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| Thread ID: 83049 | 2007-09-17 19:08:00 | New Bird For Google Earth? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 591987 | 2007-09-17 19:08:00 | DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive . :nerd: The new spacecraft, dubbed WorldView I, is to be launched on Tuesday . Together with the company's existing Quickbird satellite, it will offer half-meter resolution and will be able to collect over 600,000 square kilometers of imagery each day, up from the current collection of that amount each week, Chief Executive Jill Smith told Reuters in a telephone interview . She said Tuesday's launch--to be broadcast live on the Internet at Boeing . com ( . boeing . com/defense-space/space/bls/missions/worldview-1/" target="_blank">www . boeing . com) --and the planned launch of a second Worldview II satellite in late 2008, were critical milestones for the company . LINK: . zdnet . com/2100-9595_22-6208209 . html?tag=nl . e622" target="_blank">news . zdnet . com |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 591988 | 2007-09-17 21:00:00 | Cool. Hopefully they get some hi res images of my area on there.:thumbs: | lazydog (148) | ||
| 591989 | 2007-09-17 21:04:00 | Yeah, that will be nice to get (hopefully) some better resolution pics, like the ones you see all around the US. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 591990 | 2007-09-17 23:01:00 | Should paint my roof something special.... | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 591991 | 2007-09-17 23:27:00 | You know whats going to happen don't ya. People are going to start selling advertising space on there roofs!:lol: | lazydog (148) | ||
| 591992 | 2007-09-17 23:32:00 | You know whats going to happen don't ya. People are going to start selling advertising space on there roofs!:lol: Hmmm...you could be onto something there....:p |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 591993 | 2007-09-17 23:58:00 | Maybe we all should be looking for Fosset too...... | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 591994 | 2007-09-18 02:50:00 | Why is there a question mark in your title? Its public knowledge about the new satellite. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 591995 | 2007-09-18 02:55:00 | [edited] Your right..good point? :lol: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 591996 | 2007-09-18 03:08:00 | ...er...maybe yes....maybe no...or not. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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