That's awesome!
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Quote: zooo @ January 7 2010, 5:18 PM GMTNo f**king way!
I didn't know the entire place got snowed on. Wowz.
Taken from NASA's website. There are higher-resolution images as well: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/
Quote: DaButt @ January 7 2010, 5:22 PM GMTTaken from NASA's website. There are higher-resolution images as well: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/
Why are they taking pictures of Britain! They should be keeping an eye on the middle east! God the CIA has the attention of a 6 year old!
Quote: Paul W @ January 7 2010, 5:23 PM GMTWhy are they taking pictures of Britain! They should be keeping an eye on the middle east! God the CIA has the attention of a 6 year old!
Photos from those satellites would show you clearing your driveway and you'd be able to read the "Made in China" imprint on the snow shovel. 
I should imagine the CIA keeps an eye on us since we train the most anti-American terrorists. Albeit badly.
Quote: DaButt @ January 7 2010, 5:30 PM GMTPhotos from those satellites would show you clearing your driveway and you'd be able to read the "Made in China" imprint on the snow shovel.
I could be wrong but I keep hearing there aren't any satellites that good. the best they can do is about 200 metres?
Then again I also assume America and many of their military satellites tend to keep what they can do to themselves.
Quote: Paul W @ January 7 2010, 7:50 PM GMTI could be wrong but I keep hearing there aren't any satellites that good. the best they can do is about 200 metres?
Oh no, they're much better than that. Even the commercial companies like GeoEye have satellites that have resolutions of less than a meter. GeoEye's next spacecraft will have 25-centimeter resolution.
Then again I also assume America and many of their military satellites tend to keep what they can do to themselves.
Yes, the exact capabilities of reconnaissance satellites (of all nations) are closely guarded secrets.
Here's a sample 0.5-meter image from GeoEye's website. You can't make out their features, but you can see individuals on the ground.
This half-meter resolution satellite image shows crowds of people entering the main entrance to Tokyo Disneyland, Japan. The image was taken on January 1, 2010 from 423 miles in space by the GeoEye-1 satellite
http://geoeyemediaportal.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/images/gallery/ge1/hires/tokyo_01_01_10.jpg
I stand corrected! Impressed stuff Mr DaButt.
Quote: DaButt @ January 7 2010, 5:30 PM GMTPhotos from those satellites would show you clearing your driveway and you'd be able to read the "Made in China" imprint on the snow shovel.
Wind down to the sub heading 'Water Worlds' and read the first two paragraphs !
Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
That's pretty damn cool!
I arrived in today covered in a thin patina of frost.
What job do you do Chip?
Quote: Marc P @ January 8 2010, 9:59 AM GMTWhat job do you do Chip?
Frost collector. 
Quote: chipolata @ January 8 2010, 10:00 AM GMTFrost collector.
I can put some ice your way. Courtesy of my persona.