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Why now?
The last two to three years have brought about some amazing advances in both the high-tech and spatial industries that have set the stage for some truly exciting capabilities. I believe there are a few relevant events that, in combination, will be transformative. Specifically, the following:- The FAA's relaxation of the UAV space in the US market - creating a flood of new data about the world we live in.
- The planned growth of microsats - will necessitate a platform to realize value through combination with existing content and new analytics.
- Ubiquitous cloud computing - wide-scale adoption by Fortune 1000 (not just Silicon Valley startups) organizations is making cloud computing mainstream.
- Big Data Analytic Products - The leaps forward in big data analytic tools and massively parallel services - specifically within the open source space.