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Thank you for sharing. NOAA requiring a license for images of Earth is infuriating. Do they require other countries to get a license as well?
by tastyfreeze 5y ago
Thank you for sharing.
NOAA requiring a license for images of Earth is infuriating. Do they require other countries to get a license as well?
- GravitasFailure 5y agoMy understanding is it's intertwined with national security issues. NOAA doesn't have the ability to demand a license from other nations, though there may be some treaty obligations they adhere to.
- zokier 5y agoUSG has been trying to put the satellite imagery genie back in the bottle the past 30 years with mixed results at best. I suspect they are slowly realizing that it is a losing battle. https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-government-controls-sensitive-satellite-data/ https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-government-controls-sens...