Descripción : DigitalGlobe`s and GeoEye`s high-resolution images of the Earth are employed for military purposes, including intelligence gathering and disaster relief. They`re also used for popular applications like Google Earth – oh, and to help track down warlord Joseph Kony, too. Nevertheless, the industry is in turmoil. In January, the Department of Defense announced there would be “significant reductions” in the budget for commercial satellite imagery, as part of the military-funding cuts that the Obama administration has announced to help meet deficit reduction requirements. The administration proposed to slash GeoEye`s and DigitalGlobe`s next year`s contracts from $540 million to $250 million.

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