CHANTILLY, VA, 3 January 2008 – Rodney Cope has been named Director of Federal and Civilian Services for SPOT Image Corp. He will be responsible for all federal and civilian accounts in the United States. Rodney comes to SPOT Image Corp. from MJ Harden, a GeoEye company, where he served the last three years as a Senior Account Manager, covering the federal and state markets.
“We are expanding our presence in the federal and civilian markets and Rodney’s experience and proven track record of success in this arena will be a tremendous asset in this effort,” explains Bruce Ogden, SPOT Image Corp. Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We are delighted to have Rodney on board.”
“SPOT has a solid reputation of delivering high quality, satellite imagery in numerous resolutions to federal, state and local customers. With the new high resolution Pleiades and SPOT 6 programs now under development, SPOT is positioned to have a significant role in the commercial remote sensing industry for years to come. I am happy to be a member of the SPOT team,” said Rodney.
The SPOT constellation of three satellites offers the broadest range of image telemetry, including 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 meter resolutions. SPOT Image provides imagery, data, surveillance and mapping solutions within numerous markets including Defense, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Land Management & Planning, Disaster Recovery, and Oil, Gas & Mining Exploration. The constellation is supplemented by the Taiwanese satellite Formosat-2 for which SPOT has exclusive commercial distribution rights. SPOT will also serve as exclusive commercial distributor for the upcoming very high resolution 2-satellite constellation, Pleiades, and the 2-meter SPOT 6 satellite.
For over two decades, the Spot Image organization has perfected the ability to harness space- and ground-based systems to meet customers’ needs. Spot Image has also developed a far-reaching global network of commercial offices, receiving stations, partners and distributors. Every first-tier data provider operating today relies on Spot’s commercial network for reaching the global market.
Contact:
Bruce Ogden
703-715-3110
www.spot.com