RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, announced today that Procalculo Prosis has signed a contractual agreement with RapidEye to be its sole data distributor in Colombia, South America.
John Ahlrichs, Vice President of RapidEye commented “We are proud to have Procalulo Prosis as part of our South American distribution network. They are an aggressive company with strong relationships in all market sectors. We look forward to partnering with them to expand the use of RapidEye imagery in Colombia.”
Helena Gutierrez, Procalculo Prosis’ President remarked, “RapidEye’s revisit capability and multiple satellites will greatly increase the quantity of recent and cloud-free imagery over Colombia. We look forward to seeing our customers utilize RapidEye imagery for their business needs.”
Currently, RapidEye is working on completing its worldwide network of distributors in order to facilitate easy access to RapidEye products in the language and region of the customer. For a full list of RapidEye’s distributors, please visit www.rapideye.de/distributors.
About Procalculo Prosis
Procalculo Prosis is Colombia’s leading company for GIS and related technologies. Since 1968, they have been delivering technology-based solutions that manage organizations´ strategic information and help them make more informed decisions. With highly trained personal, they provide training, support and consulting services as well as a complete portfolio of GIS and remote sensing products.
About RapidEye AG
RapidEye is an ISO-certified geospatial information provider focused on integrating customized and industry specific solutions into the workflow of global customers in agriculture, forestry, energy, infrastructure, government, security and emergency. RapidEye experts and the satellite system – a constellation of five satellites capable of downloading over 4 million km² of high resolution, multi-spectral imagery per day, and a ground segment for processing and archiving data – allow for cost-effective customized services. The unique combination of large area coverage, high spatial resolution and the possibility of daily revisit to an area provide for superior management information solutions. Currently, more than 120 experts from more than 20 countries are employed by RapidEye, with plans to grow the team to 130 in 2010.
RapidEye benefits from a public-private partnership with the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which is supported by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. RapidEye is also co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of Brandenburg in Germany. For more information on ERDF please contact Email Contact.
For more information about RapidEye, please visit www.rapideye.de
