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11.30.09

The Dubai Airshow As Seen From Orbit

By Paul Adams Posted 11.18.2009 at 5:02 pm 1 Comment

Dubai Airshow 2009 :  courtesy GeoEye (See it bigger!)
Our friend the GeoEye-1 satellite, which tirelessly photographs the world at half-meter resolution from its constant orbit, swung by the Dubai Airport the other day and took this snap of the Dubai Airshow, in progress this week.

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How It Works: The Best View From Space Yet

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By Bjorn Carey Posted 03.13.2008 at 3:51 pm 3 Comments

When the GeoEye-1 surveillance satellite comes online this spring, its advanced optics will produce more-detailed images than any commercial satellite, capturing objects as small as home plate on a baseball diamond and filling in the fuzzy spots on Google Earth.

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