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SPOT 2 Makes Way for SPOT 6 & 7 Continuity Program

01/07/2009

Many exciting changes are happening at Spot Image lately. On June 30, 2009, SPOT 2 began de-orbitting in a controlled manner following the IADC Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines, which will allow the limitation and avoidance of debris in space. SPOT 2 has been actively collecting imagery since January 2, 1990. Orbiting the earth for fourteen years longer than its original projected lifecycle of five years, SPOT 2 displays the engineering expertise and quality built into the SPOT satellite constellation. In its lifetime, it has orbited the earth over 100,000 times and collected over 23 million square kilometers of imagery.

The workhorses of the SPOT constellation, SPOT 4 and SPOT 5 continue to actively collect data for both governments and the private sector. As part of the SPOT Continuity Program, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 are currently under development to extend the SPOT constellation service through at least 2022. The program and funding were confirmed in a statement by Astrium Services CEO, Eric Beranger, at the Paris Air Show on June 18. SPOT 6 and 7 are scheduled to launch in 2012 and 2014 respectively. Both satellites will offer 2-meter resolution data in a 60-kilometer by 60-kilometer swath, and improved agility with twice the design life of previous SPOT satellites.
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SPOTLight - May 2009

21/05/2009

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Conquering a Sea of Sand

14/05/2009

Pioneer Natural Resources Exploits Satellite Imagery Products for Remote Oil & Gas Exploration

Eleven hydrocarbon development projects face challenges posed by local geography and terrain. In southern Tunisia, where Pioneer Natural Resources (www.pioneernrc.com) faces a landscape dominated by massive sand dunes, a new set of geospatial products is aiding ongoing oil and gas exploration and production activities. "Pioneer is a sophisticated user of geospatial technologies, and the company is always looking for new tools and techniques that reduce costs and make operations more efficient," says Bud Pope, president of Spatial Energy Inc. (www.spatialenergy.com), a Boulder, Colo., provider of imagery solutions to the worldwide energy industry.





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SPOT Image Signs New Agreement to Distribute KOMPSAT-2

05/05/2009

CHANTILLY, VA, 5 May 2009 – SPOT Image Corporation today announced that it has entered into an agreement with KAI Image as the distributor of KOMPSAT-2 products to customers across North America. Through this partnership, SPOT Image Corporation can now offer users very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery for projects requiring the detail of a 1-meter image.
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Free SPOTMaps for Your Apps Webinar

27/04/2009

Attend our FREE SPOTMaps for Your Apps webinar on May 21, 2009, featuring case studies by Google and Spatial Energy.

Learn:

* Multiple ways SPOTMaps can save your organization time and money
* How organizations like yours are using SPOTMaps today
* How SPOTMaps can be used in Google Enterprise applications
* Available formats for SPOTMaps
* How to receive FREE Imagery from SPOT Image Corporation

For more information, and to register, please click the link below.
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Vote for the next SPOTMaps-of-the-Month

14/04/2009

Purchase SPOTMaps and/or SPOT DEMs of the SPOTMaps-of-the-Month country or country bundle and receive:

10% off the SPOTMaps
10% off the SPOT DEM
15% off the purchase of both the SPOTMaps and SPOT DEM

A new country or country bundle will be available each month.
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SPOT case study presented in Google Maps API Premier webinar

31/03/2009

On March 26, 2009, SPOT Image Corp.'s Program Director, Brian Cutler, presented a case study about or new SPOT Image Web Portal as part of Directions Magazine's "The Power of Google Maps API Premier: Advanced Integration Use Cases" webinar. Watch the webcast now!
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Spot Image opens a new subsidiary in Brazil

10/03/2009

Toulouse, 5 March 2009 - Spot Image announces the opening of a new subsidiary, Spot Image Brasil, in Sao Paulo. Hervé Buchwalter, Chairman and CEO of Spot Image, an EADS Astrium subsidiary, said: “We are opening Spot Image Brasil to accompany the strong growth in the geospatial information market in Brazil fuelled by the growing environmental challenges the country is facing.”
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SPOT Image Delivers First Series of High Resolution DEMs in Alaska

26/02/2009

CHANTILLY, VA, 26 February 2009 – SPOT Image Corporation is pleased to announce the recent completion of thirteen Reference3D geocells over the Chugach National Forest region of Alaska. These geocells are notable, as they provide the first broad area, DTED-2 quality DEM coverage in Alaska.

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SPOT Image Corp. Awarded GSA Contract

21/01/2009

CHANTILLY, VA, 08 January 2009 – SPOT Image Corp. has been awarded a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to sell SPOT satellite imagery and related products and services to federal, state and local government agencies at pre-negotiated rates. Offered under the GSA Information Technology (IT-70) Schedule, the new SPOT contract greatly simplifies and accelerates the acquisition process for the multitude of government entities that rely on satellite imagery and derived products to better serve the American public.
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