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Maxar Imagery Added to the SkyWatch Platform

This WorldView Legion image shows the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada where details such as people, pool chairs and umbrellas are clearly visible. Image credit: Maxar.

Adding to its growing catalog of imagery, SkyWatch today announced a multi-year agreement for the distribution of Maxar’s high-resolution satellite imagery on the SkyWatch platform.

In a press release SkyWatch said its “customers will have access to Maxar’s high-quality archive and tasking capabilities, including 50 cm, 30 cm, and 15 cm HD resolution imagery from the Maxar constellation, including the recently launched WorldView Legion satellites.”

They added that they “will use the an API from Maxar Geospatial Platform (MGP) Pro, which enables access to Maxar’s archive and tasking capabilities. The integration work is expected to be completed in Q4 2024.SkyWatch has made available.”

In the meantime existing SkyWatch customers have been provided an online form to place advance orders.  

James Slifierz, Co-Founder and CEO at SkyWatch said, “Since launching the first commercial Earth imaging satellite decades ago, Maxar has been recognized globally as the leading source of Earth observation data. This collaboration brings immense value to our customers, and offering Maxar’s advanced imagery products will enable diverse applications and innovation across industries.”

Paul Granito, Maxar’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise added, “SkyWatch enables easier access to commercial satellite imagery, which we believe empowers businesses to make more informed decisions, so we’re pleased that they will now offer our very high-resolution satellite imagery on their platform. The resolution and accuracy of Maxar’s imagery is unmatched so we’re excited to make it available to more users.”

SkyWatch also recently announced that they had rebuilt the old EarthCache Enterprise and launched it as SkyWatch HUB.

About Marc Boucher

Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor & publisher. He is the founder of SpaceQ Media Inc. and Executive Vice President, Content of SpaceNews. Boucher has 25+ years working in various roles in the space industry and a total of 30 years as a technology entrepreneur including creating Maple Square, Canada's first internet directory and search engine.

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