The Present and Future of Commercial Satellite Imaging
Startling developments in satellite imaging technology have left privacy advocates concerned about 24-hour monitoring over the last 10 years. Commercial satellite imagery , for instance, is effective enough to see a vehicle, but, it is not required to be sufficiently detailed to recognize the make and model. But innovations may soon avoid the rules of the government. What is commercial satellite imaging? Besides the many government-managed earth-observing satellites, several commercial earth-watching satellites are operated independently. This has increased dramatically as the demand for updated, high-resolution satellite imagery is expanding. Mapping companies like Google Maps etc., private firms and researchers are using commercial satellite imaging technology. There is a significant amount of commercial satellite available data, but there is still a major cost of buying the data. Commercial satellite imaging is used for planning, disaster preparedness and response, and int...