SATELLITE WITH MACHINE VISION FOR DISASTER RELIEF SUPPORT

1 - 97 . (canceled)

98 . A computer process executed by at least one computer processor of at least one satellite for providing machine vision for disaster-relief support, the computer process comprising:

obtaining imagery using at least one imager of the at least one satellite;

detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery; and

executing at least one operation based on the at least one event.

99 - 126 . (canceled)

127 . A satellite configured to provide machine vision for disaster-relief support, the satellite comprising:

at least one imager;

one or more computer readable media bearing one or more program instructions; and

at least one computer processor configured by the one or more program instructions to perform operations including at least:

obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite;

detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery; and

executing at least one operation based on the at least one event.

128 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite comprises:

obtaining imagery of substantially an entirety of Earth using a plurality of imagers.

129 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite comprises:

obtaining visible imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite.

130 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite comprises:

obtaining infrared imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite.

131 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite comprises:

obtaining ultra-high resolution imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite, the ultra-high resolution imagery exceeding a communication bandwidth capacity of the satellite.

132 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite comprises:

obtaining imagery using a plurality of different imagers of the satellite.

133 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite comprises:

obtaining parallel streams of imagery using a plurality of imagers of the satellite.

134 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery, prior to communication of the imagery from the at least one satellite.

135 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one of the following aspects of the imagery: pattern, light level, ground contact, object, feature, activity, event, trend, area, terrain, movement, and/or change.

136 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one event by comparing one or more frames of the imagery.

137 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one event by performing image or feature recognition on at least some of the imagery.

138 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery in conjunction with supplemental data.

139 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one wildfire by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery.

140 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one volcanic eruption or earthquake by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery.

141 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one explosion by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery.

142 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one oil spill by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery.

143 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one hurricane, tornado, or tsunami by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery.

144 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery comprises:

detecting at least one flood by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery.

145 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

communicating non-image data associated with the at least one event.

146 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

preforming at least one reduction operation to the imagery based on the at least one event.

147 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

communicating at least a portion of the imagery based on the at least one event.

148 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

monitoring for one or more additional aspects based on the at least one event.

149 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

executing at least one operation based on the at least one event to determine a cause of the at least one event.

150 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

executing at least one operation based on the at least one event to determine at least one effect of the at least one event.

151 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

controlling at least one other imager of the satellite based on the at least one event.

152 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

updating at least one application based on the at least one event.

153 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

executing at least one augmentation operation based on the at least one event.

154 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

executing parallel operations based on the at least one event.

155 . The satellite of claim 127 , wherein the executing at least one operation based on the at least one event comprises:

coordinating another satellite based on the at least one event.

156 . A satellite configured to provide machine vision for disaster-relief support, the satellite comprising:

means for obtaining imagery using the at least one imager of the satellite;

means for detecting at least one event by analyzing at least one aspect of the imagery; and

means for executing at least one operation based on the at least one event.