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First NASA and Now NOAA
Google is gradually absorbing lucrative segments of national institutions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, is targeted by Google for eventual takeover.
NOAA’s Press Release proudly declares:
Picture This: NOAA, Google Join Forces to Visualize Scientific Data
Now Picture This, Einstein: Most of you guys would be out of a job as soon as Google can seize the opportunity to engineer a “takeover” and have NOAA bastardized into tiny commercial/ semi-commercial units.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a government organization whose roots go back more than two centuries. It collects, analyzes, predicts and disseminates data on weather. Why does it need a corporate predator to teach it how to chew the fat, or shoot the breeze?
NOAA’s website says:
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep citizens informed of the changing environment around them.
NOT for much longer, if Google has anything to do with it. Translation: Don’t hold your breaths!
NOAA’s Press Release continues:
NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Google have signed a cooperative research and development agreement outlining how they will work together to create state-of-the-art visualizations of scientific data to illustrate how our planet works.
You mean a business deal, where Google stands behind, while NOAA grabs its proverbial ankles, right?
“It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Here, we think NOAA’s billions of bits of data are worth thousands of pictures,” said Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA assistant administrator for oceanic and atmospheric research. “Through this agreement, Google’s technical expertise will help to improve access to NOAA data in ways that allow the scientific community and the public to better use our information to understand earth science and make informed decisions.”
Why fix something, if it ain’t broke?
It’s unclear whether the deal was authorized by Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., NOAA assistant administrator, or signed by NOAA Administrator, Dr. Jane Lubchenco.
Under the agreement, NOAA and Google plan to work together on research and development to join NOAA’s oceanographic, meteorological, biological, and climatological data with Google’s software capabilities. The wide availability of Google’s Internet tools has the potential to bring visualizations of NOAA data to new audiences around the world.
Oh, really? Have you asked Google just exactly why THEY are doing all this and WHAT exactly THEY expect to get from it, Mr Assistant Administrator? Of course not! I bet you’re too busy admiring the wine!
What’s wrong with NOAA and the intelligent parts of NASA and … working together? What’s the problem, are they short of scientists, funds, time or something?
Dr. Jane Lubchenco, as NOAA Administrator YOU have a duty to protect national assets. Google is predatory, non-charitable organization. PULL out of the deal before they DESTROY NOAA and its national assets.
Stop grossly greedy google growing gigantic gobbling govt goods!
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