Real-Time Satellite

Surveillance

Nathan Nakao CST 300 Friday

Overview
The Issue
Satellite and Real-Time Imaging
Planet Labs & Skybox Imaging
Potential Benefits
Potential Downsides
Call To Action
The Issue
What are the benefits?
Is it even necessary?
Is there potential for malicious use?
How can we prevent it?
Yes it is necessary.
The user should be held responsible.
The Company should take action.
Satellite Imaging
What Is It?
Images of the Earth collected by satellites.
Provide a birds-eye view of the planet.
Slightly inaccurate patchwork of photos.
Dated 1-3 years old.
Purchase images as recent as a week old.
Still images.
What Can It Do?
Provide information on...
Locations.
People.
Businesses.
Agriculture.
Wildlife.
Critical Locations.
etc.
Who Uses It?
Digital Globe
Airbus Defence & Space

Google Earth / Maps

Bing Maps
Government
etc...
Real-Time Imaging
Images collected by a swarm of smaller satellites.
Provide an updated LIVE birds-eye view of the planet.
Still images that constantly update.
More accurate photos.
Up-to-date images.
Planet Labs & Skybox Imaging
Potential Benefits
Improved monitoring of geographical areas
Natural Disasters can be monitored accurately
Weather effects in certain areas during the year
An eye in the sky for fighting crime
Preventing potential attacks on civilians and locations
Improved business wellbeing and success
Potential Downsides
NO PRIVACY! Anyone can be like the C.I.A.
Users have a way to monitor targeted interests
Major conflict zones can be endangered
Location knowledge can trigger combative escalation
Threat of extreme conformity and fear
Call to Action
Users who take advantage of information to
perform heinous acts should be punished.

Skybox Imaging, Planet Labs, and all

consumers should take all accounts into
consideration in order to prevent future issues.
Call to Action
Limit availability
Monitor user activity
Not available for general public
Limited to Critical or Essential Locations
Questions
Sources
http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/30/big-video-data-could-change-everything-from-catching-bad-guys-to-tracking-shoppers/

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/tech/innovation/spy-satellites-fighting-crime-from-space/

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/uoi-3sg032315.php

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/skybox-google-maps-goes-real-time-but-would-you-want-a-spy-in-the-sky-staring-into-your-letter-box-
9553934.html

http://gizmodo.com/how-swarms-of-tiny-satellites-are-creating-a-real-time-1497890594

http://www.nature.com/news/many-eyes-on-earth-1.14475

http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/10/25/skybox-good-gives-non-profits-access-real-time-satellite-imagery/

https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/imagery-and-data

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/silicon-valleys-new-spy-satellites/282580/

https://www.wired.com/2015/06/paired-ai-vr-google-earth-will-change-planet/
Sources
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/skybox-google-maps-goes-real-time-but-would-you-want-a-spy-in-the-sky-staring-into-your-letter-box-
9553934.html

http://www.satsentinel.org/our-story

http://www.ifrc.org/en/who-we-are/vision-and-mission/the-seven-fundamental-principles/neutrality/

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-intelligence-sharing-leaves-ukraine-in-the-dark-1425068644

http://www.aaas.org/news/satellite-imaging-cultural-sites-conflict-cautionary-note

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-13/satellite-imaging-startups-skybox-planet-labs-race-to-cover-earth

http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/10/25/skybox-good-gives-non-profits-access-real-time-satellite-imagery/

https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/25/googles-new-skybox-for-good-program-gives-real-time-satellite-imagery-to-non-profits/

http://www.orchid.ac.uk/1728/the-ethics-of-drone-surveillance-is-presaged-by-whats-happening-with-satellites/

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/satellite-video-maps-let-anyone-spy-like-the-cia
Sources
https://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters#t-647279

https://www.aclu.org/other/whats-wrong-public-video-surveillance

http://www.nature.com/news/many-eyes-on-earth-1.14475