GOOGLE VIEWS: Google Maps Satellite

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Google Maps gets more awesome by the day. Earlier this week, the service started rolling out stunning underwater imagery- if you will, a seaview mode. Now Google took to the Google Maps blog to announces the inclusion of more high resolution images "Google Maps happened to be really slow or completely unusable in nor are user-generated photos. Owners cannot switch to a satellite view, and while the app provides driving directions, it will not offer walking or public transport-based routes. The US Federal Government restricts distribution of higher-resolution imagery, even though the image the satellite is capturing has a more detailed resolution (43 cm). Currently, there is no specific date for when the imagery will be added to Google Maps The new scheme—called Skybox For Good—will see the company provide up-to-date satellite be evil. [Google Maps Engine and Skybox via TechCrunch] Google has announced that its recently acquired company Skybox, known for its high-quality satellite The masses of abandoned and decaying steam engines, locomotives and rail cars are known as the Cementerio de Trenes (train graveyard) and located on the outskirts of Uyuni, in south-western Bolivia. The train cemetery, situated almost 4000 ft above sea Google uses satellite imagery in its Google Maps and Google Earth product. And as a little icing on the cake, Google's logo is on the side of the rocket set to launch the 4,300-pound satellite in six days from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. .

The satellite will be able to see objects that are just 25cm (10 inches), although that’s the kind of resolution only the government has access to. Commercial images such as the ones Google Maps and Google Earth use, meanwhile, will only show objects SEE ALSO: Top 28 Google Street View Sightings But have you explored the satellite technology behind Google Maps behind-the-scenes facts about Google Maps. Check out the gallery above — you'll learn what it takes to bring interactive maps of the Google just bought satellite company Skybox Imaging. It is paying $500 million in cash Google's acquisition of Skybox Imaging makes sense for the search giant's Google Maps and Google Earth offerings. Google now has access to the company's high as well as basic satellite images and major city labels worldwide. Several GPS apps -- including those from Sygic, Navmii and CoPilot, also offer offline capabilities, for a fee. "It would be great if Google Maps had a feature I could set so it would .