Satellites Used to Track Black Friday Mall Traffic

hothardware.com — Those satellites in space don't just take spy pictures. On this Black Friday 2010, they are actually taking pictures of you, and your rush to Black Friday deals. The research is being done to see what consumer demand this year means for retail stocks. The trend, so far, has been favorable. The companies involved in this are Remote Sensing... Nov 27, 2010 View in Crawl 4

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kimbellruddle Nov 27, 2010

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Sounds like an excellent use of our space assets.

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dreamline1 Nov 29, 2010

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I totally agree. Guess there was nothing better to do.

vwitter Nov 28, 2010

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Thank you FOR NEWS

flarn2006 Nov 29, 2010

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Where can I find these pictures? Obviously they're stored somewhere, and I'm curious.

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deft0n3s Nov 29, 2010

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You can either ask RSM(hah!) or buy them from DG.

toksterjokster Nov 29, 2010

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That's crazy!

godsbong Nov 29, 2010

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Tracking near earth objects, studies in Global Warming, Weather patterns, (list goes on and on) < Black Friday Shoppers stampeding each other to death.

Something seems wrong with the use of these satellites, but lets let our government of corporations decide whats best for us.

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addiktion Nov 29, 2010

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Having increased cars in the parking lot does not translate to these people purchasing things. Pretty stupid analysis in my opinion. I've stopped at the mall many times before and never purchased anything because they didn't have what I was looking for or it was priced higher than I could get elsewhere.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.