Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a Microsoft company, announced that it received notice from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) that the UltraCamXp and UltraCamXp Wide Angle (WA) successfully completed the USGS Sensor Type Certification Process. USGS certifies that the UltraCamXp and UltraCamXp WA are “capable of providing quality, consistent image data to support civil government programs at the performance level specified in the USGS sensor type certification report.”