The first image of Geo-Eye-1 satellite Google
For Digital Future | October 11, 2008
The satellite Geo-Eye-1 is the tool for more accurate satellite mapping of all time. It is also known (for media) satellite Google, but the reality is that belongs to the U.S. government.
The camera's built that can take pictures with 0.41 meter resolution, meaning that you can see all the larger objects of this size. Another device built into the Geo-Eye-1 allows detection with an accuracy of three meters the actual location of an object on the planet. And all this to 680 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
The full-resolution imagery will only be available by the Government of the United States. Among the clients of these images have to Google that sponsored the satellite providing part of its cost, allowing you to the exclusive use of these images. Although for peace of all lovers of privacy, the images you use Google can not have a resolution which recognizes the people, or use a commercial quality of the images from the satellite. Although Google will have increasingly more problems with privacy.
The following is the first image taken by satellite, and corresponds to the campus of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. These images will not be available until later this year on Google Earth and Google Maps.
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