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by notahacker 3422 days ago
With a bit of creativity it's surprising what can be gleaned from satellite imagery; Orbital Insight produced a report estimating tha China was developing strategic reserves of oil by measuring shadows of oil tanks which rise and fall with volume of oil stored

Agriculture, forestry, construction and mining sectors are particularly amenable to satellite analysis, provided you know where the assets to be monitored are.