I agree on "The article stinks of bullshit to me." Although ability to track is inherently determined by sensors used. A lot of people are assuming a video based sensor is employed. True or not, I agree, there are many limitations, and the article (on my 4th reading) sounds more like a conspiracy or ACLU lawyer than actual fact on capabilities. I think you hit the nail on the head Johnny Cashed.
Well, I agree on your first premise, that the actual number of personnel they could track at a time is limited.
However, I will have to disagree with your second point about IED's. Ability to detect IED emplacement is not best served by a satellite's coverage. Therefore, not a good supporting argument on the ability of a satellite to track "targets".
Last, what several people don't realize is that this tracking is what is now public. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist or conspiracy theorist long to realize that tracking of this sort has, in theory, been going on for some time.
It has probably already been posted elsewhere, but I'll end with this quote from yesterdays thread about a poor sap wanting to stay out of the public eye: "They already got you man."
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I agree on "The article stinks of bullshit to me." Although ability to track is inherently determined by sensors used. A lot of people are assuming a video based sensor is employed. True or not, I agree, there are many limitations, and the article (on my 4th reading) sounds more like a conspiracy or ACLU lawyer than actual fact on capabilities. I think you hit the nail on the head Johnny Cashed.
Well, I agree on your first premise, that the actual number of personnel they could track at a time is limited. However, I will have to disagree with your second point about IED's. Ability to detect IED emplacement is not best served by a satellite's coverage. Therefore, not a good supporting argument on the ability of a satellite to track "targets". Last, what several people don't realize is that this tracking is what is now public. It wouldn't take a rocket scientist or conspiracy theorist long to realize that tracking of this sort has, in theory, been going on for some time. It has probably already been posted elsewhere, but I'll end with this quote from yesterdays thread about a poor sap wanting to stay out of the public eye: "They already got you man."
yes, here is the link to the actual article. http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jacsat/as ap/abs/ja055470d.html
Have a nice day.