Real-time Satellites in Google Earth- GeoEye-1 has cost 350 million euros
March 14, 2009
Google Earth Is free software (available only for MS Windows Operating System) that allows users to browse satellite images of the entire earth and see millions of geographic data and related city services (hospitals, schools, restaurants ..). Also available in 3 sizes from some locations in the USA.
All images and data are displayed in the tool are stored on Google servers and are not installed at any time in the user’s computer.
The resolution of these satellite images varies depending on the area where we are. Cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Mexico City, Lima and Santiago de Chile is 70 cm per pixel. Other (all Americans) as Boston or Chicago, with 30.5 cm / pixel, and another group such as Washington, New York or Los Angeles, with 15.2 cm / pixel. There are also areas in which there is little towns, where the resolution is fairly low.
The images show that ‘Google Earth’ are obtained from the company DigitalGlobe, which has called a QuickBird satellite (launched into space in October 2001), and whose pictures sold to any customer worldwide.
‘Google Earth’ is based on technology from Keyhole signature, which was acquired by Google in October 2004 (see news) and had the software on the market for payment ‘Keyhole 2 LT. Subsequently, in May 2005, this tool was renamed ‘Google Earth’ (see news), and in June of that year were allowed free download (see news).
Besides the version that can be downloaded free, ‘Google Earth’ offers three payment products:
Google Earth Plus software ($ 20 annually), which is able to add data from GPS devices, import data from spreadsheets or make better impressions.
Google Earth Pro: software to measure areas and process more data outside
Google Earth Server: hardware device that serves data from ‘Google Earth’ to customers.
The GeoEye-1 satellite was successfully launched into space on 2008. The team on board will be able to provide the highest resolution commercial imagery of the market to various companies and organizations, including Google, who used the photos to improve its Google Earth service, and the U.S. Government.
GeoEye’s president and owner of the satellite, has assured that he will be sent certain commands and he has responded correctly.
Now it takes to calibrate the camera built in, which could take between 30 and 45 days. Once done, GeoEye-1 can send images with a resolution of up to 0.45 meters in black and white and 1.65 meters in color.
GeoEye-1 has cost 350 million euros and orbiting the Earth at over 680 km of altitude at a speed of seven kilometers per second.
Special promotion : earn money with $100 earn
$10.000. Deposit $25. Work from home as trader. You earn evan currency increase or drop !!!
