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What will be the highest pixel resolution of commercially available optical satellite imagery, purchasable in a NATO country, in the year 2050?

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Community Prediction14.5 (10.8 - 18.4)

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%	>31
community	10.76	14.46	18.38	2.1%
My Prediction	—	—	—	—

Quartiles	community	My Prediction
lower 25%	10.76	—
median	14.46	—
upper 75%	18.38	—
Upper bound
>31	2.1%	—

Authors:

KeaghanR

Opened:

Jun 13, 2021

Closes:

Dec 31, 2042

Scheduled resolution:

Dec 31, 2050

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