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Re:DigitalGlobe: 30cm satellite imagery by Papachooka on Friday March 13, 2015 @08:20PM (#9200926)
That's correct. While 30 cm is a revolution for satellite imagery, it's pretty common to have 5 cm aerial photos.
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Re:DigitalGlobe: 30cm satellite imagery by Jamie452 on Friday March 13, 2015 @08:42PM (#9201036)
What does the cm measurement actually mean? Is it the number of cm's each pixel covers?
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Re:DigitalGlobe: 30cm satellite imagery by jimktrains2 on Friday March 13, 2015 @10:06PM (#9201268)
Yes. It's the spatial resolution of each pixel.
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Re:DigitalGlobe: 30cm satellite imagery by jacquesm on Saturday March 14, 2015 @10:56AM (#9202802)
It's a revolution for commercial satellite imagery.
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