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Originally posted by danbrew: Come now - sat photos with that degree of resolution and a ton better are more than available on the net. Pay a few bucks and you can even see the photo of the guy swimming in the pool with your wife while you're at work. There are at least half a dozen firms providing high quality, high detail sat photos for any address in the US. You may have to pay a few bucks to have them take a specific shot, but there are dozens and dozens of images of every square yard of the US aleady on file. |
True but I could tell that photo was from Terra Server plus they were stamped U.S. Geological Survey . And I am sure it is more than a few bucks. Those images are usually too old to assess current data so unless they only wanted ground surveys the images would not be worth the cost
I know there are firms that will allow you to have custom images taken but that is very costly and there is a background check. If you don't pass that you won't have much luck getting the pics.
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Originally posted by disectamac: I'm not paranoid about the general public but its a scary thought to think that government and other large corporations can spy on you from the sky |
So could anyone with a plane or helicopter. Or a good telephoto lens on higher ground.