DigitalGlobe's Stephen Wood, Vice President, Analysis Center gives an overview on the recently created group and discusses their capabilities.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but in the hands of an expert analyst who can provide context and insight it can be worth vastly more. Using direct access to DigitalGlobe’s satellite constellation, combined with the ability to exploit on-demand an infinite and ever growing archive of global data in our ImageLibrary, DigitalGlobe’s Analysis Center experts help you to see the full picture.
DigitalGlobe’s rapid delivery of high-resolution imagery has supported our customers’ efforts in evacuation planning, disaster response, and recovery, and rebuilding in regions worldwide. Our near real-time monitoring capabilities have helped governments, rescue workers, and the international community better understand and manage grave political situations and natural disasters.
Notable current and recent Analysis Center projects include the following:
- Partnering with the Enough Project, UNOSAT, and Geoerge Clooney's Satellite Sentinel Project to detect and hopefully deter war crimes and genocide in Sudan and South Sundan
- Assessing initial damage following Japan's earthquake and tsunami
- Shedding light on Middle East protests by revealing the scale and magnitude of expanding protest movements in Syria, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Egypt
- Where is the damage? Where should I send my rescue teams first?
- Are my construction projects compliant with environmental regulations?
- What exactly are my neighbors or adversaries doing?
- How much oil is in the inventory this week?
- Should I be concerned about what is happening in this political hotspot, where I'm getting conflicting information?