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GlobeXplorer Adds 200th City To CitySphere International Datebase

Satellite image of downtown Sydney, Australia. GlobeXplorer has added DigitalGlobe's high-resolution satellite imagery of the top 200 international cities to its Web services. (Photo: Business Wire)
by Staff Writers
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2006
GlobeXplorer announced the successful loading of its 200th DigitalGlobe CitySphere market to its suite of online data services for mapping/GIS users and Web developers. Dated from 2002 to 2006, the CitySphere collection includes high-resolution satellite imagery of 200 of the largest cities across the globe, including the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

DigitalGlobe's CitySphere collection features orthorectified 2-foot color imagery The resolution and industry-leading accuracy of CitySphere make it ideal for use as a basemap in Web mapping, GIS, and other applications.

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GlobeXplorer provides the largest independent source of earth imagery from the other top private providers of aerial and satellite imagery from all over the world. "This is another example of GlobeXplorer's leading online earth imagery selection," said Rob Shanks, GlobeXplorer's president.

"No one rivals the coverage and currency of our high-resolution imagery, and we strive to make updates of every major urban area available to all our customers, every month of every year, both in North America and around the globe."

"We are thrilled that GlobeXplorer has loaded our 200 CitySphere products into their database and we are continually impressed by the wide array of customers and partners interested in CitySphere," said Michael McCarthy, senior director of business development at DigitalGlobe. "GlobeXplorer is a fantastic mechanism for end-users to have access to CitySphere."

"For the past several years, GlobeXplorer has worked hard to provide DigitalGlobe's content to customers around the world and we feel privileged to be aligned with the world's leading satellite imagery provider," said Shanks.

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Canada To Fund More Access To Latest Satellite Imaging Data
Ottawa, Ontario (SPX) Jun 26, 2006
Hon. Gary Lunn, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, announced Friday a five-year, $2.4-million project to provide access to new, high-quality satellite images of Canada. Speaking at the 2006 Geomatics Leaders Forum in Ottawa, Lunn also announced that the improved and standardized satellite images will be available to all Canadians for free over the Internet.






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