This composite is the first wide-scale image of the Earth since Blue Marble, captured from the Apollo 17 spacecraft in 1972.
1999
Maxar launches its first high-resolution Earth imaging satellite, IKONOS, featuring 80 cm resolution—the highest commercial resolution available at that time.
2000s
2004
Keyhole Earth Viewer is acquired by Google and relaunched as Google Earth-democratizing access to global Earth observation imagery from Landsat 7 (15 m resolution).
1999-2014
Maxar launches 6 high-resolution commercial satellites including WorldView-3, which features 30 cm capabilities and an average revisit time of less than one day
2010s
2013
Maxar evolves single image strip data offering for mapping to countrywide image mosaics with unprecedented quality, 50 cm resolution and 10 m CE90 spatial accuracy.
2016
Airbus announces One Atlas, its online global basemap featuring annual refreshes spanning 50 cm to 1.5 m resolution coverage.
2016
Esri announces partnership with Maxar, increasing accessibility of high-quality global basemaps available via ArcGIS.
2016
Maxar achieves first digital high-resolution basemap of the Earth, featuring consistent 50 cm resolution and 10 m CE90 spatial accuracy over 90% of landmass. This breakthrough introduced the ability to map any location with consistent and continuous coverage.
2017
Planet launches its web portal, Planet Explorer, offering access to global imagery at 30-40 m resolution, and 3-5 m imagery over the United States.
2017
Maxar launches the SecureWatch Earth Intelligence access platform, enabling 24/7 on-demand streaming of its high-resolution imagery mosaics enabling unprecedented monitoring and change detection capabilities at metro and global scale.
2018
Maxar develops machine learning-based mosaicking technologies that enable annual global builds and increased accuracy of 8.5 m CE90, including 30 cm GSD coverage over 2,500 global metro areas.
30 cm pixel size moves from the size of a 21 inch baking sheet to the size of a 12 inch dinner plate.
2019
Maxar begins annual content updates to its global and metro-based imagery mosaics, enabling improved accuracy for mapping and change detection.
Blue dots represent cities where Maxar premium Metro imagery mosaics are available
2020s
2020
Proprietary machine learning capabilities increase global basemap accuracy to 5 m CE90 with minimal shear as well as sub-30 cm GSD for select areas, enhancing visualization and usability of Maxar raster products.
Sub-30 cm improves clarity of small features like bus stops and utility lines.
2000s 
