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November 10, 2008 - Archer
Geographic, a provider of diversified geographic
information, mapping services, and satellite imagery,
has announced the formation of its Marine Services
business unit to formalize and expand its service of
marine markets. The new Marine Services business unit
will be housed in the near term within Archer
Geographic's satellite imaging center in downtown
Madison, Wisconsin.
Archer Geographic has served marine
markets since its foundation in 1998, but the new
business unit will concentrate and develop company
resources to more effectively serve marine clients.
"With the recent launch of the Geoeye-1 satellite,
and the anticipated launch of Geoeye-2, our ability to
conduct detailed coastal and shallow water surveys using
satellite remote sensing is more complete," stated
Brad Votava, Managing Partner. The spatial resolution of
the Geoeye satellites is the highest commercially
available at 50cm, and the spectral information obtained
by these satellites allows for greater marine utility
than previously available. "We are especially
excited about the increased spectral capabilities for
marine applications of the Geoeye-2 satellite,"
planned for launch in 2009.
Global demand for the mapping and
monitoring of coastlines and shallow water areas
continues to grow, while the high costs of mobilizing
on-site survey crews is often prohibitive, particularly
to more remote areas. The satellite remote sensing
services offered by Archer Geographic through its new
Marine Services business unit provide cost effective
initial site surveys for many coastal and marine
applications.
January 3, 2008
DigitalGlobe, of Longmont, Colo., announced that
WorldView-1 has reached full operating capability for
all customers. The WorldView-1 satellite successfully
launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on September 18,
2007 and is the most agile satellite ever flown
commercially. The high-capacity, panchromatic imaging
system features half-meter resolution imagery, the
highest resolution available on the commercial market.
WorldView-1 has an average revisit time of 1.7 days and
is capable of collecting up to 290,000 square miles per
day of half-meter imagery. The satellite will also be
equipped with state-of-the-art geo-location accuracy
capabilities and will exhibit stunning agility with
rapid targeting and efficient in-track stereo
collection.
"The WorldView-1 satellite
marks another advance in imaging technology, providing
another significant source of image evidence for our
clients," said Brad Votava, Director of the
Satellite Image Evidence (SIE) Group at Archer
Geographic. "The detail of the imagery coupled with
the satellite's quick revisit time make it a potentially
new powerful source of image evidence in current and
future litigation," Votava added. "The
addition of WorldView-1 to the constellation of
currently operating imaging satellites only serves to
further the mission of the SIE Group." WorldView-2,
an even more technically advanced satellite system, is
scheduled for launch in 2008.
October
1, 2007 Archer Geographic, a Madison, Wisc.
based provider of diversified geographic information,
mapping services, and satellite imagery, has announced
the formation of the Satellite Image Evidence (SIE)
Group. The SIE Group has been established to serve
attorneys and the legal industry in utilizing satellite
imagery as evidence in the courtroom and in support of
various legal actions.
Satellite
remote sensing has long been the domain of the military
and intelligence gathering agencies, but has in recent
years become more commercial. It is to the point
today, with the amazing detail and continuous
availability of satellite imagery, that the technology
is analogous to a security camera mounted in space,
remarked Brad Votava, the founder of the SIE Group.
It offers an almost completely untapped resource for
attorneys and legal professionals as a source of
critical evidence in many cases.
Applications
of satellite image evidence include criminal and
accident cases, environmental and energy law, insurance
claims, toxic tort, and litigation arising from
disasters, as well as cases involving property disputes,
land use/zoning, and many other areas of law. The
types of cases that can benefit from satellite image
evidence are numerous and very diverse, commented
Votava. In those cases to date where it has been
utilized, the image evidence has been extremely
effective in helping secure favorable verdicts. In fact,
due to the persuasive nature of the evidence, many cases
have been settled out of court largely due to the
satellite image evidence.
The
SIE Group is believed to be the first of its kind in the
country. As the acceptance of this new source of
evidenciery material continues to grow in the legal
industry, we intend to continue to grow the SIE Group
into a national, even international network of
professionals, said Votava.
As the technology continues to develop, the
potential benefit to our legal system is virtually
limitless.
For
more information, visit www.archergeographic.com
or call Archer Geographic at (608) 824-9424.
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