Satnews Daily
August 6th, 2008
The Global View Via DigitalGlobe's New ImageConnect Service
At the annual ESRI International User Conference, DigitalGlobe announced the release of ImageConnect: Global, the most extensive online collection of high resolution International imagery available in the world. This new offering provides instant online access to 30.5 million sq km2 of premium imagery with in-depth coverage of 36 countries worldwide, much of which is not available through other web services or commercial portals. This new subscription service provides GIS professionals with a direct plug-in to a consistent source of accurate, high resolution global imagery that is constantly updated with new images collected from DigitalGlobe’s sub-meter constellation of high-resolution satellites and aerial networks. ImageConnect: Global gives people who need to visualize assets and their surrounding environment the ability to integrate a constant flow of advanced imagery into any ongoing project instead of having to seek imagery providers for individual projects or manage multiple data sources and their associated technical inconsistencies and cost inefficiencies. Subscribers to ImageConnect: Global receive image views with extensive metadata including acquisition date, resolution, accuracy, and a worldfile. In addition, users can select from a range of projections and image acquisition dates to better fit the specific needs of their projects. The initial ImageConnect: Global offering includes 36 countries including U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, India, Brazil, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Mexico, with more nations rolling out in the coming months.


