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SpatialNews Press Release
Kentucky Purchases SPOT Image Satellite Map
October 27, 2000, RESTON, VA - The State of Kentucky has purchased a statewide satellite image
map produced by SPOT Image. The product is licensed for use by state, county
and local government agencies, the state school system, and to provide
Internet display for the public. Federal government agencies, individuals,
commercial companies and other organizations desiring access to these image
products should contact SPOT Image Corporation directly at (703-715-3100).
According to Susan Carson Lambert, the Executive Director of the Kentucky
Governor's Office for Technology, Office of Geographic Information, (OGI)
"This imagery will be invaluable to OGI for change detection to decide
where to re-fly aerial photography, and as a 'fill-in' until we can get
second generation DOQQs. SPOT has now made their pricing and licensing
attractive enough for state GIS directors to take advantage of their
imagery".
The Kentucky statewide coverage map is created from recent black and white
10 meter resolution SPOT satellite imagery processed to a high degree of map
accuracy, and formatted for use in desktop mapping and geographic
information systems (GIS). This coverage is part of the new "SPOT USA
Select" product series ()
that overcomes the traditional market barriers of high price, license
restrictions, delivery delays, inconsistent quality and difficult to use
products. Other states which have recently purchased SPOT USA Select
products include: California, West Virginia, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
SPOT USA Select programs offers complete coverage of the lower 48 United
States, providing low cost and broad access to large area image databases.
SPOT is the only satellite system that can provide the image quality,
processing, delivery, pricing and licensing flexibility to create such a
program.
SPOT Image Corporation, headquartered in Reston, Va., is the world's leading
supplier of satellite image/information databases. The global SPOT system
includes multiple Earth observation satellites, 24 ground receiving stations
worldwide and more than 100 international distributors. SPOT is the most
experienced provider of commercial satellite imagery and information
products, with 14 years of continuous operations and over 8 million archived
images collected since 1986.
For additional information on the SPOT USA Select program see
http://www.spot.com/HOME/NEWS/spotusaselect.htm
For general information on SPOT see http://www.spot.com/spot-us.htm
For further information:
Clark Nelson (703.715.3131)
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