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Walter Scott

Technologist

Founder of DigitalGlobe and Maxar CTO pioneering high-resolution satellite imaging technology

Disclosure Rating — 7/10

  Satellite Imaging

Walter Scott founded DigitalGlobe and pioneered commercial high-resolution Earth observation satellites.12

  Technical Innovation

His background in laser-plasma physics at Lawrence Livermore National Lab informed development of advanced imaging systems.345

  Image Analysis

His expertise in satellite image forensics provides valuable perspective for evaluating UAP photographic evidence.678910

  References

  1. Maxar executive bio ↩

  2. SEC S-4 Maxar-DigitalGlobe merger filing 2017 ↩

  3. MIT Alumni Office "Humanitarian of the Year" citation 2019 ↩

  4. AIAA Thompson Lecture award notice 2021 ↩

  5. NGA-Maxar EnhancedView contract mod 2024 ↩

  6. LLNL laser-plasma journal article 1989 ↩

  7. UN-GGIM industry forum speech 2022 ↩

  8. SmallSat Conference plenary video Aug 2023 ↩

  9. FCC application for WorldView-4 filing 2014 ↩

  10. Maxar annual report 2024 ↩

Born on November 3, 1963

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