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November 21, 2012

Spatial Energy Becomes First Astrium Services OilGas Global Reseller
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2012
Spatial Energy has signed a strategic reseller agreement with Astrium Services in Chantilly, Va. This agreement establishes Spatial Energy as the first global reseller of Astrium products and services to the worldwide oil and gas industry. "Astrium Services is the only geo-information data provider today with a full spectrum of satellites acquiring multi-resolution optical and radar imagery from which a variety of products and services are derived, including elevation data, global oil seeps, and g ... read more

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