WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxar Technologies, (“Company” formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and
Associates Ltd.), (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), a leading global provider of
advanced space technology solutions for commercial and government
markets, today marked the first year of operations for its News Bureau
initiative that leverages the power of its high resolution satellite
imagery and analysis for social good and global transparency.
“High-resolution satellite imagery and analytics are a powerful
complement to good journalism, providing indisputable truth at a time
when credibility is critical”
The Maxar News Bureau is a partnership program with trusted media
organizations around the world. In the past year, the News Bureau has
played a pivotal role in exposing the displacement
and killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar; providing indisputable
evidence of human
trafficking and illegal fishing in an international court case;
monitoring the growth
of refugee camps in Uganda; chronicling the physical
toll of wars in Iraq and Syria; and revealing the devastation of
numerous natural disasters, including the California
wildfires and hurricanes Harvey,
Maria,
and Irma.
“High-resolution satellite imagery and analytics are a powerful
complement to good journalism, providing indisputable truth at a time
when credibility is critical,” said Nancy Coleman, Maxar Vice President
of Communications. “Our imagery and expertise provide unmatched quality,
currency, and veracity in the form of credentialed content to news
organizations. The visual context that we provide puts a compelling
spotlight on injustice and human suffering allowing decisions to be made
with confidence and is an extension of Maxar’s purpose.”
The News Bureau was formally established in February 2017 by
DigitalGlobe, building upon earlier work the company did to enable
investigative reporting projects. Most notably, DigitalGlobe provided
the “smoking
gun” image to the Associated Press (AP) that showed two trawlers
loading slave-caught seafood onto a commercial cargo ship. As a result
of the Seafood
from Slaves investigation, more than 2,000 enslaved men were freed,
U.S. law was changed and AP was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for
Public Service.
“DigitalGlobe provided critical evidence we needed to expose the slave
fishing operation and hold the responsible parties accountable for their
actions,” said Marjorie Miller, AP Vice President of Global News and
Enterprise. “Access to high-resolution satellite imagery has allowed AP
to accurately report from parts of the world that are too remote,
dangerous or inaccessible to reach in any other way.”
Now as part of a family of industry-leading space and technologies
companies under Maxar Technologies, the News Bureau has access to radar
satellite imagery from MDA
and advanced analytic capabilities from Radiant
Solutions. Applications for our unrivaled combined capabilities
include broad-area monitoring of illegal fishing, logging and mining;
understanding urban development and environmental changes; and gaining
real-time insight into dynamic global events using crowdsourcing and
social media analytics.
To learn more about becoming a Maxar News Bureau partner, email turner.brinton@maxar.com.
About Maxar
Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates) is a
leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for
commercial and government markets including satellites, Earth imagery,
geospatial data and analytics. As a trusted partner, Maxar Technologies
provides unmatched end-to-end advanced systems capabilities and
integrated solutions expertise to help our customers anticipate and
address their most complex mission critical challenges with confidence.
With more than 6,500 employees in over 21 locations, the Maxar
Technologies portfolio of commercial space brands includes: SSL, MDA,
DigitalGlobe, and Radiant Solutions. Every day millions of people rely
on Maxar Technologies to communicate, share information and data, and
deliver insights that empower a better world. Maxar trades on the
Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more
information, visit www.maxar.com.