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Ball Aerospace To Build DigitalGlobe's NIMA Bird
Boulder - Oct 01, 2003 Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., is teamed with DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colo., to build DigitalGlobe's next-generation, commercial high-resolution imaging satellite, which will provide data under Digital Globe's NextView contract from the U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). "As the NextView space segment prime teammate, Ball Aerospace is playing an integral role in ensuring that the next generation of commercial satellites will afford advanced capability and capacity for our nation's imaging needs," said David L. Taylor, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. president and chief executive officer. "This furthers the effective relationship first established between Ball Aerospace and DigitalGlobe on the highly successful QuickBird satellite," said Cary Ludtke, Ball Aerospace vice president and general manager for Commercial Space Operations. The QuickBird satellite, designed and built by Ball Aerospace, launched on October 18, 2001 and is the highest resolution commercial remote sensing satellite operating today. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Ball Aerospace DigitalGlobe SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Earth Observation News - Suppiliers, Technology and Application
New Legislation Initiated To Support Commercial Remote Sensing Industry
New York NY (SPX) Jan 11, 2006The importance of remotely sensed data and technologies to support natural disasters has prompted attention and action in Washington. New initiatives and legislation authorizing appropriations to the remote sensing industry will be discussed at Strategic Research Institute's U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Industry conference, scheduled for February 9-10, 2006 in Washington D.C. |
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