If you have used
Bing or
Google maps, you will know that the satellite view feature is quite impressive. Nearly any where in the world, you can zoom down to the street level and see the entire planet with a few mouse clicks. And thanks to the US government relaxing rules that limited the resolution of theses images, the mapping services will soon be even more impressive.
How will all of this happen? Thanks to a new satellite, called the Worldview-3, that will launch in the coming days; the cameras onboard the device can take sub 50cm resolution. What this means is that you will be able to see manhole covers and mailboxes with Google or Bing maps.
