Google has updated its map imagery with a new set of images from NASA's Landsat 7 satellite, creating a world the company promises is "virtually cloud-free" and more detailed. In a blog post, the Google Maps team outlined a comprehensive revamp of the satellite maps used in Earth and Maps. Starting with satellite images, Google splices different shots together to create a smooth composite without any clouds obstructing the view, even in areas that will always have at least some clouds over them. The image on the right below shows the new images, placed alongside Google's old satellite photo on the left.
Besides removing clouds, Google also had to splice out black bars that appear in the images because of a Landsat glitch, and adding...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/26/4467614/google-promises-cloud-free-satellite-imagery-from-landsat
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