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how does Google earth work

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  • 26-05-2017 7:23am
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    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭


    Did Google buy , rent a sattelite to do all that? Anyone know how it was all done?
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    Firewalkwithme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,066 ✭✭✭Firewalkwithme


    Ladders.


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    secman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,270 ✭✭✭secman


    Cartoon_Head wrote: »
    Ladders.

    Cars too with big high poles on the roof..... true !


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    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    human-towers-spain1_custom-e180800c8c3d2a3a991ce3bc4f8a68eeae12a411-s900-c85.jpg


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    Persephone kindness
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    It uses satellite imagery to map out a representation of the earth.


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    LincolnHawk
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth


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    Kalyke
    Registered Users Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭Kalyke


    And cars


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    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users Posts: 2,687 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    And survey aircraft


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    biko
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    And goats


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    Skyrimaddict
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭Skyrimaddict


    I know Google is rich, but did they buy earth already??
    Of just the naming rights for a few years.

    Personally I was looking forward to Trump Earth myself.


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    GerB40
    Registered Users Posts: 2,047 ✭✭✭GerB40


    Magic.


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    #12
    ThisRegard
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    biko wrote: »
    And goats

    And people with the yokes strapped to them.


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    Wanderer78
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    Skyrimaddict wrote:
    Personally I was looking forward to Trump Earth myself.


    It's clearly gonna be 'fake earth'


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    pedigree 6
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    Anyone know the purpose of the recently launched SpaceX satellite?


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    keano_afc
    Registered Users Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    Save money on expensive skydiving by wearing goggles, putting a fan on your desk, and scrolling really fast with your mouse button while on Google earth


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    topper75
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    Canis Lupus wrote: »
    human-towers-spain1_custom-e180800c8c3d2a3a991ce3bc4f8a68eeae12a411-s900-c85.jpg

    Visca el aerial shot.


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    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    biko wrote: »
    And goats
    b64d264e-64dc-4fd1-90a6-a6d8f43d8465-jumbo16x9_sheepview_07.jpg?1470264360375

    Pfft, it's clearly a sheep. SheepView 360, it's a thing now.


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    Jet Black
    Registered Users Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Jet Black


    Balloon obviously!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgFgYjWFH0Y


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    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Intergalactic drone cameras that monitor our movements for the deep state to make sure we don't find out about the............. they are at my door....aggggghhh!

    Nothing to see here. All Hail General Krull and his glorious new regime

    Kind Regards

    Internet User.


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    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    Persephone kindness wrote:
    It uses satellite imagery to map out a representation of the earth.

    Who owns the sattelites, how many (is it known) are there and what is their function?


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    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    bobbyss wrote: »
    Who owns the sattelites

    Many governments and state agencies like NASA, EUMETSAT and MBRSC for example, along with many private companies.
    bobbyss wrote: »
    how many (is it known) are there

    Hundreds.
    bobbyss wrote: »
    and what is their function?

    To photograph the Earth...


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    lawred2
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    bobbyss wrote: »
    Did Google buy , rent a sattelite to do all that? Anyone know how it was all done?

    the just make it up

    about 1% is cobbled together from pictures of well known spots

    the rest is just mocked up - sure who'd know


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    bobbyss
    Registered Users Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭bobbyss


    Maximus Alexander wrote:
    To photograph the Earth...


    Thanks.
    It sounds complex. All satellites photograph the earth? What about GPS and that real time bus timing setvice ? Those as well?


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