecologists, searching for a 1-acre body of water identified and mapped for the first time using a...
DigitalGlobe Providing Rapid Assessment of Cyclone Damage for Government of Fiji
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth imagery and information about our changing planet, is delivering crowdsourced damage assessments derived from satellite imagery to the government of Fiji in response to the devastating...
East View Partners with Planet Labs Offering Greater Coverage to Consumers
MINNEAPOLIS - February 10, 2016 — East View Geospatial customers will now have access to increased satellite imagery frequency, and a growing archive offering the full suite of Planet Labs products. The agreement gives East View Geospatial additional resources to...
Hera Systems Unveils Groundbreaking $1 Pricing for Satellite Imagery
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016—Hera Systems has unveiled the industry’s most aggressive, simplest pricing for high-resolution satellite imagery and video. Enterprise commercial and government customers that sign up now to receive Hera Systems’ products will be...
What is the Economic Value of Satellite Imagery? The Case of Forest Management in Sweden
We, EARSC and The Green Land, investigated the benefits brought by the use of satellite imagery in managing forestry in Sweden. Our approach consisted in finding identifiable impacts for each tier of such value chain. According to our analysis, the result leads to a...
European Space Imaging Case Study Reveals How Satellite Imagery Helps Protect UNESCO World Heritage Sites
European Space Imaging (EUSI) released a new case study outlining the success of using satellite imagery to help protect UNESCO World Heritage sites this week. Working together with experts at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the German Aerospace Centre...
IHS and Airbus Defence and Space Team Up To Deliver News-Breaking Satellite Imagery Analysis
LONDON — Today, IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, and Airbus Defence and Space announced a three-year partnership agreement that brings together two global leaders in the field of open source intelligence. Under the...
Proteus Strengthens their Professional Satellite Imagery Procurement Service
November 18, 2015 — Proteus, a provider of satellite derived mapping, bathymetry and geospatial products, announce they have strengthened their Professional Satellite Imagery Procurement Service by signing up as a reseller with international satellite imagery...
Vricon Introduces Groundbreaking Medium-Resolution Digital Surface Model
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 10, 2015—Today, Vricon releases a medium-resolution global digital surface model (DSM) for $1.99 per km2 that defines a new industry standard for this product class. Vricon DSM-10 is produced from commercial satellite imagery, and the product's...