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I have to hard disagree on the reasonableness of a licensed image. Firstly, I’m the one framing the shot. This isn’t a photographer making art, this is me payin
by TheJoeMan 4y ago
I have to hard disagree on the reasonableness of a licensed image. Firstly, I’m the one framing the shot. This isn’t a photographer making art, this is me paying a company to point a camera at xyz coordinates and capture the earth as it is, unprocessed. So if I personally plan out the perfect beautiful shot, now SkyFi gets to pitch it to others to make additional money off it?
Secondly, calling this “democratized” satellite imagery is a farce. Democratized to me means here’s the pixels you bought, it’s yours to do whatever you want with.
- mlindner 4y agoI didn't read their site in detail, but usually you're not actually framing the shot. You're buying images that they've already taken. Imaging satellites don't let you task the angle or direction and they simply continuously take pictures of anything underneath them as they pass overhead.
- jffry 4y agoThe linked page prominently talks about pricing for existing images from a catalog of existing images, OR paying for an entirely new image
- wasmitnetzen 4y ago"An entirely new image" probably means them buying either time on an existing satellite passing over your spot or just buying a set of pictures from a provider and hoping that someone else will buy a picture nearby too. It's not like a satellite will fire its rockets to get to that position.