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Re:New updates and more access to Google Earth AI by mrtesthah on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:20PM (#45686554)
I see the humor in this but you'd still need to operate your own satellites.
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Re:New updates and more access to Google Earth AI by wlesieutre on Thursday October 23, 2025 @05:53PM (#45687767)
What they want is for the government to run the satellites and provide the data on the taxpayers' dime, but only let private companies interpret that data so they can sell their forecasting

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/14/politics/noaa-nominee-accuwea... (note: old news)

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Re:New updates and more access to Google Earth AI by vineyardmike on Thursday October 23, 2025 @07:46PM (#45688955)
Google (with partner companies) launched a climate-monitoring satellite last year. Thanks to SpaceX, it’s cheaper than ever for private organizations to launch satellites.
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