Thursday, May 22nd 2014
BlackBridge (formerly RapidEye)
| Berlin, Germany
Enhanced capabilities, including very high resolution and
superspectral bands, will be the new benchmark for commercial earth
observation
Following its commitment to provide continuity to the existing RapidEye
constellation, today BlackBridge has released the details of the
RapidEye+ constellation concept at its ENABLE 2014 Partner Conference.
RapidEye+ will be a constellation of five satellites with an imaging
capacity that will far exceed the current RapidEye constellation’s
capacity of 5 million km2 per day.The RapidEye+ superspectral system will include 14 bands strategically placed for applications in agriculture, vegetation monitoring, land cover discrimination, water quality, and many others. This band set also includes a panchromatic channel with resolution better than 1 meter. RapidEye+ is expected to launch in 2019, allowing significant overlap with operation of the current RapidEye constellation.
“RapidEye+ will allow BlackBridge to address the growing high resolution imagery market, with an unmatched imaging capacity,” said CEO Ryan Johnson.“It also allows us to continue to serve and grow our core markets in agriculture, REDD, and environmental monitoring with enhanced capabilities.”
BlackBridge will announce the results of a competition for the design of RapidEye+ in the coming weeks.
About BlackBridge
BlackBridge is focused on providing end to end solutions across the geospatial value chain. This includes satellite operations, data center and geocloud solutions, and worldwide satellite imagery distribution through over 100 BlackBridge partners, combined with the creation of value added products and services.
BlackBridge Contact
Nicole Heringer
Marketing Communications Manager
Kurfürstendamm 22, 10th floor
10719 Berlin, Germany
press@blackbridge.com
(49) 030 609 8300 516
source: http://www.directionsmag.com
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