PR - DigitalGlobe, a leading global content provider of high-resolution
world imagery solutions, today announced that it has signed an
agreement with Microsoft Corp. for a multi-year contract under which
DigitalGlobe will provide Microsoft’s Virtual Earth with its premium,
high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery.
Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will have access to
DigitalGlobe’s vast ImageLibrary, which contains over 460 million
square kilometers of premium earth imagery, as well as new images being
collected every day by its growing constellation of satellites.
“DigitalGlobe’s strategic approach to collecting earth imagery allows
us to provide our customers with the high-resolution content they
need,” said Erik Jorgensen, corporate vice president of Virtual Earth
at Microsoft. “With its growing constellation of satellites, large
network of aerial partners and a proven track record for delivering a
large volume of new earth imagery, DigitalGlobe will be a key content
partner for the Virtual Earth Platform.”
DigitalGlobe has been the pioneer in making earth imagery available
worldwide for web portals and mobile mapping applications. Its
high-resolution satellite constellation and aerial program collect
nearly 1 million square kilometers of earth imagery each day, with much
of this imagery available via its online services.
“We are proud to partner with one of the world’s great technology
companies,” said Marc Tremblay, senior vice president and general
manager of DigitalGlobe’s Commercial Business Unit. “We look forward to
working with the Virtual Earth team in the years to come as they
continue to expand this powerful geospatial platform.”
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About DigitalGlobe Longmont, Colo,-based DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com)
is a leading global content provider of high-resolution world imagery
solutions. Sourced from our own advanced satellite constellation and
aerial network, our imagery solutions deliver real world perspective to
governments, businesses, technology developers and humanitarian
associations worldwide. The company’s imagery solutions consist of one
of the world’s largest image libraries, growing at a rate of up to 1
million square kilometers per day and distributed and accessed through
online search and retrieval, production ready image layers, development
tool-kits for internet enabled applications and devices, and software
solutions for integration with GIS products and services. DigitalGlobe
currently operates the highest-resolution commercial satellite
constellation with QuickBird and the first of two next-generation
satellites, WorldView-1. The company plans to launch its second
next-generation satellite, WorldView-2 in Q3 2009.
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