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News First 'Google satellite' launched

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 8 Sep 2008.

  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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  2. liratheal

    liratheal Sharing is Caring

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    Frankly the whole thing sounds like the set up to a really funny joke.

    Cue conspiracy nutters, stage left!

    I would have liked to have had the superdy-duper high-res images on GM, that'd be rather amusing for me. Any hint as to where these higher res things are going to start?
     
  3. r4tch3t

    r4tch3t hmmmm....

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    Higher resolution company roof pimping Cheesecake. And Dutch women lol.
    Soon we will be able to count the grains of sand on the beaches.
     
  4. Mo_

    Mo_ Did this world come by chance?

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  5. Narvi

    Narvi What's a Dremel?

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    So Google finally launched their killer laser satellite. And they are going to launch another one soon.

    I don't see why I should be happy about this.
     
  6. mrb_no1

    mrb_no1 Pie Eater

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    ROFL, awesome!
     
  7. RTT

    RTT #parp

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  8. Matticus

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    ^ haha amazing.

    If I had a flat roof or a bigger garden I would be leaving out a message. Anyone with the space to do this, please leave a message of some sort, don't make it dirty as I imagine it will get censored.
     
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    The GeoEye-1 satellite will give Google exclusive access to high-resolution geospatial imagery - Pretty sure thats not only wrong but they are only allowed to use images to a certain degree of accuracy (slightly 'lower' than the satelites capability)
     
  10. r4tch3t

    r4tch3t hmmmm....

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    Someone put a Relix on their roof.
     
  11. yuusou

    yuusou Multimodder

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    when they release geoeye-3, they will pinpoint strategically all 3 satellites and burn the earth to crisp!
     
  12. BlackMage23

    BlackMage23 RPG Loving Freak

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    Google are watching you........................
     
  13. Bluephoenix

    Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon?

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    It will take a really long time for them to grab large areas of the UK, since it seems to scan only smallish sections with every pass and only if its in the right alignment. the US will take even longer.
     
  14. ParaHelix.org

    ParaHelix.org What's a Dremel?

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    I shall report to Gold Member about this, and dear Google sirs, he shall not be happy.
     
  15. ParaHelix.org

    ParaHelix.org What's a Dremel?

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    NOW WE CAN SEE BIN LARDENS CAVE!!!
     
  16. UrbanMarine

    UrbanMarine Government Prostitute

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    Lets hope the Navy doesn't shoot it down by accident.
     
  17. Saivert

    Saivert Minimodder

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    I'm happy for them! Congratulations with your first satellite, may it be the first of many successful launches. TOUCHE!

    Google world domination stage 1 pre-alpha complete.
     
  18. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

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    Which part is wrong? I can assure you that Google does have an exclusive right to the commercial exploitation of the imagery, and I can also assure you that the resolution offered to Google is approximately twice as high as any other company - although, as I say in the article, not as high as the government get out of it.
     
  19. ParaHelix.org

    ParaHelix.org What's a Dremel?

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    Be expecting very nice Google Earth updates ^^
     
  20. DXR_13KE

    DXR_13KE BananaModder

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    i wonder when they will create a moon base....
     
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