2013 - Geoinformatics

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Excelling in the era of analytics
DigitalGlobe keeps a constant eye on the
world to help customers gain an early
insight into the business, military, environmental
and political changes that impact
people around the world. But moving forward,
it is clear that the insight derived from
imagery will become as important as the
pixels themselves. The insight provided by
imagery, geospatial and all source analysts
can make a significant difference in evacuation
planning, disaster response, recovery,
and rebuilding in regions worldwide.
DigitalGlobe plans to continue enhancing
its analytical capabilities to excel in the
increasingly important era of analytics.
As a result of DigitalGlobe’s recent combination
with GeoEye and its acquisition of
Tomnod, a crowdsourced intelligence pioneer,
DigitalGlobe is now a driving force
in the analytics industry. Equipped with a
more advanced satellite collection system
and some of the world’s best geospatial
production and analysis professionals,
Digital Globe can provide timely insights
and information about critical events worldwide.
Using analytics to support disaster
management
DigitalGlobe has a long history of providing
imagery for disasters and crises across
the globe, ranging from war crimes in
Sudan to the wildfire devastation in
Colorado. Satellite images provide an effective
way to gauge the damage from disasters
through comparisons of before-duringand-after
images that geospatial analysts
can use to provide answers to the right people.
In fact, DigitalGlobe’s FirstLook service,
which monitors disasters and crises worldwide,
leverages its satellite constellation
and ground infrastructure to collect and
deliver up-to-date imagery of an event to
customers in as little as four hours.
Before Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast
last October, DigitalGlobe satellites captured
images of the affected areas,
enabling the employment of change detection
to narrow in on the most damaged
areas. After the storm hit, DigitalGlobe’s
analysts quickly staged the before and after
imagery within hours of collection so rescue
workers and relief personnel could
quickly understand the most affected areas
and how to route first responders and relief
supplies.
High Park Fire, Colorado from June 13, 2012.
This image shows the fire’s west and northwest
extents and areas where beetle kill is evident.
In this image the burnt areas are dark blue and
red is healthy vegetation, smoke from the fire is
mostly white.
June 2013