Tuesday, March 5, 2013

MDA to upgrade DigitalGlobe’s WorldView Production Segment system

MDA Information Systems LLC made an announcement that the company inked two contracts with DigitalGlobe Inc. Under the first agreement, MDA will upgrade the WorldView Production Segment headquarter’s systems provided previously by MDA to deliver full support for the WorldView-3 satellite. The next-generation satellite is expected to be the first ever multi-sensor, super spectral, high resolution commercial satellite, and is set to launch next year.

Meanwhile, under the terms of the second contract, MDA will provide operational support and improvements to the Production Segment headquarter’s systems. The systems process information from the imaging satellites of DigitalGlobe to generate a range of image products. MDA’s systems will be in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week year round to help DigitalGlobe support its commercial and government customers worldwide.

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