My! Their satellites are quite "near earth", thus really high resolution.
Google paid $500 million for the company that puts satellites into orbit > 185 miles above the Earth. Within a few years, you might be able use Google > Maps to check if you left a light on or if your car is in your driveway. http://www.iclarified.com/41635/google-just-bought-a-company-that-says-it-can-predict-iphone-launches-from-the-sky Their capability is impressive: That's because by 2016 or so, Skybox will be able to take full images of > the Earth twice a day, at a resolution that until last week was illegal to > sell commercially—all with just a half-dozen satellites. The zinger is how they want this to not just be "data" but "knowledge" "We're looking at Foxconn every week," Mr. Berkenstock says, because > measuring the density of trucks outside the Taiwanese company's > manufacturing facilities tells Skybox when the next iPhone will be released. -- Owen
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