Through NGA’s EnhancedView program, military and civilian health workers, international partner nations and volunteers can better understand the ground situation with new images collected on a daily basis. Furthermore, the agency released country-scale DigitalGlobe human geography data layers that provide information on regional infrastructure, the locations of medical facilities, environmental data and more.
“This proactive and forward-leaning government-industry partnership is crucial when it comes to preparing for and responding to humanitarian crises of all kinds,” said William Arras, VP of U.S. government customer experience at DigitalGlobe. “Analysts may utilize this data to better understand where infrastructure is located, where the disease has the greatest risk of transmission, and what populations are most at risk.”