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9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

General Information

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NOTE 1. General Information

DigitalGlobe, Inc. (“DigitalGlobe” or the “Company”) is a leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery products and services that support users in a wide variety of fields including defense, intelligence and homeland security, mapping and analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration and infrastructure management. Each day these users depend on DigitalGlobe data, information, technology and expertise to better understand our changing planet in order to save lives, resources and time. DigitalGlobe owns and operates five in-orbit imagery satellites, which collect panchromatic (black and white) or multispectral (color) imagery using visible and near-infrared wavelengths. The Company offers a range of on-line and off-line distribution options designed to enable customers to easily access and integrate the Company’s imagery into their business operations and applications.

On January 31, 2013, DigitalGlobe completed its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock of GeoEye, Inc. (“GeoEye”), a leading provider of geospatial intelligence solutions in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The acquisition of GeoEye broadened the Company’s service offerings, enabled it to optimize satellite orbits and collection of imagery, strengthened its production and analytics capabilities, increased the scale of its existing operations and diversified its customer and product mix. The results of operations of GeoEye have been included in the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements beginning as of the acquisition date of January 31, 2013.