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October 30th, 2012

DigitalGlobe... DAP's It... (Imagery—Business)


[SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has signed its sixth Direct Access Program (DAP) customer to a...

...multi-year contract. For security reasons, the name and location of this customer are not disclosed. DigitalGlobe's DAP establishes trusted partnerships with select U.S. government-approved defense, intelligence and commercial customers to provide priority access to DigitalGlobe's constellation of high-resolution earth observation satellites. Pending government licensing, DigitalGlobe and partner MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) will install equipment on the customer's premises that allows them to send high-priority collection requirement requests directly to DigitalGlobe. Once the imagery is collected by one of the WorldView satellites, the customer can then directly receive the imagery at their own ground station while the satellite is in their communication cone allowing instantaneous, secure delivery of the images they requested. DAP gives customers the ability to integrate DigitalGlobe satellites with their existing resources without the cost associated with direct satellite ownership.