As I wrote earlier, Google Maps is going HD with GeoEye-1, a satellite launched by GeoEye, an aerial and geospatial information company. This week, the satellite returned its first images. The first images eoEye got are of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. The images are rich in detail and clear.
A HD view of Kutztown University via GeoEye
Comparison of the image captured by geoEye and the currently used image.Later this year, GeoEye expects to start selling images from the satellite to customers. The satellite functions by simultaneously capturing 0.41-meter ground resolution black-and-white imagery in its "panchromatic mode" and 1.65-meter in color. However, due to U.S. licensing restrictions, customers will only be able to purchase imagery processed in half-meter resolution.
This probably means no more fuzzy images in Google Earth and no more "Not available in this zoom level" messages. Watch this space for more updates.
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