How Satellite And Imaging Technologies Are Changing The World As We Know It (Part 1)

Nearly 40 years ago, the Apollo mission’s single image of the entire earth was so spectacular that we gave it a name—the Blue Marble. Nine years ago, Google StreetView launched and provided a similar thrill of locating ourselves from afar, only this time, a little closer to home. And now? Improved imaging and GIS technologies are drastically changing how we perceive and act in the world yet again.

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