HERNDON, Va., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoEye, Inc.
(NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and
insight, announced the delivery of new capabilities to the National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). GeoEye's EnhancedView Web
Hosting Service (WHS) is now connected to additional government
networks. This new capability will provide warfighters and
intelligence analysts around the world easy access to unclassified,
high-resolution Earth imagery through classified and unclassified
U.S. government networks.
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The EnhancedView WHS provides users with online access to GeoEye
and third-party Earth imagery processed into highly precise
foundation geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and base maps. The
EnhancedView WHS has been operating on the Internet since
May 2011. This important upgrade will
allow users to access this valuable service through their preferred
customer networks or access points. As new imagery is collected, it
will be immediately updated and disseminated to users through
intuitive Web map interfaces. Users can also access identical
imagery through Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) compliant
applications such as Esri's ArcGIS, Google Earth and certain
government portals. Users now automatically receive electronic
notification when new imagery is available over specific or broad
areas of interest.
The additional delivery was on schedule and included NGA
certification and accreditation. The new delivery activates a
$750,000 additional monthly payment
to GeoEye under the current terms of the EnhancedView Service Level
Agreement (SLA).
"By enabling additional access to the EnhancedView WHS, GeoEye
can help warfighters, analysts, and map producers gain more timely
access to relevant GEOINT. This is a major step forward in
supporting NGA's strategic vision and mission objectives," said
Chris Incardona, GeoEye's senior
director, Government Programs, NGA.
The EnhancedView WHS is powered by GeoEye's online access
platform, EyeQ™. EyeQ enables thousands of concurrent users to
easily access and download hundreds of terabytes of high-resolution
imagery.
About GeoEye
GeoEye is a leading source of geospatial information and insight
for decision makers and analysts, who need a clear understanding of
our changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize
resources. Each day, organizations in defense and intelligence,
public safety, critical infrastructure, energy and online media
rely on GeoEye's imagery, tools and expertise to support important
missions around the globe. Widely recognized as a pioneer in
high-resolution satellite imagery, GeoEye has evolved into a
complete provider of geospatial intelligence solutions. GeoEye's
ability to collect, process and analyze massive amounts of
geospatial data allows our customers to quickly see precise changes
on the ground and anticipate where events may occur in the future.
GeoEye is a public company listed on NASDAQ as GEOY and is
headquartered in Herndon, Virginia
with more than 740 employees worldwide. Learn more at
www.geoeye.com.
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