GeoEye has partnered with the East-Dawn Group, a privately held company based in Beijing, China to provide satellite imagery and value-added products in China.
To implement this, the East Dawn Group has formed a new company, Beijing Earth Observation (BEO). BEO, also headquartered in Beijing, will focus on the resale of satellite imagery and value-added products.
Under terms of the agreement and subject to U.S. Government approval, BEO will be GeoEye’s exclusive Master Reseller in China and will have access to GeoEye’s archive of more than 278 million square kilometres of map-accurate satellite imagery.
GeoEye will appoint two directors to BEO’s board to gain a better understanding of the market and provide strategic advice to the company.
Geospatial technology in China
Covering 9.6 million square kilometres, China has a growing need to fully harness the power of geospatial information to map and monitor its vast landmass and all the changes happening to it.
The Chinese government has incorporated the expansion of geospatial technology as part of its overall national strategy. BEO will directly target, market and sell GeoEye’s high-resolution products and value-added solutions to the Chinese government, its various remote sensing application organizations, local government agencies and the commercial sector.
Source: GIM Internacional