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Spot Image unveils online store and library for Spot and Formosat-2 imaginery
Tuesday June 19, 2007
SPOT Image Corp. unveiled its new web-based e-commerce portal on June 19th, which it is calling SPOT Online Access. The new website allows customers to peruse, purchase and download the company’s satellite imagery online. The service currently offers data from the SPOT and Formosat-2 satellites but will soon be expanded to incorporate other satellite and aerial geo-spatial data. The website is divided into two parts, the Online Store, where customers can purchase online extracts of high-quality 2.5-meter resolution ortho-rectified imagery (‘SPOTMaps’), and the Online Library, where users can access, manage and share geo-spatial data. SPOTMaps offers 2.5-meter resolution, natural-color, country-wide ortho-mosaicked images of France, Spain, Belgium, Portugal and Luxembourg. All the imagery dates from the past three years and was collected by the SPOT 5 satellite. SPOT Image plans to continuously update and add new country-wide image mosaics to the site, as they are available. SPOT Online Access is unique as it allows users to focus on their own area of interest (AOI). In just a few clicks of the mouse, a customer can delineate their preferred AOI in any size or shape and have the image delivered within minutes. Currently, SPOT Online Access is only available to U.S. customers but should be available worldwide shortly.
Google delivers higher resolution through agreement with Spot Image
Sunday January 21, 2007
Spot Image has entered into an agreement with Google in order to improve the available resolution of Google Earth products over wide areas of the world. Under a multi-year agreement, Spot Image will provide Google Earth with 2.5 meter resolution imagery taken from the SPOT5 satellite.(Source Spot Image)KOMPSAT-2 satellite returns first images
Wednesday August 30, 2006
Korea??s KOMPSAT-2 Earth observation satellite, launched 28 July, has returned its first images from orbit 685 kilometres above the planet. In-orbit commissioning and operational qualification are proceeding according to plan, paving the way for commercial sales of very-high-resolution (VHR) imagery in a few months?? time. (Credits Spot Image)Komsat-2: the alternatice metric solution
Wednesday July 19, 2006
KOMPSAT-2 (KOrean MultiPurpose SATellite), the very-high-resolution satellite belonging to the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), is set for launch this summer.FIFA 2006 Football World Cup stadiums through the eyes of SPOT 5
Thursday June 8, 2006
Stadium images from Spot 5De Chassy Named President of SPOT??s U.S. Operations
Wednesday January 25, 2006
Antoine de Chassy has been named the new president of SPOT Image Corporation. De Chassy served the last 3 years as Vice President for Strategy and Chief Operating Officer of SPOT Image, S.A. in Toulouse, France, a position in which he oversaw SPOT??s network of global subsidiaries and offices. Prior to joining SPOT, De Chassy served as president of Fleximage, S.A., a value-added firm specializing in image-based solutions for defense and intelligence. De Chassy replaces Neal Carney who will depart March 1, 2006. (Credits Spatialnews)SPOT Image Awarded USGS Contract
Tuesday January 24, 2006
SPOT Image Corporation has been awarded a contract by the US Geological Survey (USGS) for the purchase of satellite imagery products and services. The SPOT satellite constellation collects imagery ranging from 2.5m to 20m, from any location on Earth. SPOT imagery applications include map updating, creation of 3D terrain models, land-use and environmental analyses, and disaster response. (Credits Spatial news)Spot Image and ImageONE signed channel partnership agreement for distribut
Thursday July 21, 2005
Spot Image and ImageONE have signed a commercial partnership agreement giving ImageONE exclusive rights to distribute FORMOSAT-2 data to the entire Japanese market. The agreement also grants three minutes per day priority reservation of the satellite??s resources on the orbit west of Japan. (Credits Spot Image)Spot Image Appoints New Chairman & CEO
Tuesday July 5, 2005
Toulouse - July 1, 2005 - At the meeting of its Board of Directors 22 June, Spot Image named Herv?‡ Buchwalter as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as of 1 July. He succeeds Jean-Marc Nasr who lead the company since 2001 and who is moving to a new position within the EADS group. Info at SPOTSpot Asia : New Joint Venture between Spot Image and CRISP
Monday June 27, 2005
Singapore -- CRISP (Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing) signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Spot Image, S.A., to become a partner in Spot Asia, the regional Spot Image subsidiary located in Singapore. CRISP, the world class satellite image receiving and processing station, has worked closely with Spot Asia since 1995 when the station began receiving SPOT satellite transmissions. The new Spot Asia JV combines technical expertise with commercial operations to increase product and service offerings for Southeast Asian markets. Info extracted from Directions magazine.| Older →
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ESA is offering European students the opportunity to conduct hypergravity experiments, with a call for proposals for the 2011 ‘Spin Your Thesis!’ campaign.
ESA PR 2010-20 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will travel to the International Space Station in December on a six-month mission, serving as flight engineer for Expeditions 26 and 27. This will be the third long-duration mission by a European astronaut on the Station.
ESA's SMOS water mission has taken another step forward by demonstrating that it will lead to a better understanding of ocean circulation. Using preliminary data, scientists can clearly see how surface currents affect the 'Amazon plume' in the open sea.
