Google quietly sneaks GeoEye images into Google Earth
Starting in June, Google has been integrating high-resolution color images taken by the GeoEye-1 — the so-called “Google satellite” — into its Google Earth application, expanding its global repertoire beyond its focus on the U.S. The photo above is of Beijing South Rail Station.
The company is only starting to promote the new additions with the trivia game on its LatLong blog called “Where in the World is…” The quiz placed international images taken by the… Continue Reading
Roundup: iPhone tethering works, AT&T prepping no-contract iPhones, IE8 arrives early and more
Here’s the latest action:
iPhone tethering and no commitment price — Just a day after Apple’s iPhone 3.0 software event, developers have found out that tethering is in fact an option in the new OS. They were able to get it working when connected over USB, according to MacRumors. This is great, but you will undoubtedly have to pay for it when AT&T and Apple officially turn it on.
A contract-free iPhone? — Speaking of AT&T, the company is… Continue Reading
GeoEye’s satellite data used in UbiSoft’s new Tom Clancy game, H.A.W.X
GeoEye spent about $100 million sending a satellite into the sky so that you could see realistic ground imagery in a new Tom Clancy air combat game.
Not exactly. But the data from a satellite 423 miles high has been integrated into UbiSoft’s new game, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X., a modern jet combat game set above real-world locations (see the trailer here). The game debuts next week on various game consoles and the PC.
The data comes from… Continue Reading
Pictures: President Obama’s inauguration, as seen from space
The other day I wrote about how the GeoEye-1 satellite would be taking images of President Obama’s inauguration from 423 miles up — in space. This could only have worked on a clear day so clouds didn’t block the view. Good news: It was a clear day, and the pictures (above and below) look great.
The images show the view from the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and surrounding areas. See those things that… Continue Reading
GeoEye-1, the “Google satellite,” will capture the Obama Inauguration from space
GeoEye-1, the powerful imagery satellite that is perhaps best known as the “Google satellite” (because Google has a deal to use its pictures for its Google Maps and Google Earth products), will be focusing its lens on the Inauguration of President Obama next week. The company notes that while there will be plenty of cameras covering the event on the ground, and some in the air, GeoEye-1 will be the only one offering a perspective… Continue Reading
Google’s campus as seen from the “Google” satellite
Google recently hitched a ride up to space with the GeoEye-1, the new imagery satellite built by GeoEye. Today, the company sent us a picture (above) that the new satellite snapped of the Google’s Googleplex headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
While you may look at the Google Maps view of the Googleplex and think this image isn’t much better, I’m told that this is because what you see on Google Maps is a combination of aerial… Continue Reading
Roundup: MyHeritage raises funding, news feed psychology, Bell drops “basic research,” and more
Here’s the latest action:
Genealogy site MyHeritage raises $15 million — The Israel-based company has grown from 17 million to 25 million registered users over the past year. Investors include Index Ventures and Accel.
High-imaging satellite GeoEye-1 launches — It claims to take the highest-resolution images of any commercially-available satellite — enough to “show home plate on a baseball diamond.” Google has an exclusive contract to this satellite’s images. [Image of GeoEye launch site, using GeoEye.]
The psychology of news… Continue Reading
Sky rockets in flight. Google Maps delight
One the most important parts of online mapping tools is the satellite imagery that is used. Right now, the images used by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo in rival products are all roughly the same. But Google just bought an exclusive ticket to hitch a ride with a new satellite going up that could make its offering a lot better.
Google has signed a deal with satellite imagery company GeoEye for exclusive use of the images produced… Continue Reading
Use the web to get your 2008 Beijing Olympics fix
We’re one week away from the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Most of us stateside likely won’t be making the long trip, but there are a few interesting ways to keep up to date on the action around the web.
First and foremost, NBC will be streaming over 2,000 hours of live content and 3,000 hours of on-demand video to the Internet via its site NBCOlympics.com, reports CNET. This will not only… Continue Reading