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HERVÉ BUCHWALTER, CEO OF THE FRENCH SATELLITE
COMPANY SPOT IMAGE SHARES PLANS FOR PLANET ACTION
WITH IMAGING NOTES PUBLISHER MYRNA JAMES YOO.
HERVÉ BUCHWALTER
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MYRNA JAMES YOO
MYRNA JAMES YOO We understand that
you originated Planet Action, an initiative
about global warming. What was your
inspiration for this idea?
HERVÉ BUCHWALTER If you remember,
when space exploration started with the
Mercury and Vostok programs in 1961,
our perception of our planet Earth was
radically changed, because we were
at last able to contemplate it from a
distance. Well, we at Spot Image have
been in the remote sensing business for
more than 20 years, and as such have
developed an acute sense of responsibility
about what happens on Earth.
When the case of global warming was
so widely made in 2006, we immediately
felt the need to engage in action. Can
you cite any other industry which would
be better placed than the field of Earth
Observation to support projects and
action on global warming? I’d like to
point out that a very timely article in the
Summer 2006 issue of Imaging Notes,
titled “Udo’s World” by Dr. Tim Foresman,
helped us to make the “go” decision
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