Satellite Imagery is Now Commonplace - So What's Next?

-- Businesses and Consumers Desire Ground Level Images of Objects and
Structures Seen in Satellite Photos --

Viewing detailed satellite images of objects on earth was once the
province of government agencies, but it is now commonplace. Anyone
with a computer and an Internet connection can look at satellite
photos for free using services like Google Earth and Yahoo Maps.
However, when zoomed in too close, these images become blurry. In
addition, the preferred view of most objects is not directly from
above.

As often occurs in the course of progress, one advancement leads to
another. In this case, the widespread use of satellite imagery has
created the need for ground-level photos to clarify what has been
photographed from space. There are some new tools available to meet
this need. The most well known is the "Street View" option available
on Google maps. These images are captured by dedicated vehicles that
traverse the roadways of major cities taking pictures on all sides
along the way.

The limitation of Google Street View imagery is that it can only show
the view from the road. And, just like the satellite photos, you can
only zoom in so close. In addition, there is no way of knowing when
the Street View photos were taken and therefore no way of knowing how
obsolete the images may be.

Google's offering is useful in some situations, for instance, if a
person wants to see the color of the front door on a particular
building. However, Street View is of no use if the building is off
the main road or the object of interest is the back door of the
building rather than the front.

In these circumstances, a different type of service fills the niche.
A network of amateur photographers, some using nothing more than the
camera built into their cell phone, will go take pictures of anything
upon request. This new service, named GoSee4Me (www.GoSee4Me.com),
can provide these types of photos inexpensively because they have
photographers located everywhere around the world. Furthermore, the
photographers bid against each other to provide the photos, which
drives the price to the lowest level.

Satellite photos can be very useful. However, sometimes the images
raise questions. An array of new services are on the horizon to
answer those questions.

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:32:00 -0800, widget seller




That is very similar to, and probably a direct copy of, the GoEat4Me
Service, where, for gastronomy enthusiasts, for a reasonable fee plus
costs, you can hire someone to go and eat a meal for you at any
restaurant anywhere in the world. You get the pleasure of enjoying
the meal, albeit second-hand, at any famous eatery, without suffering
the high cost of airticket and hotel just to go there yourself.