Google Maps is an incredibly convenient tool to search for places across the globe! How do websites like this work? Trace is here to discuss how satellites are able to show us maps of the world in great detail. RSVP to our live hangout with NASA happening on August 27th at 4pm PDT: dne.ws/VGZusz Read More: How Google Earth Works computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/google-earth6.htm “Google Earth was once a premium program called Keyhole that cost about $90.” 11 Fascinating Facts About Google Maps mashable.com/2012/08/22/google-maps-facts/ “Whether you've planned a road trip, looked for an aerial view of your childhood home or searched for public transit updates, you've probably used Google Maps.” Students see world from station crew’s point of view phys.org/news/2014-08-students-world-station-crew-view.html “NASA is helping students examine their home planet from space without ever leaving the ground, giving them a global perspective by going beyond a map attached to a sphere on a pedestal.” Sally Ride EarthKAM www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/ The birth of the spy satellite www.dvice.com/2013-8-28/birth-spy-satellite “When the first American spy satellite failed in January of 1959, no one knew exactly what happened.” DigitalGlobe gains U.S. govt license to sell sharper satellite imagery www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/11/digitalglobe-imagery-idUSL2N0OR2UX20140611 “Satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe Inc said the U.S. government had approved its longstanding request to sell higher-resolution images, a move that could unlock $400 million in additional market opportunities for the company.” DigitalGlobe www.digitalglobe.com/about-us/content-collection#ikonos “Imagery from the panchromatic and multispectral sensors can be merged to create 0.82-meter color imagery (pan-sharpened).” Watch More: Satellite Graveyard www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxA5HmOTo0 TestTube Wild Card testtube.com/dnews/dnews-114-why-do-we-blush?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT How We See From Space www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ZL1NLY6Do ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: testu.be/1ndmmMq

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