-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Economic analysis by using satellite images Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:54:18 -0400 From: Michael Holt <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > We already know that "Economic analysis by using satellite images" is not a > new thing. Calculating the next crop from a view of a field is the job of > remote sensing analysts. > > But a person who is using the images like the one in the news of cnbc, > needs to have a strong 6th sense. What is your idea? > > http://www.cnbc.com/id/38738810 > > is there any other news or report on that title? I did a quick search at the NASA site for the title: http://tinyurl.com/2g9ntmy This is the result of a search for "economic analysis satellite images: http://tinyurl.com/2atjdgd Or start here and choose your own search criteria: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp NASA produces some surprising things, and there may be some tutorials in the NASA offerings. I've never explored this topic. Michael Holt