[HOT] Geoeye Foundation

Kate Chapman kate at maploser.com
Sat Aug 27 02:39:04 BST 2011


Hi Jim,

Yes, thanks.  We are aware, I think once HOT is a 501(c)(3) there will
be more opportunities to try to get imagery through this route.

Thanks!

-Kate

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Jim <jfulme1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> You probably know about this already, but in case you haven’t:  GeoEye, a
> satellite imagery provider, has a non-profit 501(c)(3) entity that
> distributes archival raw satellite imagery data (and that could mean 1 day
> old in some cases) to educational institutions and non profits.  There’s an
> application process to fill out, and can be found at;
> http://www.geoeyefoundation.org/.
>
>
> The reason I know about this is I took a tour of GeoEye headquarters in
> Herndon, VA., including their satellite control center and met and talked
> with the person who’s in charge of the foundation.  So if you’re interested
> and represent HOT, if might be worth the effort in applying for imagery data
> for some of the projects, like Somalia.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
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