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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Imagery availability |
| Date: |
02/18/2003 02:17:18 PM |
| From: |
Glenn Letham (GeoCommunity) |
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Yes it is a bit of a "cluster"
EOM has some pointers to data providers at
http://www.eomonline.com/CommonGEMI/Aerialimagery/Aerial.htm
http://www.eomonline.com/CommonGEMI/Satelliteimagery/SatelliteImag.htm
Also, see http://imaging.geocomm.com/sources/ (bottom of page)
Glenn
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Quartararo" <ajq3@spatialnetworks.com>
To: <gislist@geocomm.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: GISList: Imagery availability
I'm curious about other's experience with the major imagery providers,
namely Space Imaging (IKONOS) and Digital Globe (QuickBird), but not
exclusive to those two. I've recently made some requests through their
respective online "stores" for GIS-ready imagery, and the results are less
than impressive. Neither vendor responded with more than an automated email
saying the request has been received and someone someday will get in touch
with me to provide a quote and a delivery schedule.
In my conversations with others over the past 12 months, similar feedback
has lead me to conclude that:
A) the satellite imagery market (<=1m) needs more competition (ie. More
birds in the air capturing more imagery, cheaper prices, on-demand delivery)
B) neither vendor is really capable of handling the current demand (outside
of CNN, NIMA & Survivor addicts)
C) There is little point of having an "online store" if the order
fulfillment process is slow, unresponsive and confusing.
D) Exclusive distributors/resellers of various national imagery products is
a old, counter-productive sales model that has artificially creates
obstacles for imagery consumption.
To their credit, these companies have gone out and pushed the envelope in a
market that was uncertain in pre-IKONOS times, but enough time has passed
and enough latent demand exists to call on them and other industry members
to fill the pipeline, make the imagery acquisition process easier, cheaper
and faster. Is this a minority view of list readers?
Anthony
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