ROCHESTER, N.Y.–Sep. 10, 2013– Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has delivered an integrated, super-spectral payload consisting of a telescope, sensor and shortwave infrared system for the WorldView-3 satellite. WorldView-3 is the first multipayload, commercial satellite to carry such capabilities, and will allow DigitalGlobe to further expand its imagery product offerings. "We met additional requirements and delivered the […]
Landsat 8 Satellite Sees Rim Fire from Space
Two recent images from the Landsat 8 satellite compare land conditions in the vicinity of Yosemite National Park before and during the Rim Fire. The images, from August 15 before the fire began and from August 31, can be contrasted and downloaded from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. As of September […]
New Landsat data just a few clicks away from ESA
Thousands of never-before-seen data products from the US Landsat satellites acquired over 30 years have been released for online access. In addition, the newest data over Europe from the latest satellite in the series, Landsat-8, are now accessible in near-real time through a new portal hosted by ESA. About 150,000 new products from the Landsat-5 […]
Commercial Satellite Innovator Iridium and Partners to Announce New Business Initiative
Commercial Satellite Innovator Iridium and Partners to Announce New Business Initiative at World Satellite Business Week
Harris Delivers Simulators to Prepare Weather Monitoring Organizations for Next-Gen GOES-R Satellite
Harris Delivers Simulators to Prepare Weather Monitoring Organizations for Next-Gen GOES-R Satellite Products
New opportunity for application developers to use Very High-Resolution satellite imagery
The Challenge seeks to create a platform for new application ideas for 50 cm optical satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-2 satellite. It is part of the Copernicus Master’s, the European Earth Monitoring competition which awards prizes for innovative solutions for business and society based on Earth Observation data. Submissions to the European Space Imaging High-Res […]
Introducing DigitalGlobe’s Africa Showcase!
DigitalGlobe is proud to introduce a new area of our website that showcases some of our recent work in Africa. While we are renowned for our industry-leading satellite imagery, the analytical work we do that delivers valuable insight to decision makers is less well known. That’s why we put this site together. Starting with our […]
ASD partners with LICA United Technology to distribute NIR instrumentation and solutions
ASD partners with LICA United Technology to distribute NIR instrumentation and solutions to remote sensing market in China – New reseller brings ASD’s high-performance, portable instruments to universities and research institutes
Town of Canmore Contracts Advanced Aerial LiDAR Survey to Assess Damage from Southern Alberta Floods
July 11, 2013 – Calgary, Alberta – The Town of Canmore, Alberta contracted LiDAR Services International Inc., (LSI), a Calgary based airborne LiDAR mapping company to mobilize their advanced helicopter equipped laser mapping system to conduct an aerial LiDAR and imaging survey of 54 square kilometers of the Bow River valley in the Canmore area […]
Russia Investigates Failed Rocket Carrying 3 GLONASS Satellites
Moscow, July 4 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has launched a criminal investigation into the failed launch earlier this week of a Proton-M space rocket that has sparked renewed doubts about the efficiency of the Russian space industry. Agents from the branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee at the Baikonur space center will question space program officials […]