Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps

Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by willis936 on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:28PM (#29630534)

Flying a plane around the planet sounds a lot more expensive financially and thermodynamically than just beaming down images from an object constantly falling into the views you want to see.

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by dzhiurgis on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:38PM (#29630651)

You are only interested in urban areas which is less than 1% of total earth surface

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by omoikane on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:49PM (#29630763)

It's also the case that often there are more legal regulations around aerial imagery compared to satellite imagery.

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by fullstop on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:30PM (#29630556)

I looked it up. There are some satellite images, but a lot of it is done by aircraft.

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by op00to on Monday December 20, 2021 @04:57PM (#29630869)

Or you could just strap a camera to a few commercial airliners and have full coverage.

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Re:Stealth bomber in flight on Google Maps by dylan604 on Monday December 20, 2021 @05:47PM (#29631480)

You'd only have full coverage of the jet routes. They don't just fly willy nilly across the globe.

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