Geospatial technologies, and therefore geospatial solutions (especially those dealing with large imagery files) have always been burdened by high computing challenges. These challenges have translated into latency issues. Over the last several years, DigitalGlobe has invested in GPU technology to accelerate speed to market in delivering imagery products and services.

Satellite imagery was something that the general public did not have access to before 2005. People caught glimpses of the stories satellite imagery could tell only from documentaries produced from the likes of Nova and National Geographic. Google Earth changed all that June 2005 and …