Geospatial imagery unlocks new cloud computing scenarios on Azure

In the year since Azure Space was announced, Microsoft has focused on extending its Azure Space ecosystem by partnering with industry leaders in the space community to empower customers and partners to achieve more. Today, Microsoft is expanding on its mission to make Azure Space the platform and ecosystem of choice for the space community through a new partnership with Airbus and the general availability of their premium satellite imagery and elevation data in Microsoft's Azure Maps. Through this partnership, Airbus will feed Azure Maps with its SPOT (1.5m resolution), Pléiades (50cm), and Pléiades Neo (30cm) satellite imagery and WorldDEM4Ortho elevation data. WorldDEM4Ortho is based on the global WorldDEM elevation dataset and has a resolution of 24m with a vertical accuracy of 4m. "We are thrilled to be a part of the Microsoft Azure community," said François Lombard, Director of the Intelligence Business at Airbus Defense and Space.