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Susan Smith
Susan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More » The importance of U.S. commercial satellite imageryApril 13th, 2012 by Susan Smith
High resolution imagery of sub-meter – less than 40 inches – is only available from GeoEye, DigitalGlobe, Astrium Geo, and ImageSat. It is what the stuff of Google is made of. GeoEye and DigitalGlobe represent approximately 75% of this market, and 2/3 of their revenue is tied to the U.S. government. There are lots of free, government sources of satellite imagery like Landsat, and weather satellites from NASA and NOAA, but these are not high-resolution satellites that can zoom in on your house, or support 3D modeling for engineering and virtual reality-type applications. Read about why U.S. commercial satellite imagery is important: The Fate of U.S. Commercial Satellite Imagery – and why you should care LBx Journal Tags: DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, geospatial, GIS, Google, high-resolution satellites, Landsat, NASA, NOAA, remote sensing, satellite imagery, sub-meter, U.S. government Categories: DigitalGlobe, GeoEYE, Google, remote sensing, satellite imagery |
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