GeoEye scores Big headlines in USA Today

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Glenn

Very cool seeing GeoEye all over the Friday, Nov 7 USA Today, Section A. The paper provided a detailed synopsis of satellite imagery, describing the uses of the latest high-resolution imagery available from the recently launched GeoEye-1 satellite. The article also touched on some of the concerns that there are for users of Google Earth having access to sensitive, high-resolution imagery. I have the think that the guys at DigitalGlobe in Longmont, CO were likely surprised when they opened the paper and saw GeoEye grabbing the headlines for a change! Recall DigitalGlobe has forever been garnering the spotlight, ever since the use of their imagery on TV news broadcasts and now a core imagery provider for Google Earth. Regardless of who’s getting the headlines, its great to see geotechnology hitting section A once again! See the full article HERE

Recall, GeoEye-1 was launched in September and the first images were released early October. For more information about the Sept. 6 launch and technical specifications of the GeoEye-1 satellite, see http://launch.geoeye.com.

Geoeye in usa today nov 7, 08

Geoeye in usa today nov 7, 08

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  • Esteban

    Interesting article, but a fairly common refrain. People have long been debating the double-edge sword of greater openness and “transparency”.

    Also, given that DigitalGlobe is launching their second new satellite in less than 20 months (WorldView-2 in Q3 2009), I think it’s more likely that the GeoEye team in Sterling, VA are the nervous ones.

  • http://www.gisuser.com Glenn

    Either way this is great for the industry… glad to see geo technologies making headlines in the national newspaper. Once we have WorldView 2 and GeoEye 2 high-res imagery will be the norm in all apps – web, PC, even mobile