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If you Google "hedge fund satellite data", you'll get loads of results, e.g: > Every five minutes a satellite captures images of China’s biggest cities from sp
by patrickk 10y ago
If you Google "hedge fund satellite data", you'll get loads of results, e.g:
> Every five minutes a satellite captures images of China’s biggest cities from space. Thousands of miles away in California, a computer looks at the shadows of the buildings in the images and draws a conclusion: China’s real estate boom is slowing.
> Traders at BlackRock, the money management giant, then use the data to help choose whether to buy or sell the stocks of Chinese developers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/business/dealbook/the-next-generation-of-hedge-fund-stars-data-crunching-computers.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/business/dealbook/the-nex...
- zeristor 10y agoWith this in mind have people been gaming the system? A building on its own is a liability, its only worth something if it has occupants (or property prices are rising)
- piercebot 10y agoChina is hard, though, because it's cloudy very often. Having a fleet of satellites in orbit with a ~15 minute revisit rate will be game changing to making sure you find exactly what you're looking for on the day you're looking for it.