Update 9/8/2017: Vector data from our Harvey Tomnod crowdsourcing campaign and MDA flood analysis is available on the Open Data Program event page. Update 8/31/2017: Post-event imagery collected by WorldView-2 on Aug. 30 is now available on the Open Data Program event page. Last Friday, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas as a…
read moreSmall Business Innovation Research: fostering win-win innovation for government and industry
In July, I had the privilege of attending the National Contract Management Association’s World Congress. It was particularly exciting that part of the Missile Defense Agency’s booth focused on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. SBIR holds a special place in my heart, since it was part of the…
read moreReflections on GEOINT 2017: The Future of GEOINT
In our “Reflections on GEOINT 2017” blog series, we’ve explored how DigitalGlobe and our ecosystem of partners are coming together to address challenges facing the intelligence community discussed at the USGIF GEOINT 2017 Symposium. An overarching theme is that government and industry can accelerate the pace of innovation when we…
read moreInternships with Impact: Alex Philpott, Satellite Navigations Team Intern
Alex, an aerospace engineering major at the University of Michigan, knew that DigitalGlobe does amazing stuff—with satellites, imagery and analytics. But he didn’t realize until his interview with the Satellite Navigation Systems team that even interns—from the get-go—get to do amazing things. In week two of his internship, when he…
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