Space Imaging officials yesterday said the company is nearing completion of a contract to provide imagery to the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) for improved situational awareness of major defense installations. The contract was awarded in February 2003 and will serve as a critical geo-referenced, common installation picture to help the Armed Forces begin a military transformation to reconfigure and reposition themselves for 21^st Century threats. Space Imaging provided DoD images from its Ikonos satellite.