GeoEye-1, the powerful imagery satellite that is perhaps best known as the “Google satellite” (because Google has a deal to use its pictures for its Google Maps and Google Earth products), will be focusing its lens on the Inauguration of President Obama this week.
This will be the only Satellite capture of the event.
The satellite will be 423 miles above Washington, D.C. on January 20 at 11:19AM EDT. While it will be moving 17,000 miles per hour, it will still be able to look down at the Earth and see objects about a half meter in size.
Eventhough this is the satellite Google uses for its map capture it is Georeye that is doing this capture. Many news organizations have requested satellite footage so the image will be distributed to news organizations and bloggers around the world. The image will be available about three hours after it’s taken.”
Geoeye is a provider of satellite and aerial imagery for the government and private sector.
If you’d like some to see some footage a bit closer up on the action, you may want to check out one of the live streams.
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