US defence agency to use Microsoft's Virtual Earth
Microsoft is collaborating with the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a division of the Department of Defence, on its Virtual Earth technology. The NGA wants to use the Virtual Earth technology "to provide geospatial support for humanitarian, peacekeeping and national security efforts," Microsoft said in a statement on Thursday. In return, the Redmond, Wash., software giant hopes to gain from the organization’s established knowledge of geospatial information and geodetics, the math and science of measuring portions of the Earth’s topography, magnetic and gravitational variations, and geodynamic phenomenon.
The NGA is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and "provides timely, relevant and accurate imagery, imagery intelligence and geospatial information in support of national security objectives," according to the government agency’s Web site.
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