You could download Nasa Worldwind software for free. There are some issues with Landsat7 data, but hopefully they will get fixed soon. Its awsome piece of software! offers 7m resolution globally and offers 1m resolution for USA.
On the other hand, ESA has always been stingy in giving access to data. It took them a while to release Titan images; as opposed to Nasa who makes them available almost instanteneously.
I guess thats the difference between the cultures!
>> He suggests that Microsoft's "shared source license" has been a complete failure at the design level."
I agree with what Tiemann says..but to an extent. MySql an JBOSS are now commercial companies who employ team of developers to develop the code much like a proprietory software. The real value in open source is the amount of feedback you get from the developers which in turn improves the quality.
Microsoft with its license is trying to just that.
And it would succeed..(just like JBoss and MySql have).
CNN's Miles O'brien writes on his blog It's a little disappointing we are only seeing one picture so far. ESA is not like NASA -- the agency likes to keep its data close to the vest and does not release images as they stream down -- as we have come to expect from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (in California). Too bad. It is self serving, clearly, but it is always better to share.
What do you think?
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You could download Nasa Worldwind software for free.
There are some issues with Landsat7 data, but hopefully they will get fixed soon.
Its awsome piece of software! offers 7m resolution globally and offers 1m resolution for USA.
On the other hand, ESA has always been stingy in giving access to data. It took them a while to release Titan images; as opposed to Nasa who makes them available almost instanteneously.
I guess thats the difference between the cultures!
>> He suggests that Microsoft's "shared source license" has been a complete failure at the design level." I agree with what Tiemann says..but to an extent. MySql an JBOSS are now commercial companies who employ team of developers to develop the code much like a proprietory software. The real value in open source is the amount of feedback you get from the developers which in turn improves the quality. Microsoft with its license is trying to just that. And it would succeed..(just like JBoss and MySql have).
instead of 'It just works!'
CNN's Miles O'brien writes on his blog It's a little disappointing we are only seeing one picture so far. ESA is not like NASA -- the agency likes to keep its data close to the vest and does not release images as they stream down -- as we have come to expect from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (in California). Too bad. It is self serving, clearly, but it is always better to share. What do you think?
http://www.cnn.com/ is showing the first pictures. "Always slow" to respond ESA http://www.esa.int/ do not have any pictures yet up on the site. Nasa tv http://http//www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows .asx/ is showing the pictures intermittently. WHY don't they have these pictures on ESA or NASA website??