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Commerce Department Issues Regulation Changes to Support Remote Sensing

By Rachel Jewett

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

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Commerce Department Issues Regulation Changes to Support Remote Sensing

Department of Commerce building. Photo: Tim Evanson (Flickr)

The Department of Commerce released new regulations on Tuesday that are intended to improve the licensing process for private U.S. satellite remote sensing operations to increase openness and transparency. The Department said the new regulations will eliminate most restrictions on how licensed remote sensing systems may be operated, such as limits on the resolution of imagery, and prohibit the government from imposing additional conditions after a license has been issued. They also require the U.S. government to assess the remote sensing…

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