Google satellite sends back first snaps
Testing, one, two, three
GOOGLE'S NEW satellite has sent its first picture back to Earth in a successful test of its camera.
The high-resolution color image from GeoEye-1, which was launched on September 6, was of Kutztown University campus in Pennsylvania. We have no idea what was so special about the University but you can see the snap here.
It was taken while the satellite was in a 423-mile-high orbit over the East Coast of the United States.
Apparently it is not as good as it gets as the satellite has yet to be calibrated. While the fact that the satellite is being used by Google is getting all the attention, GeoEye-1's main client is the US government's mapping arm, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. GeoEye-1's government client will receive higher resolution photos than commercial clients such as Google.
Still, it will be of a higher resolution and better quality than what is currently available on Google Maps and Google Earth. µ
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The link to the snap that the Google satellite had taken doesn't workpatience!
give it time, too many people, not enough bandwidth!!!A Mile Stone In The Tech-Field
The task of sending a geo satellite did by the google team was highly appreciatable. It will be recalled as a milestone in our technological field always.Also I request google to provide a new link titled "Google Geo" in their search page so that it will be more useful.Sat
The satellite is not a Google sat, it's owned by a company called GeoEye...Google was just a partial sponsor so they could get rights to use the satellite for Google Earth etc.