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      Satellites Spy on Washington from on High [Slide Show]

      A satellite imaging company provides clear new pix of features on Earth's surface as India mulls the role played by such imagery in the deadly Mumbai attacks

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      Satellites Spy on Washington from on High [Slide Show]
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      Credits: Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

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      • NATIONALS PARK, APRIL 10: IKONOS collects publicly available imagery at a resolution from 3.3 to 13.1 feet (one to four meters) as can be seen in this photo of the Washington Nationals baseball team's ballpark. Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye
      • THE NATIONAL MALL, APRIL 10: The National Mall was also captured by IKONOS, launched on September 24, 1999, to provide urban and rural mapping of natural resources and is also used for natural disasters; tax mapping; agriculture and forestry analysis; mining; engineering; construction; and change detection. Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye
      • THE PENTAGON, SEPTEMBER 3: This image was taken by GeoEye's IKONOS satellite, which weighs about 1,600 pounds (725 kilograms). Together, the IKONOS and GeoEye-1 satellites collect nearly 386,100 square miles (one million square kilometers) of imagery each day. Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye
      • THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL, OCTOBER 28: In the panchromatic (black-and-white) mode, the GeoEye 1 collects images covering up to 270,270 square miles (700,000 square kilometers) of territory per day; in multispectral mode (which adds color), it can cover up to 135,135 square miles (350,000 square kilometers) daily. Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye
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      • THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, OCTOBER 18: GeoEye 1's total cost (including the satellite and its camera, financing, launch, launch insurance, and four owned or leased ground stations) was about $502 million. Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye
      • THE WHITE HOUSE, OCTOBER 18: GeoEye 1 can map from orbit natural and man-made features to within nine feet (three meters) of their actual location on Earth's surface. Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye
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