exactEarth Ltd., the data services subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), has entered into an agreement to provide its space-based Automatic Identification System (S-AIS) service, exactAIS™, to the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DaMSA) on a paid trial basis. Under the agreement, exactEarth will provide DaMSA with an S-AIS data feed and value-added services for a limited time commencing with the launch of its first operational satellite in the second quarter of 2010.

  DaMSA, a department of the Danish Ministry of Defence, has significant experience in the deployment of terrestrial AIS systems.  Its objectives in purchasing S-AIS data include enhancing its global ship tracking abilities, improving its ability to perform maritime risk assessment and Aids to Navigation planning, particularly in the Arctic region, as well as improving Search and Rescue operations. exactEarth is currently making its exactAIS™ trial program available to a limited number of maritime authorities around the world.