One of the big players in commercial (as opposed to government) satellite imagery is DigitalGlobe of Longmont, CO. They provide images to Google, Bing, and many other companies. They also provide images to the government and military.

In an extremely interesting 7.5 minute (we wish it was longer) audio interview, Joshua-Michéle Ross from O’Reilly Radar talks with Dr. Walter Scott, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of DigitalGlobe.

Some of the topics discussed include:

+ Uncommon uses of DigitalGlobe satellite imagery
+ Competitive advantages in the satellite imagery business
+ Tools to get imagery in the hands of users
+ Augmented reality

Source: O’Reilly Radar

See Also: A Small Sample of DigitalGlobe Images

See Also: Primer on the Satellite Imaging Industry (via DigitalGlobe)

See Also: Imagery Search Using DigitalGlobe’s ImageFinder
This material is for sale but you usually see a preview image online. It’s also a good example of a deep/invisible web database.

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