GeoEye presented a market view of the size of the satellite data market at the Geospatial World Forum in Hyderabad, India. They said that the defense and intelligence business is obviously a mature market. In increasing growth GeoEye sees these markets: Oil, Insurance, Real Estate, Transportation, City planning, Environmental monitoring; And the market driver is consumer mapping both online mapping, and location-based services
GeoEye contracted with Boston Market Research which estimates that in 2009 the market for global satellite data was $1.1 Billion, mostly defense and intelligence;
In 2013, the market is pegged at $1.5-1.7 Billion with defense still a large driver
In 2013, the Asian market for satellite data is estimated at $120 million for commercial high resolution satellite data fueled by India and China but also Malaysia, Vietnam etc. where there is high infrastructure growth. But there are still challenges with regard to policy with these countries. With regard to the Indian market the government regulates and monitors both the:
- Ordering of high resolution satellite imagery by its citizens; an issuing of a certificate from government before ordering is required.
- Distribution of high resolution satellite imagery to its citizen.
The main reason is to protect the Indian satellite market and security.
by Joe Francica on 01/19 at 10:52 PM |
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Earlier this month, and made public on October 22, Pictometry let Blom, its European technology licensee, know it was in breach of its license and ended the relationship. Blom feels the decision is invalid and has taken legal actions; it assures customers that agreements will be honored, no matter the outcome. The nature of the breach has not been made public. One of Blom’s custmers is Microsoft, which uses its imagery for Bird’s Eye Views in Bing Maps. Blom reported its 3rd quarter earnings today.
- Blom website
- original agreement PR (2005)
- Microsoft/Blom PR noted Bird’s Eye View
- earnings press release
by Adena Schutzberg on 10/28 at 08:38 AM |
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July saw more than its share of acquisitions in the geospatial domain. Among the players involved were large companies with household names like Nokia and Facebook, and smaller ones only known in tighter circles, including NextStop and Photo Science. Our editors review the deals and offer predictions on their success.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 07/27 at 01:00 AM |
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Who might be in the running to acquire or partner?
L-3 Communications Holdings Inc (LLL 83.39, -0.28, -0.34%) , Honeywell International Inc. (HON 42.32, +0.25, +0.59%) , Raytheon Co. (RTN 53.49, -0.21, -0.39%) , and even a Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) or Boeing (BA). Of course, there’s also Google Inc. (GOOG 483.18, +11.13, +2.36%) and its Google Maps,—but Google may be gun-shy of the national defense and reconnaissance aspect of the services provided.
- Marketwatch
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/24 at 08:37 AM |
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- Competing with DigitalGlobe on EnhancedView (NGA contract); likely both will get some of it
- Adding 50-60 more employees by end of year
- Moving to a new location, near the existing one
- GeoEye-2 expected to be operational in early 2013 and “see” things have the size of home plate on a baseball diamond
- Washington Post
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/03 at 05:40 AM |
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