DigitalGlobe and
GlobeXplorer Partner to Offer QuickBird Imagery Online
(12 April 2004) DigitalGlobe and
GlobeXplorer LLC, a subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp, have
joined forces to make QuickBird high-resolution satellite imagery available to
customers through GlobeXplorer's Internet server technology. The addition of
QuickBird imagery to GlobeXplorer's existing database of aerial and satellite
products gives customers instant, online access to the world's highest
resolution commercial satellite imagery, and takes advantage of standards-based
Web Mapping Services technology.
DigitalGlobe and
GlobeXplorer are offering cloud-free QuickBird satellite imagery of US
metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), and most international cities. To
populate the database, DigitalGlobe is harvesting its extensive image library
for the best imagery collected over the past two years.
Before
delivering imagery products to GlobeXplorer for integration into the Web
distribution infrastructure, DigitalGlobe georeferences and colour balances the
products, then compresses them into high quality JPEG2000 format. By creating
and hosting a product library with user-ready products and applications,
GlobeXplorer offers customers the ability to retrieve imagery on an "as-needed"
basis, and to quickly integrate it into Internet applications, mapping and
geographic information systems (GIS), or internal business processes.
GlobeXplorer LLC is a leading geographic data integration and publishing
company providing online access to the world's largest commercial library of
georeferenced digital aerial imagery. The company's image library is
distributed over the Internet using a proprietary platform that dynamically
searches, retrieves, compacts, and delivers high-quality images from an online
database within seconds. Using this technology, GlobeXplorer provides fast and
affordable access to aerial images and associated database content to thousands
of businesses and consumers on a daily basis. Through dynamic Web applications,
Web services, Internet portals, and Internet-aware devices, GlobeXplorer
distributes interactive maps and aerial imagery via flexible subscription
services.
(source: DigitalGlobe)