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Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D globe with satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data. Users can explore the Earth, add their own data, view photos, Street View, and more, but also face privacy and security issues.
This web page lists some locations on free, publicly viewable satellite map services that have such issues due to censorship, blurring, or low resolution. It does not show a blurred satellite image of the earth, but it mentions some countries and regions that are partially or completely obscured.
Satellite imagery are images of Earth collected by imaging satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world. Learn about the history, types, and uses of satellite imagery in various fields such as weather, oceanography, agriculture, and biodiversity.
A comprehensive list of Earth-orbiting spacecraft with sensors used to collect imagery and measurements of the surface of the Earth. The list covers both public domain and private domain satellites, with name, status, agency, launch date, and description.
Google Maps offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° views, traffic conditions, and route planning for various modes of transportation. It was launched in 2005 by Google, after acquiring several companies that developed the technology and data behind it.
Learn about the history, types, and projections of world maps, from ancient to modern. Explore various thematic maps of the Earth's surface, oceans, and continents.
Learn about the history, features, and implementation of Google Street View, a technology that provides interactive panoramas from many streets in the world. Google Street View is available as a component of Google Maps and Google Earth, as a web application, and as a mobile application for Android and iOS.
Landsat 7 is a USGS satellite launched in 1999 to provide up-to-date and cloud-free images of the Earth. It has a failed scan line corrector that affects 22% of the data, and its orbit will be decommissioned in 2021 after Landsat 9 launch.