Title: Remote Sensing The Synergy of High Technologies
1Remote Sensing The Synergy of High
Technologies April 18-20, 2007 Barry
Clapp Senior Director International
Sales Commercial Business Unit
2About DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe is a global leader in geospatial
content, products and related services for
commercial, civil government and defense
intelligence applications
- Largest combined library of high resolution
satellite and aerial imagery - 300,000,000 km2 of the most accurate earth
imagery at 60cm or better - Over 70 million km2 of satellite and 850,000 km2
of 15-30cm aerial imagery added annually - Highest resolution commercial imaging satellite
Quickbird - Part of a growing constellation of satellites
- Building 2 next generation WorldView satellites
- Only company with 2 high-res (50cm) satellites
under contract - Will add 10x capacity
- Comprehensive suite of options for consuming
content - Recent acquisition of GlobeXplorer
3A Comprehensive Geospatial Offering
4DigitalGlobe in the Commercial Sector
DigitalGlobe helped pioneer high-resolution
satellite imagery for commercial applications and
has played a key role in imagery enabling the
global enterprise
- Oil Gas
- Federal, State and Local Government
- Architecture, Engineering Construction
- Telecommunications Utilities
- Location-Based Services
- Personal Navigation
- B2B B2C Portals
- Real Estate
- Mining
- GIS Mapping
- Insurance
- Forestry Agriculture
- News Media
5An Enduring Satellite Constellation...
- DigitalGlobe is in a unique position in the high
resolution commercial imagery industry - QuickBird satellite in optimal health, expected
to remain in full operations until 2009 - WorldView-1 satellite operational in mid 2007, 7
year design life - WorldView-2 satellite operational in early 2009,
7 year design life
By mid 2007, DigitalGlobes constellation will be
capable of collecting over 600,000 km2/day of
sub-meter imagery
WorldView-2
WorldView-1
QuickBird
DigitalGlobe Imagery Library
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6Overview of DigitalGlobe Satellites
- QuickBird (launched October, 2001)
- Currently the worlds highest resolutioncommercia
l satellite (60-cm) - QuickBird has collected over 600,000 images
since January 2002 - Expected life 8 years (through 2009)
- WorldView-1 (launch mid-2007)
- High resolution commercial satellite (50-cm)
- 4-5x more collection capacity and more
- frequent visits to collection areas
- Expected life is 8 years (through 2015)
QuickBird
WorldView-1
7...With Evolving Capabilities...
8Image Library
9Combined Content Library
- Global archive of high-resolution imagery,
covering - Combined libraries of DigitalGlobe, GlobeXplorer,
and AirPhotoUSA create the worlds largest
library of highresolution imagery - 220,000,000 km2 of imagery that is less than 2
years old - Coverage of 94 of the worlds 200 largest cities
- Coverage of key features, including
- Over 2,000 airports worldwide
- Approximately 1,000,000 km2 of major oil and gas
basins - 75 of the worlds crude oil refineries
- US Coverage
- Complete, highly accurate USA base-map at 1 m
resolution or better - Coverage of 187 markets at 60 cm (2 ft)
resolution or better - Recently (Q4) captured over 100,000 km2 of
Northeast imagery at 30 cm (1 ft) resolution - International Coverage
- 90 of Europes 50 largest cities
- 86 of Asias 50 largest cities
- 52 of South Americas 50 largest cities
- 87 of the Middle Easts 30 largest cities
- 87 of Africas 30 largest cities
Surabaya, Indonesia
10DigitalGlobe Acquires GlobeXplorer
- GlobeXplorer is a privately-held company
- Leading geographic data integration and
publishing company - Offers access to the one of the worlds largest
commercial library of satellite images, aerial
photos, geographic maps and real property
information - Based in Walnut Creek, Calif.
- Employs approximately 71 people
- Combines DigitalGlobes industry-leading
high-resolution, high-capacity satellite
constellation and archive with GlobeXplorers
effective Web-based search and delivery
applications to create the commercial remote
sensing industrys first end-to-end solution for
acquiring, integrating and distributing range of
high-quality digital Earth imagery and data
11Combined Product Offering
- Off-Line Geospatial Imagery
- High resolution geospatial imagery available in a
variety of file formats and delivery options - 60 cm color satellite imagery of any location on
earth - Purchased from 2,000,000 km2 archive or tasked
from satellite - 15-60 cm (6 in 2 ft) color aerial imagery of
select American and European Markets - Complete, highly accurate USA base-map at 1 m
resolution or better (major markets 60cm or
better) - Desktop Software
- ImageConnect Dynamic image viewing plug-ins for
major mapping software applications that allow
users to tap vast image library on an as-needed
basis (subscription model). - PhotoMapper Simple yet powerful aerial
photography viewing and annotating software that
provides instant shared access to complete
seamless imagery projects of any size.
12Sample Geospatial Convergence Applications
Offline
Online
imagery integrated with 3D terrain in training
simulators for exploration
Imagery available for Real Estate, CRM, Online
Mapping, etc.
Imagery delivered to navigation devices, field
support instruments and cell phones
Remote Access
13Combined Product Offering (Contd)
- Web Services Applications
- ImageBuilder Comprehensive developer toolkits
and APIs that let users build custom aerial,
satellite, and map viewing capabilities into any
internet-aware device or application. - ImageAtlas 3D Powerful desktop application that
provides full 3D streaming of imagery, maps, and
more. Generate movies, prints, downloads, and
custom map data.
ImageAtlas Flexible image/map viewing
e-commerce site. Users can customize look and
feel, link it to address searches, property
listings, etc. Complete with a secure shopping
cart.
14Thank You!
- Barry Clapp
- Senior Director Internation Sales
- Commercial Business Unit
- DigitalGlobe, Inc.
- bclapp_at_digitalglobe.com