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winstontri
6y ago
Great idea! This is the first time I've heard of Infinite Flight, so I'll definitely reach out. We've actually spoken with the company responsible for turning Bing data into the 3D renderings in MS Flight Simulator. We think
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winstontri
6y ago
Sounds like your experience aligns very much with what we're trying to build for and solve! I'll reach out through your email right now :)
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winstontri
6y ago
Yup, we're planning on it! Longtime admirers of the HOTOSM/OSM community and would love to contribute towards the mission. If you know of anyone within HOTOSM who would be interested in talking, please tell them to email info@albe
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winstontri
6y ago
I'll assume you're referencing SkySat imagery, as that's the more direct comparison to our product! Different is more of an over-arching theme, so I'll focus on how we're better and cheaper. We are better in the sen
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winstontri
6y ago
Absolutely! We're definitely admirers of the HOTOSM/OSM community and would love to contribute towards the mission. If you know of anyone within HOTOSM who would be interested in talking, please tell them to email info@albedo.spac
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winstontri
6y ago
Like a Jupyter notebook but for satellite imagery? I think a good number of people may have taken your idea and ran with it :) Google Earth Engine, Astraea, Descartes Labs, and a whole host of other companies have demonstrated a ton of valu
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winstontri
6y ago
I think wedn3sday hit some of the key use cases we're personally excited about! Agriculture is an interesting use case we're also excited about! While it's one of the most obvious applications, adoption has been curbed throug
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winstontri
6y ago
Fantastic point! We're emphasizing the whip-out-your-credit-card-to-pay model as a departure from the existing industry sales cycle, but we don't expect this to be the only pricing mechanism customers would like. On the AWS topic,
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winstontri
6y ago
This is exactly what we want to enable! We're hoping to offer 1 sq. km. minimum order sizes (for tasking, archive will have no minimum) to help grow both the hobbyist and even commercial applications as best as we can. Just curious: ha
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winstontri
6y ago
Thanks for the encouragement! I would say that the industry is already trending towards more of a third-party reseller model with companies like Arlula, UP42, Astraea, and numerous others. While we do see the benefits of being able to offer