National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Exercises Option To Extend NextView

Longmont, Colo., March 11, 2010 – DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI), a leading global content provider of high-resolution world imagery solutions, today announced that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or NGA has exercised the option to extend  its Service Level Agreement, or SLA, with DigitalGlobe.

The option exercise ensures NGA continuity of access to WorldView-1 imagery at $12.5 million per month through June 30, 2010 with six additional options to extend the SLA, each for a one month period, with the last option term expiring on December 31, 2010. 

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