new jersey geographer » earth imaging http://njgeo.org GIS and planning in New Jersey Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 GeoEye-1 sends back first imagery http://njgeo.org/2008/10/09/geoeye-1-sends-back-first-imagery/ http://njgeo.org/2008/10/09/geoeye-1-sends-back-first-imagery/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:45:01 +0000 John Reiser http://njgeo.org/?p=30 Continue reading →]]> GeoEye-1, an Earth-imaging satellite that’s been in the news recently due to its agreement with Google to provide the company with half-meter imagery, has sent back its first pictures. The satellite will provide images for Google to use in its Maps and Earth applications, as well as for resale. The first image sent back was of Kutztown University. When in panchromatic mode, the satellite captures an area equivalent to the size of Texas within a day.

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