The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what customers want

Re:The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what cus... by jjeaff on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:37AM (#31080847)

I'm not aware of any technology as of yet that can see activity through a thick and insulated roof from low earth orbit or even a few thousand feet up for that matter. But I could be wrong.

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Re:The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what cus... by hyperman1 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:34AM (#31081160)

I remember seeing a (dead tree) newspaper article a few years ago about the police using sat images to detect potential cannabis plantages by the heat radiating from the building.

Sorry, can't seem to find it on the net after a quick DDG

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Re:The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what cus... by kritiko on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:32AM (#31082832)

I think they were using plain old thermal imaging cameras (not satellites). However, Kyllo v United States now requires a warrant for that.

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Re:The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what cus... by jjeaff on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:29PM (#31103913)

Yes, that would make sense because lots of grow lights can cause significant heat. I don't think heat technology could see individual people through a roof though.

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Re:The satellite imagery industry still has no idea what cus... by t0mas88 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:59PM (#31089051)

Thermal imaging is easy from a helicopter or survey aircraft, that's enough to find likely locations for plantages.

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