"DigitalGlobe is an American commercial vendor of space imagery and geospatial content, and operator of civilian remote sensing spacecraft. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange on 14 May 2009, selling 14.7 million shares at $19.00 each to raise $279 million in capital." - Wikipedia, November 2015.
Overview
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Prior Names
WorldView Imaging Corporation
EarthWatch Incorporated
Year established
1992
Still in Operation
Yes
Main Address
1300 W. 120th Ave
Westminster, CO 80234
United States
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CRL Analysis & Profile
Mission Statement
From https://www.digitalglobe.com/about/our-company (1/29/16):
Purpose: Seeing a better world. By giving our customers the power to see the Earth clearly and in new ways, we enable them to make our world a better place. Vision: By 2020, be the indispensable source of information about your changing planet. Values: We are relentlessly committed to our customer and our purpose. Our values guide us as we help our customer save lives, resources, and time. We act with integrity, always. We treat people with respect in all dealings. We put mission and team before self. We inspire curiosity and harness innovation. Our results matter.
History
From https://www.digitalglobe.com/about/our-company (1/28/16):
1992: Founded under the name WorldView Imaging Corporation
1999: [GeoEye] launches IKONOS - first commercial sub-meter resolution imaging satellite
2001: Launched Quickbird, high resolution commercial imaging satellite
2008-09: Key agreements with customers including Google, Microsoft, and Nokia and enabled location-based service and mapping applications with access to high-resolution satellite imagery.
2009: Launched WorldView-2 and gains eight-band multispectral capability and the highest constellation collection capacity in the industry
2013: Merged with GeoEye to become global leader in Earth imagery and geospatial analysis.
2015: Cleared to sell 30 cm (Very High Resolution) satellite imagery commercially and "begins offering the highest resolution imagery yet."
Financial Information
Primary vendor of earth imagery to Google Earth in 2014.
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2009 under ticker symbol DGI.
In 2015 reported $3 billion in market capitalization.
In 2014 reported $654 million in total revenue and net income of $18.5 million.
In 2013 60% of revenue was from the National Geointelligence Agency.
Legal Information
DigitalGlobe license for GIS data (satellite imagery) contained problematic language on the library's responsibility for user actions; required library indemnification of DigitalGlobe; and granted DigitalGlobe the right to perform on-site audits and charge additional fees for non-compliance with terms of license. (Liblicense list, October 2015).