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Commerce Department Relaxes Satellite Imagery Resolution Restrictions, DigitalGlobe Says

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

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The Commerce Department relaxed restrictions on companies selling high-resolution satellite imagery, according to a DigitalGlobe [DGI] statement. The long-awaited updated approvals will allow DigitalGlobe to sell imagery to all its customers at up to 0.25m panchromatic and 1.0m multispectral ground sample distance (GSD) six months after its WorldView-3 satellite is launched. WorldView-3 is set to launch Aug. 13 or 14 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The updated approvals will also immediately allow DigitalGlobe to sell its highest resolution imagery available from its current…

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