Netherlands Ministry of Defense Awards Contract to Maxar
Acquires Multi-Year Access to Maxar Geospatial Platform Pro
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense (MoD) has purchased a four-year subscription to Maxar Geospatial Platform (MGP) Pro and associated geospatial products and solutions in a deal valued at $14.4 million.
“Governments trust the capabilities and security of Maxar’s platform to enhance their foundational geospatial data layers and provide timely, mission-critical insights that support requirements across all domains.”
Anders Linder, Maxar
Under the competitive framework agreement, Maxar will help the MoD’s Defense Geographic Agency (DGA) and its hundreds of users enrich the agency’s geospatial foundational data and derivative product portfolio in support of its mapping, intelligence and operational support missions.
MGP Pro provides on-demand access to the world’s most recent high-accuracy, high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics in a single, powerful platform. In addition to Maxar’s 20-year, 125-petabyte imagery archive, customers receive daily collections—now including WorldView Legion imagery—as well as the ability to task satellites, access 3D data and apply AI and machine learning capabilities for object detection, change monitoring and more.
“At a time of increasing geopolitical instability, Maxar is proud of deepening our partnership with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense through mission critical geospatial intelligence capabilities,” said Anders Linder, General Manager, International Government at Maxar. “Governments trust the capabilities and security of Maxar’s platform to enhance their foundational geospatial data layers and provide timely, mission-critical insights that support requirements across all domains.”
With MGP Pro, Netherlands MoD users can access 3 million sq km (1.15 million sq mi) of daily 30 cm-class resolution image collections, plus more than 6 billion sq km (≈2.3 billion sq mi) of archived imagery at up to 30 cm (≈1 foot) resolution.