Imagery—photos taken from satellites and airplanes—is now ubiquitously available through a number of Internet, desktop, and mobile applications. As a result, imagery is becoming a defacto communication tool as it finds its way into all sorts of applications and reports, from navigation to title insurance to site selection to market research. Even for those who have not made a career of analyzing imagery to detect missile silos or national security threats, or of scientific research on planetary changes, there are purposes for integrating imagery into workflow.
According to Antoine de Chassy, President of Spot Image Corporation, the single most important reason satellite and aerial imagery are becoming relevant to businesses is that almost overnight, imagery has moved from an analog technology to digital media. Imagery as digital media changes everything. It is no longer just a static picture, but is now a digital platform for integration of data from real-time data sources such as sensors, social networks, business intelligence systems, and newsfeeds. Digital imagery creates a new dynamic information platform for improved decision making.
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