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Subject: RE: Suppression of inventory of surface waters in the US
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:52:45 -0800
From: Edward Sullivan <[log in to unmask]>
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A cynical mind, perhaps one influenced by first-hand experiences of the
'privatization' of untold millions of dollars worth of taxpayer-financed
NSF, DOE, etc. energy research during the Reagan Administration, might
observe the convenient timing of removing 'blue-gold' freshwater
resource information from the (local) public domain...
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From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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Grabach
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:18 AM
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Subject: Re: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery
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Subject: RE: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite
Imagery
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:09:35 -0500
From: Grabach, Kenneth A. Mr. <[log in to unmask]>
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Seems to me that any blurred image would be as if a red dot saying 'Hit
this building, it's sensitive.' Foolish, indeed. But I recall having
to destroy a USGS CD a few years ago because of the sensitive nature of
the information. It contained an inventory of surface waters in the US.
A most valuable resource tool for environmental research, hydrology,
etc. But there was concern that they would be targets of intentional
contamination of drinking water sources, so ...
Ken
Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
Maps Librarian Phone: 513-529-1726
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
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From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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Main
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:09 AM
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Subject: Re: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery
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Subject: Re: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite
Imagery
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:05:01 -0500
From: Toby Main <[log in to unmask]>
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And of course nobody knew what that blurred out image in the middle of
the Naval Observatory in DC was, now did they? What foolishness.
TM
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From: "Maps-L Moderator for Linda Zellmer"
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Subject: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:24:49 -0600
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Subject: California Assemblyman wants to censor Satellite Imagery
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:46:16 -0600 (CST)
From: Linda R Zellmer
To: Map&AirPhotoDiscussionList
Hello,
This was in the Map Room when I checked this morning. Note that
this would be at the state level, not the Federal. Linda Zellmer
Republican California Assemblyman Joel Anderson has introduced a
bill to censor online satellite imagery of public buildings. "His
bill would restrict the images such Web sites could post online.
Clear, detailed images of schools, hospitals, churches and all
government buildings - what he calls soft terrorism targets -
would not be allowed. ... His bill would make it illegal in
California to post close-up images of such buildings. Instead, the
images would have to be blurred." Note to terrorists: Everything
blurred is worth bombing. And, since transportation infrastructure
is also clearly a soft terrorist target, all imagery of roads
should be blurred too.
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Linda Zellmer
Government Information & Data Services Librarian
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Macomb, IL 61455
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Phone: 309-298-2723
Fax: 309-298-2791
Toby Main
State Library of New Mexico
1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507
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