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NGA Awards Maxar Intelligence Task Order for Precision3D Data

By Rachel Jewett

Thursday, January 4th, 2024

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NGA Awards Maxar Intelligence Task Order for Precision3D Data

A Maxar Precision3D image of Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Maxar Technologies

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Maxar Intelligence a task order to provide the agency with a Precision3D data bundle covering an area within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Maxar Intelligence announced the award on Jan. 4 The award is worth about $7.8 million and covers a time frame of less than one year, a representative for the NGA said in response to a Defense Daily question via email. The data will support the NGA’s Office of Geomatics, which maintains 3D…

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