Tag: OECD
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Private Satellites and AI Reshape Earth Observation as Security and Privacy Risks Grow
Commercial operators controlled 270 of the 472 Earth observation satellites identified by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2024, overtaking the 202 spacecraft operated by governments and accelerating a shift toward privately supplied imagery, analytics and geospatial intelligence. An OECD assessment published on February 10, 2026, said advances in sensors, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are…