DigitalGlobe and Enough Project Formalize Partnership to Monitor Mass Violence in Sudan
July 30 2012 - 7:30AM
Marketwired
DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global provider of
high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today announced an
agreement with the Enough Project to continue providing unrivaled
imagery and analysis services to monitor evidence of bombings,
razed villages and possible threats to civilians in Sudan in an
effort called the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP). In addition to
the imagery and analysis provided under the terms of this new
agreement, DigitalGlobe will also contribute additional in-kind
services.
"This partnership between DigitalGlobe and the Enough Project
represents a game-changing leap forward in how to document evidence
of crimes against humanity," said George Clooney, who founded the
SSP with Enough Project co-founder, John Prendergast.
DigitalGlobe's expert analysts will continue to analyze imagery
and information from sources on the ground and produce situational
awareness reports of the possibility of mass violence in Sudan and
South Sudan. The Satellite Sentinel Project then releases the
reports to news organizations and policymakers and quickly notifies
a mobile network of activists through social media.
"We are honored to partner with the Enough Project to help save
the lives of innocent civilians in Sudan and South Sudan. We are
especially appreciative of the generosity of George Clooney in
making this important initiative a reality," said Jeffrey R. Tarr,
president and CEO of DigitalGlobe. "Our satellite constellation and
imagery analysts will enable us to detect threats to civilians and
document crimes against humanity, and together with the Enough
Project team make a meaningful difference for the people of
Sudan."
DigitalGlobe's team of geospatial analysts is based in Longmont,
Colo., and has supported analysis efforts since the launch of its
pilot phase in December of 2010.
About DigitalGlobe DigitalGlobe is a
leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery
products and services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite
constellation, our imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses
within defense and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and
analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration,
infrastructure management, Internet portals and navigation
technology. With our collection sources and comprehensive
ImageLibrary (containing more than 2.5 billion square kilometers of
earth imagery and imagery products) we offer a range of on- and
off-line products and services designed to enable customers to
easily access and integrate our imagery into their business
operations and applications. For more information, visit
www.digitalglobe.com.
About the Satellite Sentinel Project The
Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, a partnership between the
Enough Project and DigitalGlobe, conducts monitoring of the border
between Sudan and South Sudan to assess the human security
situation, identify potential threats to civilians, and detect,
deter and document war crimes and crimes against humanity. The
Enough Project provides field research, policy context, and
communications strategy. DigitalGlobe provides imagery from its
constellation of satellites and geospatial analysis from the
DigitalGlobe Analysis Center. SSP is funded primarily by Not On Our
Watch.
DigitalGlobe is a registered trademark of DigitalGlobe.
Safe Harbor Statement Our reports,
filings, presentations and public announcements may contain or
incorporate forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.
Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future
financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should,"
"expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends," "target,"
"projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts,"
"potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other
similar words, although not all forward-looking statements contain
these words.
Any forward-looking statements are based upon our historical
performance and on our current plans, estimates and expectations.
The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be
regarded as a representation by us that the future plans, estimates
or expectations will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements
are subject to various risks and uncertainties and assumptions. A
number of important factors could cause our actual results or
performance to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward looking statements, including: the loss, reduction or
change in terms of any of our primary contracts; the loss or
impairment of our satellites; delays in the construction and launch
of WorldView-3; delays in implementation of planned ground system
and infrastructure enhancements; loss or damage to the content
contained in our ImageLibrary; interruption or failure of our
ground system and other infrastructure, decrease in demand for our
imagery products and services; increased competition that may
reduce our market share or cause us to lower our prices; our
failure to obtain or maintain required regulatory approvals and
licenses; changes in U.S. foreign law or regulation that may limit
our ability to distribute our imagery products and services; the
costs associated with being a public company; and other important
factors, all as described more fully in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on any of these forward looking statements.
Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine
Media Contact Dan Susong Edelman for DigitalGlobe Phone:
(512) 634-3646 Email: digitalglobe@edelman.com Robert Keosheyan
Director of Corporate Communication Phone: (303) 684-4742 Email:
rkeoshey@digitalglobe.com Investor Relations Contact David
Banks Vice President of Investor Relations Phone: (303) 684-4210
Email: ir@digitalglobe.com
Digitalglobe, (delisted) (NYSE:DGI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2024 to Aug 2024
Digitalglobe, (delisted) (NYSE:DGI)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2023 to Aug 2024