GeoEye Renews Two GeoEye-1 Contracts in Middle East, Asia
By Jeffrey Hill | July 16, 2012
[Satellite TODAY 07-16-12] GeoEye has signed contract agreements two international partners in the Middle East and Asia for the renewal and expanded use of GeoEye imagery products, the company announced July 13.
The unnamed Middle East affiliate signed a new agreement for access to GeoEye-1 sub half-meter imagery. GeoEye said it already had an ongoing agreement with the customer for Iknonos satellite imagery collection and distribution since 2000.
The agreement with the unnamed government customer in Asia renews access to GeoEye-1’s imagery products. This customer has had an agreement in place for GeoEye-1 satellite imagery collection since 2009.
“Both the Mideast Regional Affiliate and the Asian government customer have been trusted and valued partners for many years,” GeoEye Vice President of International Sales Paolo Colombi said in a statement. “We appreciate the extension of our partnerships and the expansion of our global footprint that these agreements represent. We look forward to supporting our partners’ mission critical requirements by delivering superior-quality location intelligence regarding these highly sensitive and dynamic regions of the world.”