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| Subject: | RE: GISList: Imagery availability |
| Date: |
02/18/2003 09:01:13 PM |
| From: |
Anthony Quartararo |
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Just for the record, I requested imagery that was published as being in
archive already. Maybe I just don't get it, but if something is sitting on
a server (getting older by the day), why does it take 120 days to burn a CD
? Even the raw imagery (no correction, etc.) is not readily available.
There are hundreds if not thousands of qualified firms that could do the
necessary corrections on the raw imagery in days, and at most, a few weeks.
I'm not talking about tasking the bird to take custom images, only really,
really deep pockets would think of doing that. If the product isn't ready
to ship on request, then don't advertise it as being in archive. I realize
that the factors that go into satellite imagery availability go well beyond
my knowledge of the subject, but none of that really matters: what matters
is that this market segment has started down the path of becoming a
commodity, perhaps kicking and screaming all the way, but the first
organization to become the Amazon.com/Ebay.com of the imagery market wins.=
=20=20
Anthony
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