A Maxar Precision3D image of Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Maxar Technologies

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Maxar Intelligence a task order to provide the agency with a Precision3D data bundle covering an area within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Maxar Intelligence announced the award on Jan. 4

The task order is worth about $7.8 million and covers a time frame of less than one year, a representative for the NGA said in response to a Defense Daily question via email.

The data will support the NGA’s Office of Geomatics, which maintains 3D geospatial intelligence products.

This award “speaks to the NGA’s strong partnership with industry and the growing business case for utilizing unclassified, high-quality commercial geospatial data to support national security needs,” said Susanne Hake, general manager of U.S. Government for Maxar Intelligence. 

Maxar Intelligence says its Precision3D data suite is built with multiview photogrammetry methods, which results in highly accurate and detailed 3D models with 50-centimeter resolution and absolute accuracy of 3 meters in all dimensions. Under the contract, Maxar will provide its Precision3D surface model, which is a 3D triangulated irregular network (TIN) model of Earth, the company’s most accurate representation of Earth. It also includes the Precision3D digital surface model, predicted accuracy data, and high-resolution orthoimagery. 

“Precision3D data enhances situational awareness and decision-making, providing a precise, geospatially accurate representation of Earth that not only reflects the terrain in all dimensions but also provides an accurate foundation for additional data sources through georegistration,” Hake added. 

Defense Daily reporter Calvin Biesecker contributed to this article