Space satellite...

Space satellite probes were originally used by the military for gathering intelligence on enemy movements, but now the live photos and pictures captured by such satellites are available to everyone. Images captured by a space satellite were made available to Internet users for the first time by google. At that time, google had just started its operations and was looking out for innovative ways to get the attention of Internet users. The marketing team at google was successful in envisioning the commercial use of space satellite technology and was quick to implement the same on its website. Google’s free satellite imagery service was an instant hit among Internet users who found it quite interesting and entertaining to view live images of their city or locality, captured by the high-resolution camera installed in the space satellite. The success of google imagery services has prompted many websites to launch similar services, but most people still prefer using google earth for viewing panoramic aerial images of any region of the world.

You might think that capturing images from a space satellite involves the use of a completely new technology, but you will be surprised when you know that the technology is just a combination of many existing technologies. High-resolution optical cameras installed on the space satellite are preprogrammed to click images of the regions they pass by at certain intervals. The captured images are then transferred to base stations located on earth. The images are then sold to customers, which may be a website such as google or a country interested in the topography of a particular region. The images may even be altered to suit the specific requirements of customers. For example, if the purpose is to create a city map from images captured by the space satellite, the live images are superimposed on existing maps so that names of roads, streets, and other installations are automatically included in the map.

Space satellite images or pictures have managed to capture the imagination of Internet users. It is common knowledge that a space satellite passes over a certain region and takes pictures on a daily basis. It is also known to most Internet users that google updates its website regularly by including the most recent pictures taken by the orbiting satellite. All this information has prompted many people to spend hours on their terraces with the childish aim of getting their photos clicked by the orbiting satellite. Such acts on part of Internet users goes on to show the popularity that free imagery services have managed to acquire in a very short time.

Images captured by space satellites provide a panoramic aerial view of most of the important cities of the world. Although the images captured by space satellites are quite interesting to view, they have also attracted plenty of negative publicity in recent years. Security agencies worldwide have expressed concern over the freely available imagery service and are calling for putting a blanket ban on such services. However, this is not the right thing to do as every technology has its own merits and demerits and a technology should not be banned as long as the merits outweigh the demerits. This makes a strong case for the continuation of free imagery services.