Datatrak IT Services becomes Eurimage application provider

Datatrak IT Services Ltd. (DITSL) has become an application provider for one of Europe's leading satellite providers, Eurimage SpA. The agreement was signed between Joe Fenech Conti, DITSL chief executive officer, and Marcello Maranesi, Eurimage's managing director.

Under this agreement, DITSL has become an official distributor for the suite of satellite imagery products provided by Eurimage. This strategy is intended to further enhance the range of satellite and map products DITSL already offers its clients both locally and overseas.

As an application provider for Eurimage, DITSL offers its clients high resolution images from the QuickBird satellite. Images at up to 60 cm resolution are available and are the highest resolution available from any commercial satellite.

Medium scale satellite maps are also available, as derived from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Envisat and ERS satellites. As a low- cost option, DITSL can offer low- scale Landsat images.

DITSL's Geomatics department specialises in mapping, land surveying and geographical information systems (GIS) services. DITSL has an extensive track record for government departments, parastatal organisations and private companies, both in Malta and internationally.

Satellite images have numerous applications and are crucial components of the GIS solutions developed by DITSL. Currently, DITSL uses satellite imagery to produce a series of high scale maps for municipal authorities in North Africa, and complements its portfolio of international mapping projects in the Middle East and North African region.

Based in Rome, Eurimage has been providing global satellite data for over 13 years and now operates through a network of more than 150 expert application providers worldwide. Eurimage's shareholders are Telespazio (Italy), and Astrium (Germany /France/UK).

It is also the exclusive distributor for customers in Europe and the Mediterranean for DigitalGlobe's QuickBird images, ESA's official commercial distributor for Envisat and ERS data.

During the past two years, DITSL has also signed agreements with other leading satellite provider companies. DITSL is a reseller for Inta SpaceTurk for the supply of high resolution (1m) imagery from the Ikonos satellite.

Last year, DITSL also became a value added reseller and agent for Spot Image France, enabling it to act as a reseller of SPOT satellite images in Malta and Libya.

Through these distributor strategies, DITSL is now in a key position to offer a complete range of satellite images to support clients from several sectors such as urban planning, utlities, agriculture, land cover mapping, 3D terrain modelling, oil and gas exploration and cartography. DITSL's experienced mapping team work closely with clients to consult and offer them mapping and GIS solutions that meet their specific application cost-effectively. DITSL will also use this range of satellite imagery as basemaps within its GIS.

For more information on the applications of satellite imagery and DITSL's mapping services visit DITSL's Website www.datatrak.ws, contact Dr Elaine Tabone Adami or Martin Scicluna on 2331-8500, or e-mail geomatics@datatrakit.com.mt.