BOULDER, Colo., May 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace introduces its new branding and tagline to geospatial intelligence customers during this year's USGIF GEOINT Symposium at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, May 15-18.

Ball's dynamic new look unveils a tagline that embodies the full scope of what Ball does for its customers: Go Beyond™.  At Ball, we create innovative and affordable space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, and deliver actionable data and intelligence that protects national security. The new messaging platform demonstrates the passion and commitment our employees exhibit to enable our customers to perform beyond expectation.

"Ball is celebrating 60 years of aerospace innovation and contributes every day to enabling success in the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities," said Debra Facktor Lepore, vice president and general manager for Strategic Operations. "We are proud that our geospatial customers count on us to leverage our proven expertise to deliver the specialized data exploitation solutions they need to meet their missions."

At this year's Symposium, Ball Aerospace leaders will participate in discussions that include:

• Monday, May 16:  Courtney Schafer, OSINT workshop – Automated Real-Time Determination of Maritime Vessel Intent and Type Using open-Source Video Imagery
• Tuesday, May 17: Carl Fischer, Taming GEOINT Big Data with Scale

Technology demonstrations at Ball's booth #1401 will feature: Scale Software/Airborne ISR; ScanEagle 3D TotalSight; and Dynamic Content Management.

New branding for Ball Aerospace coincides with the launch of Ball's new website, Ball.com, which combines parent company Ball Corporation's distinctive brand storytelling with that of Ball Aerospace to better reflect the continually evolving offerings and innovation in both the metal packaging and the aerospace business.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial entities. The company develops and manufactures spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and scientific applications. Ball continues to invest and innovate in affordable, high resolution imaging systems, contributing to the needs of civil, military and commercial customers. For more information, visit http://www.ball.com/aerospace, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 15,200 people worldwide and reported 2015 sales of $8.0 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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