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Presentation ANNUAL REPORT 2014

nities. Consistent with this strategy, to maritime surveillance, fisheries,
Hisdesat is adding new skills to its border protection, customs, rescue
workforce, in order to allow us to operations, environmental monito-
develop this new business area with ring and others.
professionalism and quality.
Our goal is to continue growing in-
At the same time, the company is telligently, taking advantage of op-
ready to integrate the optical te- portunities, opening new markets
chnology satellite INGENIO into its and stimulating the Spanish satelli-
operating structure and services, to te industry. To do this, we need the
complement PAZ within the Spa- continued support of our Adminis-
nish National Earth Observation tration, essential for developing
Programme. and launching new programmes.
We will also continue to work with
Hisdesat maintains its venture in the international organizations such as
area of search and tracking services NATO and those associated with the
for shipping through the AIS sate- European Union, in order to increa-
llite system, having strengthened se our client base. We need to keep
its commitment to exactEarth, our investing in R&D and have faith in
Canadian company co-owned with
the projection of our capabilities
COMDEV. We remain true to our vi- as a country into the international
sion of expanding this constellation arena. This has been our strategy
to ensure that our customers re- for years, and it has allowed us to
ceive the highest quality of service, remain strong in both corporate
in addition to enhancing business and business terms.
growth by developing new applica-
tions and agreements with potential In conclusion, I would like to once
partners. In 2014, exactEarth – with again thank the outstanding group of
mediation by the Government of professionals that make up Hisdesat
Canada – has broken all records in for their dedication and commitment,
the signing of agreements for pro- without which past results would not
viding advanced data services by have been possible, and the future
AIS satellite to allied countries, and would not look nearly as promising. I
is now established as world leader would also like to thank the Board of
in this market. The data are used Directors for their continuous and un-
for multiple applications related conditional support to the company.

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