Strictly speaking - a pixel in the resulting image was legally restricted to 50cm*50cm. I don't recall the new limit.
Ray Parks ----- Original Message ----- From: Parks, Raymond [mailto:rcpa...@sandia.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:40 AM To: 'friam@redfish.com' <friam@redfish.com> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] [EXTERNAL] Re: iClarified - Apple News - Google Just Bought a Company That Says It Can Predict iPhone Launches From the Sky 50cm ----- Original Message ----- From: Barry MacKichan [mailto:barry.mackic...@mackichan.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 10:28 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [FRIAM] iClarified - Apple News - Google Just Bought a Company That Says It Can Predict iPhone Launches From the Sky Does anyone know what resolution it is "that until last week was illegal to sell commercially." I have a friend who worked for the satellite imaging company in Boulder (the name escapes me) and one of their potential customers ran a test of determining the progress (including the height) on the new symphony building in Seattle as it was being built. I think their resolution then was 1 meter. —Barry On 17 Jun 2014, at 10:04, Owen Densmore wrote: > My! Their satellites are quite "near earth", thus really high > resolution. > > Google paid $500 million for the company that puts satellites into > orbit >> 185 miles above the Earth. Within a few years, you might be able use >> Google >> Maps to check if you left a light on or if your car is in your >> driveway. > > > http://www.iclarified.com/41635/google-just-bought-a-company-that-says-it-can-predict-iphone-launches-from-the-sky > > Their capability is impressive: > > That's because by 2016 or so, Skybox will be able to take full images > of >> the Earth twice a day, at a resolution that until last week was >> illegal to >> sell commercially—all with just a half-dozen satellites. > > > The zinger is how they want this to not just be "data" but > "knowledge" > > "We're looking at Foxconn every week," Mr. Berkenstock says, because >> measuring the density of trucks outside the Taiwanese company's >> manufacturing facilities tells Skybox when the next iPhone will be >> released. > > > > -- Owen > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
