Comments on: Geoeye-1 snaps its first high resolution satellite image

By: H.N.I.C.

H.N.I.C. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:39:21 +0000

damn good pic!
google maps is about to get really nice looking!

By: Gauntlet Down

Gauntlet Down — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:30:47 +0000

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.

By: Dtest54

Dtest54 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:26:49 +0000

well that answers it, too bad though I would like to see the full size images.

By: Michael Bettiol

Michael Bettiol — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:48:26 +0000

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.

By: kelly

kelly — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:37:44 +0000

and what Michael said..
they do resample the images down per government regulations…

By: Michael Bettiol

Michael Bettiol — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:35:00 +0000

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

By: kelly

kelly — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:33:29 +0000

From what the press release said, they are still calibrating and working on improving the quality of the images….

By: Dtest54

Dtest54 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:16:36 +0000

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.