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No these were taken by people with a digital camera.

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The views are made by the camera being driven down the roads/streets in a van.

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Is the higher the satellite from the earth the higher the resolution of the pictures taken by satellite?

Actually its not the altitude of the satellite but the resolution of the camera that is responsible for a high resolution imagery. In fact the better resolution imagery in Google Earth comes from aerial and street-level photography.


Are the photographs on Google Earth satellite images?

Some are satellite and others are aerial (taken from airplanes with special high resolution cameras and also from air balloons). Street View photos, however, are taken from car, van, or bicycle.


How did Google earth get pictures over airports?

The pictures were taken by a satellite which can photograph a large area.


How do they take the pictures for Google Earth?

The satellite that revolves around the earth.AdditionallyStreet View photographs on the other hand are taken by Google or its associates typically by cars with special cameras.


What are satellite image?

Photos taken of Earth from an orbiting satellite


How are satellite pictures of earth and of other planets made and transmitted?

Satellite pictures are taken through the satellite and sent to Earth via satellite waves.


How are satellite pictures of earth and other planets made and transmitted?

Satellite pictures are taken through the satellite and sent to Earth via satellite waves.


How get real-time pics of Google Earth?

The aerial, satellite, and Street View imagery in Google Earth is not real-time (or live). But there is also a webcam layer integrated into Google Earth (enabled in Gallery layer) that can show "live" scenes at selected locations.


How satellite pictures of earth are made and transmitted?

Satellite pictures of Earth are taken by a camera mounted on a satellite in orbit, high above Earth's atmosphere. They are transmitted wirelessly over satellite signals, much like satellite TV.


What are the photos called that are taken from high above the earth?

Satellite Images


When was the first picture taken via satellite?

August 14, 1959. The pictures were taken by the satellite, Explorer 6. It was launched by the United States. These were the first pictures taken of the Earth from space.


How does Google Street View on Google Earth differ from the one that is part of Google Maps?

The Street View images that are used are not necessarily taken at the same time as the images that are used in the mapping version of these online tools. Therefore one might be a couple of years older than the other.