[darkwyng]

But isn't that ALWAYS the example used for how near real-time satellite imagery could be used? As the world urbanizes, this will be less useful. If uber destroys car ownership, this won't be as useful. What are the other markets and use for even more frequent and rapid earth observation? Not sure anyone will pay for it?

[Naritai]

There are other things that are just as / more useful. Ship and container activity at a given port, for example. Number of trucks entering / exiting said port. These can be very useful in the right hands, and are much less likely to be disrupted by Uber anytime soon.