Bye, bye weather satellite images??

From Senate bill about a proposed Freedom of Information Act exemption

Land remote sensing information provided by the head of a department or agency of the United States to a State or local government may not be made available to the general public under any State or local law relating to the disclosure of information or records...The committee recommends a provision that would exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), (section 552 of title 5, United States Code), data that are collected by land remote sensing...The exemption would also include any imagery and other product that is derived from such data.
[size=56]SEC. 1034. NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE OPERATIONS. SATELLITE PICS GOING DARK? PROPOSED FOIA EXEMPTION FOR SAT IMAGERY THREATENS ACCESS[/size] :cry:

as the weather satellites mostly belong to USA does this mean that tv forcasting over the world will have to rely on people like use
this act is alarming

The exemption would also include any imagery and [b]other product that is derived from such data[/b]
could be an opening for WD
as the weather satellites mostly belong to USA does this mean that tv forcasting over the world will have to rely on people like use ...could be an opening for WD

Brian…please, please, please can I be in charge of counting backwards from 10 :director: and pressing the big red button to launch WD-SAT-1? :propellerhead:

I have to admit you have a very strong claim to that honor, but I think I would have to give my vote to Mrs Hamilton :stuck_out_tongue:

this act is alarming
I realize the IOM isn't exactly the UK, but have you read the exceptions in the UK FOIA lately?
I have to admit you have a very strong claim to that honor, but I think I would have to give my vote to Mrs Hamilton :P
sorry I had to make this joke :oops: ......

She should launch the rocket, because she has been launching his rockets for years already :lol:

one reason why i download the metars from noaa as i have not found a uk site to get them from
what happens if noaa is not available to the public any more

Putting paranoia aside that’s not really what this is all about. What is is about is limiting the ability of anyone to use a FOIA request to force your friend and mine, the US goverment, to release to them any satellite pic that they want, as in “Yo, here’s my credit card, my FOIA request, gimme a high resolution sat pic of Los Alamos Nuclear Labs for my buddy Osama or I’ll file a lawsuit”.