Now these non-traditional partners will be working together to solve the difficult challenges of urban mobility on an overcrowded planet.

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This data and imagery will be down-linked to ground stations around the planet and then displayed in real time on the Internet and distributed directly to UrtheCast's exclusive partners and customers.

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