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… Continue Reading
Roundup: iPhone tethering works, AT&T prepping no-contract iPhones, IE8 arrives early and more
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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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Continue Reading
Roundup: MyHeritage raises funding, news feed psychology, Bell drops “basic research,” and more
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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… 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… 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… Continue Reading