Google maps goes into orbit

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Mark Urbin

Google has purchased  the exclusive rights among online mapping sites to the new GeoEye-1 satellite. 

The GeoEye-1 will allow Google to obtain images with 50cm of resolution.   So be careful of what you have in your backyard folks, because everyone will be able to see where you left your lawnmower.

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