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Tech company partners with satellite imaging company to help drivers find you

Uber has been working on its mapping division for some time now, especially as high-definition maps will play a part in its self-driving car project.

Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick

Uber has partnered with DigitalGlobe, a satellite imaging company which provides high-resolution aerial imagery to tech giants like Apple and Google, so Uber can have the ability to use satellite imaging for its mapping solutions.

DigitalGlobe, in a blog post announcing the deal, said the imagery it would provide would help "improve the Uber experience for riders and drivers," and that Uber would be using its technology to "identify and improve pick-up and drop-off locations," rather than just displaying maps to users of the Uber app.

Uber has been working on its mapping division for some time now, especially as high-definition maps will play a part in its self-driving car project.

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Brian McClendon, former head of Google Maps is nlow in charge of Uber maps, along with a number of engineers that have been poached from Google and Carnegie Mellon University to work on Uber's mapping goals.

According to a The Verge report, Uber has not made a statement of commented on the deal except point to the DigitalGlobe blog post announcing the partnership I mentioned earlier. There is no information on the financials or the exact length of the deal.

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