DigitalGlobe's New Bird Needs Government OK to Sell Close-up Images

High resolution is useful for military and government purposes, but some experts question how much resolution actually is needed. "If you are going to have the most powerful imaging satellite out there, whether that would be a good thing for your company, I think, really depends on what your target market is and what services you are looking to fill," Teal Group space analyst Marco Cáceres said. "Not everyone needs 30-centimeter resolution. That's more of a surveillance capability. ... (Tarr) must be saying that they have certain clients that need that."