[SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) now has an agreement under which the company will provide high-resolution imagery for DeLorme’s Earthmate series, including the PN-30, PN-40 and PN-60 models. Through this agreement, hikers, climbers, and other outdoor enthusiasts, will be able to update their DeLorme Earthmate GPS device with highly accurate imagery for real-world perspective that exists between the lines of a traditional map.

DigitalGlobe’s imagery will be available in July of 2010, in tandem with the release of DeLorme’s latest handheld GPS device, the Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator. In addition to offering premium imagery content, this GPS and satellite communication product will be the first handheld GPS navigation device capable of sending customized text messages even when the user is operating far beyond the range of cellular communications. DigitalGlobe’s constellation of satellites and aerial network offer an industry-leading collection capacity of more than 500 million square kilometers each year — amounting to three times the earth’s landmass. Imagery will be available for the DeLorme devices on a subscription basis.