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Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap by tomarr on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:30PM (#14303121)
Most of the EU satellite stuff is open licensed, lookup Sentinel II. Various wavelengths and new data every 5 days (so if it's cloudy you can try again).

It's not the most user-friendly though, you have to download large swathes at a time.

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Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap by greglindahl on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @04:05PM (#14303375)
NASA has datasets that are easy to integrate into maps. See https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/
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Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap by kbullock on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @07:04PM (#14304612)
NASA Landsat program is a great example of Open Data. It's important to remember that US taxpayers funded the creation, launch and operation of the satellites. EU Sentinel is similar. So the imagery is paid for, as users we just don't have to pay twice.
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Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @08:27PM (#14305033)
DigitalGlobe's GeoEye-1 was also partially funded with taxpayer money in exchange for unlimited military access and exclusive use of the highest resolutions. It is time the general public got to reap the benefits too.
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Re:DigitalGlobe satellite imagery launch for OpenStreetMap by betatim on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:35PM (#14304002)
Sentinel II images are great and provide many wavelengths. The resolution is a bit low for tracing though I think.
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