Originally posted by runninfiendGoogle doesn't have anything to do with creating the images, they just license them from various sources. In many cases high resolution images just don't exist for an area (as they are extremely expensive to create and there has to be some pretty damn good reason for someone to spend the money).
They should get Google Earth right first. As great a program as that is, there are still large swaths where the resolution is very poor.
Originally posted by XanthosNZIts too bad the military has the best images. I would not be suprised
Google doesn't have anything to do with creating the images, they just license them from various sources. In many cases high resolution images just don't exist for an area (as they are extremely expensive to create and there has to be some pretty damn good reason for someone to spend the money).
if they had every square meter of the earth images at 0.1 meter
resolution several times over. Too bad we can't have access to them.
Originally posted by sonhouseWhy the hell would they? It wouldn't help much in miltary operations (even if there were miltary operations with regard to much of the earth [how often do you think the Americans plan an invasion of New Zealand?]) as it's out of date the minute you capture them.
Its too bad the military has the best images. I would not be suprised
if they had every square meter of the earth images at 0.1 meter
resolution several times over. Too bad we can't have access to them.
Originally posted by XanthosNZI don't care about the military applications, I just want the resolution.
Why the hell would they? It wouldn't help much in miltary operations (even if there were miltary operations with regard to much of the earth [how often do you think the Americans plan an invasion of New Zealand?]) as it's out of date the minute you capture them.
Originally posted by XanthosNZThey should have some guys with satelite cameras looking for bin laden from their offices.
Why the hell would they? It wouldn't help much in miltary operations (even if there were miltary operations with regard to much of the earth [how often do you think the Americans plan an invasion of New Zealand?]) as it's out of date the minute you capture them.