Sharper satellite images coming

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

They can see us, but we will not see the pictures:

"Next month, a commercial satellite company is scheduled to launch an Earth-orbiting satellite that will be able to 
produce color images so detailed that the U.S. government doesn't permit their public release.
The new satellite, dubbed GeoEye-1, will provide images at its highest resolution for classified military and 
intelligence uses. Slightly lower-resolution versions will be available for commercial and research purposes, as well 
as through online services like Google Earth.

On August 22, Virginia-based GeoEye will launch the satellite, from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California.
The satellite will be able to distinguish objects that measure 0.17 square meters."
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More at
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20988/?a=f

Juha-Matti
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