Space Imaging Supports U.S. Forest Service in California
DENVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Space Imaging has been awarded a contract to continue providing geographic information services (GIS) in support of the operations of the U.S. Forest Service’s Regional Office in Vallejo, Calif., its Remote Sensing Laboratory in Sacramento and the 18 national forests throughout California’s Region 5. The contract has a maximum potential value of $1,300,000 over three years.
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Space Imaging has successfully provided GIS support services on-site at USDA Forest Service offices in Region 5 for the past 12 years. This on-going support has helped the Forest Service establish a robust GIS infrastructure throughout California. Space Imaging currently staffs 14 employees in Region 5, with combined experience of more than 40 years of service to the Forest Service.
Under this Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Space Imaging will continue to provide professional services and expertise in the areas of vegetation mapping, inventory and analysis, geospatial data capture, database updating, natural resource modeling and analysis, GIS application development, and cartographic map production.
“Space Imaging’s long standing relationship with Region 5 is the product of our commitment to the Agency and a reflection of the company’s understanding of the Forest Service’s vision, mission and critical requirements. We have proudly supported the region for the past 12 years and are consistently looking for innovative ways to support this important customer,” says Jim Schriever, executive director for Space Imaging’s Federal, Civil, and Commercial Solutions.
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Space Imaging is the premier provider of satellite imagery enabling businesses, governments and individuals to better map, measure, monitor and manage the world in which we live. Based near Denver, Colo., Space Imaging radically transformed the Earth information market when in 1999 it launched IKONOS, the world’s first commercial high-resolution imaging satellite. Today, Space Imaging’s products are the cornerstone of the remote-sensing industry. The company supplies the highest quality, most accurate, visual information about the planet’s changing natural and cultural features. Space Imaging’s customer-centric business lines include imagery from satellites and aircraft, decision-support geospatial solutions, and direct access to its satellites for corporations and governments. With 2003 revenues exceeding $200 million, Space Imaging is a privately held company with partners, resellers and 12 affiliate ground stations around the world. For more information on products and services, please visit http://www.spaceimaging.com/ .
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