Digitalglobe Technology: Promoting Sustainability the Geospatial Way Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013
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DigitalGlobe Technology: Promoting Sustainability the Geospatial Way Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | May 20, 2012 | WorldView-2 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential Latin America Geospatial Forum “Sustainability to Resilience: the Geospatial Way” Sustainability: “…forms of progress that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987 Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 2 Agenda • A Few Words (Very Few) About DigitalGlobe • Key Sustainability Challenges • Geospatial Solutions that ensure Sustainability • Close Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 3 About DigitalGlobe Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 4 Most Advanced Constellation in the World WorldView-1 GeoEye-1 Launched September 2007 Launched September 2008 WorldView-2 QuickBird Panchromatic 4 band multispectral Launched October 2009 Launched October 2001 50 cm resolution 41 cm resolution(1) 8 band multispectral 4 band multispectral 46 cm resolution(1) 65 cm resolution IKONOS Launched September 1999 4 band multispectral 85 cm resolution Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 5 World’s Largest Ongoing Digital Inventory of the Surface of the Earth What it is Who it’s for Premium imagery covering major Consumers and Professionals who need to: operating areas worldwide that has • See the world in unmatched visual clarity the ability to integrate with existing • Identify and Analyze the world’s natural resources, GIS implementations. monitor pipelines and facilities • Understand the earth’s environmental condition • Protect homelands and borders • Respond to emergencies and natural disasters; then recover • Plan investments in multi-million dollar infrastructure development Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 6 Advancing our industry one milestone at a time 1993 U.S. Dept. of Commerce grants DigitalGlobe 2008-2011 first private enterprise license Major agreements expand high- resolution imagery availability 2001 Quickbird, the world’s highest-resolution commercial satellite, launches 2007 DigitalGlobe acquires GlobeXplorer, a leading 2006 online imagery provider DigitalGlobe begins 1992 WorldView-2 WorldView-1 launches DigitalGlobe founded 2003 DigitalGlobe wins contract to build WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 7 Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 7 Advancing Industry One Milestone at a Time 2009 DigitalGlobe opens 2010 London office and DigitalGlobe expands Singapore office surpasses one billion km2 of DigitalGlobe begins earth imagery 2013 trading as DGI on NYSE Completed GeoEye combination 2014 Estimated launch of WorldView-3 2009 2011 WorldView-2 successfully New products launched, including launches Global Basemap, Precision Aerial, Elevation, FirstLook launches and Analysis Center to provide the industry’s first information product DigitalGlobe surpasses two billion km2 of earth imagery Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 8 DigitalGlobe Capabilities: Imagery, Information, and Insight Imagery Information Global imagery sourced from Enhancing imagery through DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution satellite technology and additional datasets for constellation and aerial network. greater clarity, ease of use and context. Insight Get analytical insights of global events and changes to support decision-making. Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 9 Markets served Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 10 Our Vision By 2020, be the indispensible source of information about our changing planet. Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 11 Key Sustainability Challenges and the value of Geospatial Solutions to address these Challenges Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 12 Our view of geospatial information, technology and intelligence Geospatial information refers to the information that describes the location and names of features above the Earth’s surface. + Geospatial technology describes the integration, display and analysis of that information in a spatial context. = Geospatial Intelligence brings insight for a more sustainable future. Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 13 Our view on geospatial intelligence’s role in sustainability Geospatial intelligence helps individuals, businesses, governments and the scientific community make better decisions for a more sustainable future. - Well-informed decisions save time, money and lives. - New geospatial technologies make sharing and analyzing of information easier. - The exponential global growth of mobile devices makes the marriage of real-time information and location a reality leading to new insights. Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 14 Key elements of the sustainability challenge Land Water Sustainability: Sustainability: Ensuring accurate Healthy Watersheds and mapping of land Integrated, Reliable, and ownership and Secure Water Resources and accountability Management Systems* Agriculture Natural Resource Sustainability: Sustainability: Environmentally Sound, Not Eliminating, Degrading, or Productive, Economically Diminishing Renewable Natural Viable , and Socially Resource Usefulness For Future Desirable Agriculture** Generations.*** * The California Water Sustainability Indicators Framework, 7/20/11 **Neill Schaller, “The Concept of Agricultural Sustainability, “ ElSevier , v. 46, Issues 1-4, 09/93 *** www.benefits-of-recycling.com/definitionsforsustainability Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 15 Land Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective WHO • Government for both developed and developing nations • Commercial entities that have large-area holdings like forestry, rail roads, mining, and insurance companies OBJECTIVES CHALLENGES/NEEDS • Identify who owns which piece of • Improper land records passed on from land generation to generation • Create equitable tax base based on • Lack of tax base for reinvestment in property values country's economic development • Develop sustainable land • Prevention of illegal land settlements development plans Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 16 Land Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective Geospatial Technology, Leveraging High Resolution Imagery, Can Enable: Understanding of Economic Diversity Urban Poverty Divide, Rio de Janeiro Mapping Land Cadaster Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 17 Water Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective WHO • Government for both developed and developing nations • Commercial agriculture entities • Water-intensive industries, e.g. food manufacturing, forest products, energy OBJECTIVES CHALLENGES/NEEDS • Allocate water on an equitable • Compare land use changes over basis with competing demands time • Optimize use over time • Understand water storage capacity • Minimize environmental impact • Define actual watershed - of water use direction, contours and slope The UN estimates that by 2025, forty-eight nations, with combined population of 2.8 billion, will face freshwater “stress” or “scarcity.” Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 18 Water Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective Geospatial Technology, Leveraging High Resolution Imagery, Can Enable: Mapping of Stream Understanding of Direction Networks and Flow of Water Identification of Watershed Boundaries Tracking of Flood Plain Over Time From normal flow, 8m raise in water level Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 19 Agricultural Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective WHO • Developing countries with agrarian/agriculture based economies • Countries with growing population and needs to meet food demand • Countries moving towards adoption of new technology OBJECTIVES CHALLENGES/NEEDS • Understand agriculture • Nation-wide agriculture land holdings and who owns what registry systems piece of land • Understanding of what is being • Ensure there is enough food to grown where meet country’s demand • Understanding of current crop conditions and impact on food • Plan for the economic growth supplies by growing crops for exports and minimizing imports Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 20 Agricultural Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective Geospatial Technology, Leveraging High Resolution Imagery, Can Enable: Digitizing Field Boundaries Crop Type and Acreage Estimation Feature Identification Mapping Sugarcane Crop Monitoring And Health Early Mature Dead Latin America Geospatial Forum 2013 DigitalGlobe Proprietary and Business Confidential 21 Natural Resource Sustainability a DigitalGlobe Perspective WHO • Countries/companies that have mineral and/or forestry resources • Countries/companies moving towards adoption of new technology and large- scale resource monitoring OBJECTIVES CHALLENGES/NEEDS • Accurate