I wrote about how UrtheCast is a newly developed company, thats going to launch the world’s first HD video platform of Earth.

Classmate, Taymour Bouran, did the same. He mentioned how terrorists remain hidden and how UrtheCast will present the opportunity of hopefully tracking down these criminals.

If UrtheCast existed during the time of 9-11, do you there will be enough time for UrtheCast to locate the planes, and stop 9-11 from happening?

I strongly disagree. UrtheCast gives the time when the camera will show imagines of the location asked for. This can be easily avoided. Also, the camera travels all over the globe constantly around the hour, missing several spots on earth. The time that is spent in Africa will be very short, and that certainly will not be enough to track down any terrorist activity.

Long before UrtheCast even existed, the U.S military has many satellites roaming around the globe, not the mention the number of soldiers they are overseas.

In my views, UrtheCast will be a successful company for the being the first to stream live footage of earth from space and not for the use of military action.