Not really. Airbus, a french company, is already providing high-quality satellite imagery. Based on the specs and the sample pic, I don't think this Sony thing

Not really. Airbus, a french company, is already providing high-quality satellite imagery. Based on the specs and the sample pic, I don't think this Sony thing is going to provide any useful imagery; its more of a fun artsy marketing campaign thing than something for serious use. Just a month ago there was a startup announcement reselling satellite imagery to low-volume customers, and it raised fairly big comment thread. That thing has far better chance of democratizing satellite access https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34468644 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34468644