Geoeye-1 snaps its first high resolution satellite image
Back in September, Geoeye and Google launched Geoeye-1, the world’s highest resolution, commercial Earth-imaging satellite that will provide images for Google Maps and Google Earth. After a month of calibration and testing, the satellite delivered its first color half-meter ground resolution image – taken of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. With the satellite successfully delivering picture perfect images, all you exhibitionists better start strutting your stuff and you privacy advocates better take cover as Google has its (Geo)eye on you now.
I downloaded the what they describe as hi-res photo and its beautiful but I don’t think its near detailed enough to see most exhibitionists. I cannot see what types of cars are in the parking lots let alone what people are wearing. Maybe they have the high-res ones in a private area of something.
From what the press release said, they are still calibrating and working on improving the quality of the images….
This is from the Geoeye-1 website:
“Though the satellite collects imagery at 0.41-meter ground resolution, due to U.S. licensing restrictions, commercial customers will only get access to imagery that has been processed to half-meter ground resolution.”
http://geoeye.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=308
and what Michael said..
they do resample the images down per government regulations…
If the full-sized images were released, the only thing the average person would do is attempt to find which major world city has the least amount of gum on its side walks.
well that answers it, too bad though I would like to see the full size images.
Google Maps images of, for example, the Las Vegas strip are a LOT clearer than the high resolution download image of that college:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=36.123584,-115.170677&spn=0.000987,0.001322&t=k&z=20
Something’s not right somewhere.
damn good pic!
google maps is about to get really nice looking!