DigitalGlobe Delivers First Phase of Continent-Scale Mapping Initiative for PSMA Australia
April 14 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in earth
imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced
the completion of the first phase of a continent-scale mapping
initiative that will enable Geoscape, a new information product
from PSMA Australia to support Australia’s digital economy. Under
the second phase, DigitalGlobe will leverage a range of geospatial
technologies to map the locations and characterize the physical
attributes of more than 15 million structures spread across the
entire continent of Australia. This will allow Geoscape users to
make critical decisions with confidence, knowing they are receiving
the most accurate infrastructure information available.
PSMA Australia offers national geospatial datasets derived from
authoritative sources to support a range of public and private
business solutions. Through this initiative, PSMA Australia will
leverage building and land cover information generated by
DigitalGlobe for Geoscape, which will capture Australia’s natural
and built environment, allowing a range of industries to gain a
comprehensive view of assets around the country. When
completed, Geoscape will provide a comprehensive view into the
location, distribution, and characteristics of structures around
the entire continent with unprecedented fidelity. These
insights can be applied broadly for applications such as insurance
risk modelling, urban planning and services delivery, emergency
planning and management, business intelligence, policy development,
and many research activities.
For this offering DigitalGlobe is creating a massive amount of
geospatial content and location information derived from more than
7.6 million square kilometers of high resolution satellite imagery.
Leveraging its Geospatial Big Data platform, proprietary
technologies, and crowdsourcing, DigitalGlobe and its ecosystem
partners are generating Geoscape product features such as building
footprints and heights, rooftop materials, solar panels, and
swimming pools. DigitalGlobe has delivered the first phase of the
initiative to PSMA Australia, covering a large area of South
Australia that includes Adelaide.
Geoscape incorporates DigitalGlobe’s derived geospatial datasets
with PSMA’s Geocoded National Address File (G-NAF), land parcel
data, digital elevation models, transportation network information,
and other data to bring Geoscape to market. This product will be
enhanced through these linkages to PSMA datasets that extend the
depth and power of the dataset.
“Geoscape is a significant innovation that will provide
essential infrastructure for Australia’s digital economy,” said Dan
Paull, PSMA’s Chief Executive Officer. “By linking together many
different attributes and data types, Geoscape will provide a
greater understanding of what exists at an address -- buildings,
features, and land cover -- for every address in Australia.”
“We are excited to combine GBDX and a full spectrum of geo
capabilities with PSMA’s skills and vertical knowledge to provide a
unique and valuable product for the Australian market – at
unprecedented scale!" said Shay Har-Noy, DigitalGlobe’s Platform
General Manager.
For more information, visit:
https://www.psma.com.au/geoscape
About DigitalGlobe
DigitalGlobe is a leading provider of commercial high-resolution
earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions that help
decision makers better understand our changing planet in order to
save lives, resources and time. Sourced from the world's leading
constellation, our imagery solutions deliver unmatched coverage and
capacity to meet our customers' most demanding mission
requirements. Each day customers in defense and intelligence,
public safety, civil agencies, map making and analysis,
environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure
management, navigation technology, and providers of location-based
services depend on DigitalGlobe data, information, technology and
expertise to gain actionable insight.
About PSMA Australia
PSMA Australia’s goal is to facilitate broad and sustainable
access to high-quality location data by offering foundation
national spatial information derived from the authoritative data
sources of Australia’s federal, state and territory governments.
PSMA was formed by the governments of Australia in 1993 to collate,
transform and deliver their location data as national datasets. An
unlisted company limited by shares, PSMA is owned by all the
governments of Australia. PSMA provides an independent and
self-funded means for Australian governments to collaborate on
national geospatial matters to provide fundamental infrastructure
for a digital world.
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