RapidEye Enters Reseller Partnership with Harris

[Satellite TODAY 03-23-10] Earth observation satellite operator RapidEye signed a reseller partnership agreement with Harris Corp. Government Communications Systems to offer imagery data to the government, defense and commercial sectors, RapidEye announced March 19.
    RapidEye’s 5-meter resolution data has been incorporated into Harris’ TrueTerrain true-color orthomosaic product line for the visualization-simulation and mapping markets.
    “RapidEye’s unique satellite constellation of five-band multispectral 5-meter data provides a new source of commercial imagery that will allow us to build a suite of value-added products to better serve our commercial and governmental customers alike,” Harris Director of Geospatial Programs Tom Freeberg said in a statement.