On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 5:28:15 PM UTC-6, RichA wrote:

Most of the Earth study stuff should be done by private companies because it's
profitable to do it. Insurance companies, agricultural groups, mining companies,
ocean surveyors, etc., can use the data.

Yes, some earth observations are in that category. What about observations monitoring atmospheric pollution or climate change?

John Savard