middle east type regional affiliate of geoeye founded 1997 headquarters dubai united arab emirates key people mohammed el kadi managing director website spaceimagingme.com space imaging middle east llc sime is a regional affiliate of geoeye the largest commercial remote sensing company in the world . established in 1997 sime started off by introducing high resolution satellite imagery to the middle east region operating from government run ground stations . today sime headquartered in the united arab emirates is a leading geo spatial and gis solutions provider throughout the middle east the persian gulf eastern africa and central asia . sime s products and services include photogrammetry mapping gis 3d models imagery analysis and reporting software vehicle tracking consulting and training among others . sime engages in technology partnerships with leading technology companies and owns and operates a wide range of sources for satellite and aerial imagery . the company s profile was raised during the 2003 iraq war when high resolution satellite imagery licensed from sime was used by some news organizations to give the public bird s eye views of various key iraqi locations such as fallujah and bagdhad . in 2003 sime supplied 1 meter resolution imagery of afghanistan to the united nations office on drugs and crime unodc as part of a survey to monitor the production of illicit crops . 1 among sime s primary competitors are digitalglobe and spot image . contents 1 remote sensing technology 2 partners and subsidiaries 3 satellite coverage area 4 applications 5 references 6 external links remote sensing technology edit sime offers imagery collected from various earth observation satellites and aerial sensors with resolutions varying from 15 centimeters to 20 meters . sime s satellite constellation includes the indian remote sensing satellite irs ikonos and cartosat satellites . sime controls its satellite constellation via a ground station based in the uae . the company also has an aircraft permanently stationed in the region to collect aerial imagery . 2 partners and subsidiaries edit sime is the main investor of european space imaging eusi in munich germany which gives sime direct access to the latest in european satellite technology . 3 sime has partnered with the german aerospace center dlr to operate the ground station and to develop hosting and delivery systems of data . it has also teamed up with gaf ag of munich to provide specialized remote sensing studies . sime has established a joint venture with sanborn incorporated to provide aerial imaging products and advanced modeling solutions . in the far east the company has teamed up with mappoint asia to provide vehicle and asset tracking systems . 4 satellite coverage area edit having direct access to two receiving stations in germany and uae sime s satellite reach extensively covers an area extending from the arctic circle in the north to the persian gulf region in the south and from the indian ocean in the east to the atlantic ocean in the west . sime has a substantial satellite and aerial imagery archive and owns all the images in its database which contain multiple covers of the region spanning a period of several years . applications edit sime offers applications to a variety of industries in both the government and commercial sectors . these include aviation environment protection mapping military & intelligence oil & gas security & relief telecommunications urban planning & infrastructure development references edit http www.spaceimagingme.com content downloads news 29 oct 2003.pdf http www.spaceimagingme.com content sensors index.asp http www.euspaceimaging.com content about index.asp http www.spaceimagingme.com content tech % 20partners index.asp external links edit sime corporate website geoeye corporate website v t e united arab emirates space program organizations mohammed bin rashid space centre facilities mohammed bin rashid space centre satellites dubaisat 1 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