DigitalGlobe and Microsoft: A Match Made Very High Up in the Heavens

One of our founding sponsors, DigitalGlobe, inked a multiyear contract this week to power Microsoft’s popular Virtual Earth mapping application with DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution satellite imagery.  This is a real breakthrough that demonstrates how superior quality content derived from space technology can impact company fortunes.
Essentially, Microsoft is purchasing access to more than 460 million square kilometers [...]