Chais comments on Enormous pile of discarded clothes in the (Chilean) Atacama desert is visible from space

[–] Chais@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The higher resolution images, where you can actually make out your house, are taken from planes, not satellites.

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 months ago

That is a 30cm image taken by an Airbus satellite for commercial purposes. You can make out cars and so forth pretty well.

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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yes and no: satellites with a resolution of ~1m/pixel exist, it's just that they are military use & all we get to see is aerial photographs.

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

You can buy 30cm resolution satellite images from private companies today. Obviously the US government and some others will have even better ones.

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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

I'd believe you without proof, I just pulled an approximate number out of my recollection from like 10 years ago. :)

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