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Ernest Carroll
GeoData Systems, Inc.
Phone (703) 273-8200		 GeoData Systems, Inc.
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GeoData Systems Press Release

 
SPOT Signs GDS as E-Commerce Provider

Fairfax, VA, July 14, 2000:  GeoData Systems, INC (GDS) has been named as a strategic e-commerce partner by SPOT Image Corporation. SPOT satellite imagery and information products will be the core content of the GDS geospatial web site. In addition, SPOT Image is the exclusive provider of all aerial photography, Landsat and other imagery products to GDS. The GDS site will offer complete SPOT image coverage of the U.S., updated annually, to create the most dynamic and current information available through any geospatial web server.


"There are few realistic internet business models in our industry that recognize the dominance of content," explains Gene Colabatistto, president of SPOT Image Corporation. "The GDS concept of dynamic updates, and a focus on serving real business clients with valuable information products is what will make this successful."

"A close working relationship between SPOT and GDS is a key component of our business model. This relationship will provide our customers with not only faster data, but data of better quality, and at a highly competitive price," states Ernie Carroll, president of GDS.

The GDS business site is optimized to serve commercial and government users of imagery and information products, providing quick order/delivery of high quality coverage over large land areas. Clients will be able to graphically outline their coverage requirements, order and obtain the desired image coverage through the site.

Other GDS-site products to complement the SPOT-based coverage include digital elevation models (DEMs), Lansat 7 imagery and land cover maps created from SPOT/Landsat merges. After completion of the U.S. coverage databases, GDS will begin developing global coverage databases with SPOT and other data sources.

Typical GDS client applications which will be served by the web site include telecommunications network planning, natural resource exploration and extraction, environmental management, infrastructure development, and disaster management.

GeoData Systems, Incorporated Background Information
Founded by a team of experts in the fields of image science, software engineering, and web-based technology, GDS is the world's leader in the high-speed, high-accuracy generation of imagery-derived products.  GDS is also the world's leader in the implementation of multi-terabyte enterprise storage and web-based dissemination solutions. Through the use of GDS proprietary image science and web-based technologies, GDS is able to provide its customers with high quality imagery (both satellite and aircraft) and imagery-derived products (such as land cover, digital elevation models, and lines of communications) more rapidly and at a lower cost per square kilometer than the competition.
 
 
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