EADS Fleximage Study: Google Earth: Impacts & Uses for Defence & Security

EADS Fleximage is issuing a study covering the changes, the
outlets or threats Google Earth product generates in the geographical
information and Defence & Security world.

 

EADS Fleximage is one of the world leaders
in Satellite Image Analysis and Image software for Defence and
Security. Our expertise and products are mostly dedicated to
Intelligence, Security and Peacekeeping Organisations and Institutions.

 

Google Earth (GE) is a powerful combination of imagery and software enabling everyone to survey any area from the Earth.

 

What
are the technical features, the reliability and limits of GE data and
software, face to the international security regulations?

Which
confidence in data, the real dangers of a pernicious use, or the
multiple impacts of such an easy access to imagery on users or
geographical information market?

What are the new
applications stemming from the GE offering, the services which can be
derived from, or the ways to integrate GE into an information system?

 

This analysis performed with the contribution of representative experts
and organisations will be detailed in the 150 pages Study available
from September 20th, 2005.

 

To get information on the GE study: GE-study@fleximage.fr

 

(Credits EADS Fleximage)