What kind of images do satellites capture?
Alongside those red, green and blue pictures, the satellite also captures infrared light. Anything warm—the land, the sea and, yes, even the clouds above us—glows with infrared light.
How far can satellites take pictures?
The GeoEye-1 satellite has the high resolution imaging system and is able to collect images with a ground resolution of 0.41 meters (16 inches) in the panchromatic or black and white mode. It collects multispectral or color imagery at 1.65-meter resolution or about 64 inches.
Can you see cars from a satellite view of Your House?
Satellite imagery is expensive to obtain and may be charged for, particularly the higher resolution imagery which shows your house and home or even your car parked in the street outside your house. If you do the satellite view of some major cities you will see example satellite view images where you can see cars.
Can satellites take pictures of objects on the ground?
That being said, there are satellites that can take pictures of objects on the ground with an impressive amount of clarity. The United States government demonstrated that it has the ability to clearly see objects on the ground from space when it released images of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan in 2011.
Why doesn’t Google Earth use satellites for its satellite images?
It’s because Google, for the most part, doesn’t use satellites for Google Earth. Companies like Google and Microsoft (for Bing Maps) don’t really use satellites to take most of the pictures for their “satellite view” imagery.
What is the highest resolution picture taken by a satellite?
Two of the highest resolution satellite images free for public consumption are taken by two weather satellites called Aqua and Terra, but the highest resolution picture they take (250 meters per pixel) is still extremely zoomed-out and doesn’t let you pick out roads or buildings, let alone anything smaller.