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(Unverified)Sep 13th 2008 10:42AM

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Yes, it will be used for some of the Google Earth/Google Maps imaging and mapping stuff.

And to put the phrase in context, if you are viewing something like a baseball diamond from a satellite, the size of the area usually obscures details like the bases and hoe plate. you might see the green or the dirt mound, but probably not the bases. This satellite is powerful enough to capture a small detail on a very large object, from space.

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