GeoEye's Subsidiary MJ Harden Buys Another Aircraft and a Digital Mapping Camera

GeoEye, a  provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, announced MJ Harden's purchase of a new Intergraph Z/I Imaging Digital Mapping Camera (DMC) along with an additional aircraft, a Cessna Conquest. The digital camera is a complete imaging system that simultaneously captures black-and-white, color, and near-infrared digital imagery with engineering-level accuracy. MJ Harden expects the new camera and aircraft to be fully operational this spring.

MJ Harden has been a leader in digital image acquisition since 2004 and has successfully collected thousands of square miles of aerial imagery. The Cessna Conquest is a proven aircraft for aerial imagery acquisition and greatly increases MJ Harden's collection capacity. It has a cruising speed of 360 mph, an operating ceiling of approximately 28,000 feet above sea level and a range of over 2,100 miles. Combined with its current assets, MJ Harden will have two Intergraph DMCs for aerial imagery collection, which presents more opportunity to support our customers' needs and to pursue a wider range of projects.

Digital imagery is ideally suited for applications that include mapping utility and telecommunication corridors and transportation infrastructure, supporting facilities management, and assisting with planning and assessment activities for state and local governments. The complementary combination of GeoEye's high-resolution satellite and MJ Harden's aerial imagery helps customers solve challenging location-based problems.

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