DigitalGlobe Partners with Ecopia Tech Corporation to Generate Building Footprints by Leveraging Machine Learning in the Cloud

WESTMINSTER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DigitalGlobe,
a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and
Associates Ltd.) (NYSE: MAXR; TSX: MAXR), today announced a partnership
with Ecopia
Tech Corporation (“Ecopia”) to know precisely where buildings are by
utilizing proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms and innovative
cloud computing to create building footprints. By using Ecopia
U.S. Building Footprints powered by DigitalGlobe, customers will
have the most current and accurate information on structures in their
areas of interest, enabling them to make business decisions with
unprecedented speed and efficiency.

Ecopia, a developer in DigitalGlobe’s Geospatial Big Data platform (GBDX)
ecosystem, established a process to create building footprints quickly
and at scale by leveraging advanced machine learning in combination with
DigitalGlobe’s cloud-based 100 petabyte imagery library. This innovative
approach offers a welcome alternative to outdated footprint sources and
the corresponding time-consuming and expensive creation methods. Ecopia
U.S. Building Footprints powered by DigitalGlobe provides actionable
insights for observing, analyzing, and monitoring business processes
like supply chain management, urban planning, and asset monitoring for
industries such as energy, insurance, real estate, telecom, and
location-based services. Starting with the United States, the two
companies will extract highly accurate 2D building footprints across the
Earth, then refresh the datasets to find and track change over time,
which is valuable information to businesses. Several national service
providers are already using the building footprints in their
industry-leading applications.

“Ecopia is harnessing the cloud-based computational power of GBDX to
gain immediate, on-demand access to DigitalGlobe’s 18-year library of
high-resolution satellite imagery,” said Bill Singleton, Ecopia Tech
Corporation Vice President. “Combining our algorithms with
DigitalGlobe’s technology allows Ecopia to extract and update building
footprints at a scale and speed never before thought possible.”

“Now, customers in a multitude of verticals can quickly answer
business-critical questions instead of spending time creating the data
and information to answer those questions,” said Dr. Shay Har-Noy,
DigitalGlobe Vice President of Unified Platform. “Ecopia U.S. Building
Footprints powered by DigitalGlobe will become a foundational data layer
for all businesses with an interest in how our world is built and how it
is changing over time.”

DigitalGlobe and Ecopia will extract every building footprint in the
United States by mid-year 2018, and many major international locations
by the beginning of 2019. Ecopia U.S. Building Footprints powered by
DigitalGlobe will be available off the shelf or on-demand, with or
without the source high-resolution imagery, and will include the option
to subscribe to regular updates.

About DigitalGlobe

DigitalGlobe is the global leader in commercial high-resolution
satellite imagery used by decision makers to better understand our
changing planet in order to save lives, resources and time. Sourced from
the world's leading constellation, our imagery solutions deliver
unmatched coverage and capacity to meet our customers' most demanding
mission requirements. Each day customers in defense and intelligence,
public safety, civil agencies, map making and analysis, environmental
monitoring, oil and gas exploration, infrastructure management,
navigation technology, and providers of location-based services depend
on DigitalGlobe data, information, technology and expertise to gain
actionable insight. DigitalGlobe is a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE:
MAXR; TSX: MAXR). For more information visit www.DigitalGlobe.com.

About Maxar Technologies

Maxar Technologies (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates) is a
leading global provider of advanced space technology solutions for
commercial and government markets including satellites, Earth imagery,
robotics, geospatial data and analytics. As a trusted partner, Maxar
Technologies provides unmatched integrated capabilities, solutions and
expertise to help customers anticipate and address their most complex
mission-critical challenges with confidence. With more than 6,500
employees in over 31 locations, the Maxar Technologies portfolio of
commercial space brands includes MDA, SSL, DigitalGlobe and Radiant
Solutions. Every day, billions of people rely on Maxar Technologies to
communicate, share information and data, and deliver insights that Build
a Better World. Maxar trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York
Stock Exchange as MAXR. For more information, visit www.maxar.com.

About Ecopia Tech Corporation

Ecopia Tech Corporation (“Ecopia”) is an international supplier of high
definition (HD) mapping products that enable high-fidelity global scale
insights. Ecopia uses proprietary intelligent systems that leverage
groundbreaking advancements in machine learning to convert
high-resolution imagery of our earth into HD maps. The technology can
utilize multiple sources of imagery ensuring accurate, up-to-date and
reliable specifications that you can trust. For information visit www.ecopiatech.com.

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loss or damage to the content contained in our ImageLibrary;
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Contacts

Maxar
Investor Relations
Contact:
Marissa Poratto, 604-331-2044
Maxar Investor
Relations
[email protected]
or
Media
Contact:
Edelman for DigitalGlobe
Ashley Chauvin,
212-277-3818
[email protected]
or
Ecopia
Tech Corporation
Media Contact
Emily
Jackson, 647-271-4284
[email protected]