Location SmartBrief readers are primarily non-technical business professionals interested in leveraging location information for a number of different business objectives from marketing, to product and service development, to finance, to asset management, and customer experience. This is not a scientific study. We conducted a series of poll questions over a 6-week period to get a sense for what people think relative to satellite imagery.
(text for Chart 1) Satellite imagery, while now widely available, is still under-utilized and misunderstood by many.
(Chart 2 text) One would assume that the 12% that voted for ìnone of the aboveî believe that the government is the industry that relies most on satellite imagery.
(chart 3 text) The 3 largest commercial satellite imagery providers are Astrium, DigitalGlobe, and GeoEye. Only one of the three was a recognized brand among the poll respondents.
(Chart 4 text) 50% of respondents did not know that location-based services depend on government funding.
Location SmartBrief readers are primarily non-technical business professionals interested in leveraging location information for a number of different business objectives from marketing, to product and service development, to finance, to asset management, and customer experience. This is not a scientific study. We conducted a series of poll questions over a 6-week period to get a sense for what people think relative to satellite imagery.
Satellite imagery, while now widely available, is still under-utilized and misunderstood by many.
One would assume that the 12% that voted for "none of the above" in the next question believe that the government is the industry that relies most on satellite imagery.
The 3 largest commercial satellite imagery providers are Astrium, DigitalGlobe, and GeoEye. Only one of the three was a recognized brand among the poll respondents.
50% of respondents did not know that location-based services depend on government funding.
